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(ATR) This week's Golden Opportunities :

1. Featured Jobs - UFC, Innocean Australia, The Culture Group, Canada Goose and more.

2. Conferences - Coliseum Summit Americas (April 19-20); BT Sports Industry Awards (April 27); World Stadium Congress (May 9-11)

3. Olympian Efforts - IAAF Portal to Report Doping; Jamie Nieto Medical Fund

4. Awards - GC2018 Sustainability

5.Programs - WTF Hosts City Workshop; The Olympic Games and the Media- Coursera Platform and more!

6.Volunteers -Glasgow 2018 European Championships

7. Tickets - 2017 USA Masters Games; 2017 World Rowing Championships

8. Media Matters -

9.Proposals -

10. Scholarships -

11. Contests - Throw Down Challenge

12.Merchandise -"Inclusion/Exclusion: Softball's Olympic Odyssey" by Don Porter

13. Tender Opportunities - Bidding Open for Boxing Championships ; 2017 IAAF Diamond League; WTF Events 2018-2022 Bid Registration; WTF 2017-2024; PyeongChang 2018; FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023,

Send us your Golden Opportunities to:goldenopps@aroundtherings.com. Business never stops!

Featured

UFC

Director, Physical Therapy

Las Vegas, NV

Closing Date: 5/5/2017

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) are seeking a Director of Physical Therapy to lead the new physical therapy program at the UFC’s Performance Institute in Las Vegas.

Innocean Australia

Producer – Sponsorship & Events

Sydney, Australia

Closing Date: Until Filled

Innocean Australia is seeking a Producer to join its Sponsorship and Events team, to be based in Sydney. The primary responsibility for this person, as part of the strategic development of sponsorship portfolios, will be the on-the-ground presence for Kia as Major Sponsor of the Australian Open.

The Culture Group

Director of Brand Partnerships & Business Development

Shanghai and/or Beijing, China

Closing Date: Until Filled

Global branded content and marketing advisory firm specializing in sports, The Culture Group (星锦文化传播有限公司), is seeking a Director of brand Partnerships and Business Development to Oversee the sale of commercial endorsements and/or brand partnerships for Culture Group’s represented clients in Greater China.

Canada Goose

Account Executive – Russia & Easter Europe

Zug, Switzerland

Closing Date: Until Filled

Reporting to the Sales Manager, Scandinavia, Russia and Eastern Europe, Canada Goose is seeking an Account Executive that will directly sell, develop, and manage the territories account base for the assigned categories of business, while ensuring that the strong brand equity of Canada Goose is maintained.

Sunset + Vine

International Sales Manager

London, United Kingdom

Closing Date: 5/8/2017

Sunset+Vine was established in 1983 and is a leading independent supplier of sports programming to broadcasters in the UK and around the world. Sunset+Vine International are looking for an experienced International Sales Manager with a background within Programme Sales.

Opportunities from Lausanne, Switzerland: View theIOC Job Opportunitiespage to search volunteer and full-time positions.

Opportunities from Bonn, Germany: View theIPC Job Opportunitiespage to search volunteer and full-time positions.

Opportunities from Gold Coast, Australia: View the2018 Commonwealth Gamespage to search for positions

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Conference Schedule

Coliseum Summit Americas: April 19 - 20

BT Sports Industry Awards: April 27

World Stadium Congress: May 9 -11

The Telegraph Business of Sport: May 9 - 10

Sport Show Paris: May 12- 14

Host City Asia: May 16-17

Team Canada Media Summit: June 3-4

TSE 'The Academy: June 7-8

World Sport Event and Tourism (WSET) Summit: June 8-10

WSF Coaching Conference: Sep. 14-16

VISTA 2017: Sep. 20-23

Sportel Monaco: Oct. 23-26

Play the Game: Nov.26-30

Host City 2017: Nov. 28-19

IWG World Conference on Women and Sport: May 17-20 , 2018

Olympian Efforts

IAAF Portal to Report Doping

The IAAF has launched a secure online portal in six languages that can be used to report doping, the latest weapon in its fight against cheating in sport. The launch ensures that reporting suspicions of doping is made as easy as possible by simply clicking on the ‘REPORT DOPING’ banner which is displayed on the main IAAF home page and its medical and anti-doping section.The page – which is available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic – is available here.

