NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship
A well-organized event team served up a successful NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship in Seattle that saw strong crowds despite being held just days before Christmas—something organizers attributed to considerable advance work in selling…
Forging Ahead By Jason Gewirtz When you are organizing an event as big as the Olympic Winter Games, it would be nearly impossible to avoid some sort of controversy. And the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in the Russian resort city of Sochi have certainly had their share. While the cost to bring the […]
Continue ReadingA New Wave of Boarders Stands Up By Greg Mellen What’s SUP? Not much, what’s up with you? No, what’s SUP? It sounds like the start of an Abbott and Costello routine. But in this case, SUP is the popular shorthand for stand-up paddleboarding, a recreational and competitive sport that has been experiencing exponential growth. […]
Continue ReadingRising Up in the Great Plains By Lisa Clifton On the vast Great Plains, communities rose out of determination and a strong work ethic, two qualities that also developed the region’s sports scene, which can boast its fair share of championship teams, athletes and venues. And a big plus to holding a sports event in […]
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Bob Latham: Winners And Losers
It was an appropriate and thrilling end to the 16-year Bowl Championship Series era in college football…
More Than Civic Pride
Steve Smith: Legal Arena
Last November, the CEO of the NY-NJ Super Bowl Host Committee proclaimed that “volunteerism is the heart of what…
Frank Supovitz
Frank Supovitz: Ask The Event Doctor
SportsTravel‘s Event Doctor discusses the importance of event security and transitioning to a host committee…
RTO4 Names Director of Sport Tourism
Laurence Bishop has been appointed director of sport tourism for RTO4, a recently formed regional sport tourism office the…
Continue ReadingLouisville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Karen Williams has been named interim president and CEO of the Louisville (Kentucky) Convention & Visitors Bureau following the resignation…
Continue ReadingRunning USA Appoints Rich Harshbarger CEO
Running USA has appointed Rich Harshbarger CEO. “We heartily welcome our new CEO Rich Harshbarger, and we are excited about introducing him…
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