NEWS REVIEW
BEST EVER SPEAKER LINE-UP
FOR SPORTS EVENT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Representatives of football clubs, administrators and stadium
managers will be among the audience at Sports Event
Management 2008, the year's must-attend event for professionals
responsible for planning and managing sports events worldwide.
Information and booking details are at broadcasters, media and the viewing public. The
T
he event's strongest ever speaker
line-up will add a new dimension
www.sportseventmanagement.com. SportBusiness Sports Event Management Awards
to the style and substance of the
Sports Event Management 2008 is followed are there to salute them.”
conference, organised by Rushmans.
by the SportBusiness Sports Event Management This year the Awards will be presented in ten
Paul Deighton, Chief Executive of London
Awards, a gala Black Tie event which, with brand different categories, including four new
2012, will deliver the opening keynote and kick-
new awards categories, a new judging format and categories; Ceremonies, Event Look, Event
start a programme which encapsulates many of
new venue, promises to set new standards. Marketing, Event Overlay / Facilities, Event
the key issues and opportunities facing the events
The Awards are unique in their scope and truly Services, Event Technology, Hospitality,
sector.
international perspective. Designed to recognise Outstanding Contribution to Sports Event
Harvey Goldsmith, the legendary promoter
excellence in the planning and delivery of sports Management, Security and Sports City. FSA
who, together with Bob Geldoff, delivered Live
events, last year's inaugural event saw companies
Aid and changed the scope of live events for
and organisations from the United States, For more information, please contact:
ever, will discuss the links between sports and
Australia, Switzerland, The Netherlands and the Tel: +44 (0) 1264 852016
entertainment while His Excellency Sheikh
United Kingdom among the Award winners. Email: info@rushmans.com
Saoud Bin Abdurahman Al Thani takes part in a
SportBusiness, the specialist sports sector www.sportseventmanagement.com
session dealing with the importance of major
publishing and information group, has renewed www.sportssecuritysummit.com
sports events in shaping the identity of nations.
its title sponsorship of the Sports Event www.eventmanagementawards.com
The Mass Participation Panel features a panel
Management Awards.
of experts including Nick Bitel, CEO of the
Following the success of last year's glittering
London Marathon, Jens Holm, CEO of the
awards ceremony at Wembley stadium,
International Masters Games Association and
organisers are confident that the 2008 edition will
Nick Rusling, Managing Director - IMG Mass
capture the attention of the entire sports sector,
Participation Sport.
producing more entries and greater competition
Sean Jefferson, CEO of Mindshare
across all award categories.
Performance will join Dilbagh Gill, head of
Nigel Rushman, Chairman of organisers
sports at football sponsors Satyam to discuss the
Rushmans said, “The immense contribution
growing role of sponsors in staging as well as
made by the people who make live events happen
funding major events.
has rarely been recognised. The fact is that at any
With new speakers continuously confirming
given time, all over the world, there are teams
their participation and delegate numbers rising
and individuals working tremendously hard and
daily, it's important to keep track of
displaying enormous innovation to stage events
developments at Sports Event Management
which meet the often exacting requirements of
2008, and not to miss booking deadlines.
federations, local organising committees,
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