Jamie Nieto medical fund

For anyone who does not know, Jamie is a two-time Olympian and four-time USA Champion in the high jump. He earned his place on the podium the right way, through hard work and dedication to his craft. He is now a private coach for an elite group of jumpers, in addition to an actor, writer, and producer. Those within the track world and beyond are fond of his regular interview series, Holla Athcha Boy, where he interviews world class and Olympic athletes.On Saturday, April 23rd, Jamie Nieto was involved in a tragic accident while at practice, during which he suffered spinal cord injuries. All the details are still coming together regarding his condition and prognosis, however one thing is clear: he needs our help. To find more information on Jamie's situation or to contribute, clickhere.

Awards:

Sustainability Vision Earns First Award for GC2018

The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) has won its first major industry accolade, announced today as a 2016 Australian Business Award winner for Sustainability.

The award highlights GOLDOC’s leadership in sustainability which will ensure the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) is delivered to international standards of best practice, leaving positive economic, environmental, social and community legacies

Programs:

WTF Hosts City Workshop

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has initiated an innovative host city selection process and organized the Partnership Workshop under the theme of "WTF Events, Why and How Bid?" The Partnership Workshop will provide an opportunity for the WTF and potential bidders to understand and clarify each other’s expectations and objective from the earliest stage.

The Olympic Games and the Media - Coursera Platform

The Centre d’Estudis Olímpics at the Universitat Autònoma deBarcelona has just launched the second edition of the Massive Open Online Course The Olympic Games and the Media on theCoursera Platform.

The Olympic Games and the Media analyses the intersectionbetween the Olympic Games, traditional and new social mediaand how television contributes to fund, shape and disseminatethe major sporting spectacle in the world: the Olympic Games.

The great novelty of this second edition is that it will be offeredwith Spanish subtitles. All the teaching materials will be providedboth in English and Spanish for free.

AISTS Masters of Sport Administration

The Athlete scholarship funds half the tuition fee of the AISTS Master of Sports Administration - a 14-month programme developing the future leaders in sport.

If you know of an athlete who has the potential to make a positive difference, we hope you will forward on this information.

Athletes can also get in touch with us directly on +41 (0)21 693 85 92 or at thuy.khuc-bilon@aists.org.

Volunteers:

Glasgow 2018 European Championships

Glasgow 2018 is aiming to find more than 3,000 volunteers who will be the welcoming face of the European Championships, which takes place Aug 2-12, 2018. Applications will remain open up to the public until July 31, 2017 with Glasgow 2018 keen to hear from as many people as possible. A list of criteria and Frequently Asked Questions is available at www.glasgow2018.com.

Tickets:

2017 USA Masters Games Registration Now Open!

Registration is officially open for the 2017 USA Masters Games in San Diego! Be among the first 100 to register and score a free USA Masters Games cap! You can be a part of the first-ever USA Masters Games on the west coast. The 2017 Games will feature 24 sports with Archery, Judo, and Powerlifting being new to the 2017 lineup. Click here to register.

2017 World Rowing Championships

The 2017 World Rowing Championships will be held on Sep.23- Oct.1 2017 in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, USA.

Click here to purchase tickets.

Media Matters:

Proposals:

Scholarships:

Contests:

Throw Down Challenge

The world's largest multi-sport festival - the World Master Games- will host 25,000 participants from 100 countries taking part in 28 sports in over 10 days. If you would like to participate and win back the cost of your registration fee, all you have to do is participate in the "Throw Down Challenge". The contest calls for participants to "Throw Down a Challenge" to a friend,a foe, another team or even a sporting great to join you in participating in the Games for the chance to win. Deadline April 21.

Merchandise:

"Inclusion/Exclusion: Softball's Olympic Odyssey" by Don Porter

"No matter where you are in the world right now, there is a softball game being played. This game has drawn men and women, young and old, from across the globe to its fields of play. As it moved from the vacant lots of America, around the world, and into the ballparks of the Olympics, softball found its way into the hearts of millions.At the heart of this journey was one man who worked tirelessly and selflessly to see the dream of softball's inclusion in the Olympics come to fruition. Though faced with much adversity on the journey, he swore to never give up. This is the untold story of the leadership and tenacity of Don Porter in the quest to bring softball into the Olympic realm and keep it there."

