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The Sports Division of Northstar Meetings Group, organizer of the TEAMS Conference & Expo, TEAMS Europe, and the EsportsTravel Summit, has opened its bidding process to identify potential host-city partners for TEAMS and the EsportsTravel Summit. The leading conferences for sports-event and esports-event organizers, are open for the following years: TEAMS 2030–2035, and EsportsTravel Summit […]
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The Meetings Show – the UK’s leading exhibition for the meetings, events, and incentives community – has signed a three-year deal to remain at ExCeL London until 2026. The two-day event, co-located with Business Travel Show Europe and TravelTech Show, has been held at London’s largest events venue since 2021. TEAMS Europe has been held […]
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The TEAMS Conference & Expo was held October 2–5 in the Palm Beaches of Florida and featured a mix of education, business development and networking for the sports-events industry. The event also featured the co-location of programming from the U.S. Olympic & Paralymic Committee, the National Congress of State Games and others. The following is […]
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The concluding session at the 25th anniversary TEAMS Conference & Expo focused on youth sports, which represent the largest segment of the sports-events industry. Keeping kids safe while they are involved in those sports has become an increasingly difficult yet crucial task. Recent high-profile situations with Damar Hamlin and Bronny James have underscored the need […]
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Climate change and environmental impact are becoming necessary conversations in all walks of life and especially so when it comes to sports events in the Olympic and Paralympic movement. The issue is one that is being addressed within national governing bodies and from destinations that are factoring the climate into their event planning as a […]
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The collegiate sports ecosystem remains a key pipeline for Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Without collegiate programs and the events they generate, that pipeline remains at risk. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee is working to support a robust collegiate sports system and college campuses are working to protect this important landscape and its events. Some […]
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The sports event industry has room for everyone. But there are ways your destination can attract an even wider diversity of events and participants. For event organizers, there are similar ways to be thinking about events to ensure the most diverse playing pool possible. In this session at the TEAMS Conference & Expo, organizations discussed […]
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More and more opportunities are being presented for athletes in adaptive sports, from new competitions to potential new sports on the Paralympic program. In this session at the TEAMS Conference & Expo at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, leaders in the space discussed what’s coming next, what your destination needs to consider when planning […]
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SportsTravel announced the winners of the 2023 SportsTravel Awards during the TEAMS ’23 Conference & Expo in The Palm Beaches of Florida, honoring the best events, venue and host city in the sports-event industry. TEAMS: Travel, Events And Management in Sports, is the world’s largest gathering of event organizers and travel planners from the sports […]
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College championships are some of the most exciting events with the biggest impacts for athletes on the field of play as well as for destinations hosting the events. The next bid cycles for NCAA and NJCAA championships have started and with that comes a host of questions. Leaders of both bid efforts discussed how their […]
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.@VisitDelcoPA has become the 14th member of PA Sports, the lead agency for sports tourism in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Jim Boedecker, a sports marketing and golf industry veteran with more than 20 years experience, will join @KemperSports as senior vice president – golf strategy and growth.
The @usahockey National Sled Hockey Team will play three games against Canada at WinSport Arena in Calgary, Alberta, April 3–6, in the latest of a near-annual competition between the North American rivals.
NEW VENUES: After playing 35 seasons inside the Ferrell Center, @BaylorMBB and @BaylorWBB have moved into a new fieldhouse that seats more than 7,000 — the $212 million Paul and Alejandra Foster Pavilion. @cityofwaco
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