Click here to purchase.

Tender Opportunities:

Bidding Open for Boxing Championships

Cities around the world now have the opportunity to bid to host major AIBA competitions taking place in 2018-2021. Competitions include the 2019 and 2021 Men's World Boxing Championships, 2018 and 2019 Women's World Boxing Championships and the 2018 Youth Men's and Women's World Championships.

Click here for host application and guidelines.

The Men's and Women's World Championships, normally staged every two years, will be held in the same year for the first time in 2019. This instance may allow the competition to have a single host.

The next AIBA competition, will be held in Hamburg, Germany from Aug. 25 - Sep. 3.

2017 IAAF Diamond League

In a major restructure, the IAAF Diamond League has adopted a championship style model with the finalists competing for a prize pool of $3.2 million.

From next season, athletes will earn points in the first 12 IAAF Diamond League meetings to qualify for two final meetings where $100,000 will be at stake in each of the 32 Diamond Disciplines, including $50,000 for each winner.

FINALS - Prize Money structure for each of the 32 events

1st $50,000

2nd $20,000

3rd $10,000

4th $6000

5th $5000

6th $4000

7th $3000

8th $2000

WTF Events 2018-2022 Bid Registration

The Bid Registration deadline for WTF events 2018-2020 is now extended to 14th April 2017.

Should you be interested in hosting the WTF event(s) between 2018-2020, do not miss this opportunity and submit your Bid Registration to the WTF Event Department at bid@wtf.org. Upon completion of the Registration, over a month of interactive consultation will duly follow to assist with your successful submission of Bid Files.

Please be kindly advised that only registered bidders will be eligible for consideration in later stages.

Milestones for this host city selection process are as follows.

APR 14th [Registration]: Deadline for Bid Registration

MAY 19th [Application]: Deadline for Bid File submission

JUN 8th [Evaluation]: Expert Group’s evaluation

JUN 22nd [Selection]: Bidders’ Presentation & Host City Selection at the WTF Council Meeting (Muju, Korea)

For more information, click here.

WTF launches three bidding processes for its events between 2017-2024

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has opened three separate bidding processes for its events in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2019-2024 respectively, as the federation continues to implement a more systematic and collaborative procedure for staging its events.The registration, application, evaluation and selection phases for the bidding process for events in 2017 and 2018 will take place between January and March 2017 with the selection of host cities to take place at the WTF Extraordinary Council Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand on 7 March 2017.

Host cities for the events between 2018 and 2019 will be decided in Muju, Korea on 22 June 2017, just before the WTF’s flagship event, the World Taekwondo Championships.

Executive Committee approves bidding process for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023

FIBA EuroBasket 2015 was the first edition of Europe's premier basketball competition to be organised by multiple hosts. The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 could follow suite and take place in more than one country.FIBA's Executive Committee convened a meeting on Tuesday 7 June, during which it approved the bidding process for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.That edition of FIBA's flagship event has the potential to be the first organised by and staged in more than one territory after FIBA's Central Board came out in favour of receiving bids from multiple host countries.Moving forward with the process, FIBA will send requests for expression of interest to all of its national member federations this month. Those wishing to be taken into consideration must confirm their interest by 31 August. Following the Applicant Phase and the Candidate Phase, FIBA's Central Board will ultimately announce the host(s) of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 at its end-of-year meeting in 2017.

PyeongChang 2018

In order to ensure transparency and objectivity for the participation, the POCOG Partnership program is based on an opencompetitive tender method. The initial stage of sponsorship requires completing the tender for below under the followingguidelines.

We kindly ask all the prospective sponsors' active participation and support.

Sport and Development Opportunities: There are many job openings in sport and development including a Project Manager and Head of Communications with streetfootballworld. The International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education is seeking applications Manager Services. For all of the job listings, visitsportanddev.org.

Opportunities from Lausanne, Switzerland: View theIOC Job Opportunitiespage to search volunteer and full-time positions.

Opportunities from Bonn, Germany: View theIPC Job Opportunitiespage to search volunteer and full-time positions.

Opportunities from Gold Coast, Australia: View the2018 Commonwealth Gamespage to search for positions

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