March 24, 2020
Tokyo 2020 Olympic & Paralympic Games have been postponed. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told news agencies that he agreed with the International Olympic Committee’s president that the Summer Olympics scheduled to take place beginning July 24, 2020, would be delayed for possibly one year.
The Olympic and Paralympic Games …
March 18, 2020
Jack NicklausGRAND RAPIDS, Mich.— Legendary professional golfer Jack Nicklaus will be the featured speaker at the West Michigan Sports Commission’s (WMSC) annual event on June 23 at 5 p.m. at DeVos Place’s Steelcase Ballroom.
“An Evening with Jack Nicklaus” serves as a fundraiser and progress report on the success …
March 18, 2020
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— The United States Olympic Endowment is accepting nominations for the George M. Steinbrenner III Sport Leadership Award, which annually honors a member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic family. The award goes to the person who has made outstanding contributions to sport through management, sport organization endeavors …
March 18, 2020
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) and NCAA are postponing the annual Team Sports Rules & Management Conference scheduled for April 13-14 in Indianapolis, Ind., due to the coronavirus.
The announcement said it was in the best interest of the conference …
March 18, 2020
SPORTS ETA announced on March 16 that the annual Symposium will move amid the COVID-19 virus concerns and a ban on holding mass gatherings for the next 60 days in Kansas City, Mo.
The annual symposium was scheduled for April 20-23 in Kansas City and the organization is now working …
March 17, 2020
Everything is changing rapidly now where a viral strain is sweeping the world. The sports world is no exception. Sports planners, destinations and park and recreation departments are now working out of an abundance of caution to help curtail the rapid spread of Coronavirus – COVID19.
March 16, 2020
All was normal until March 7, 2020, as far as my email warnings and event messages were concerned.
March 16, 2020
An empty ballparkBy Sherri Middleton, Executive Editor
When I was interviewing industry professionals more than a month ago for the annual State of the Industry Report for SportsEvents Magazine, the Coronavirus or COVID19 was on our radar, but still seemingly, a world away in China and a few other locations. …
March 16, 2020
By Sherri Middleton, Executive Editor
There are only a few things that can dampen the spirit of sports events planners and the people who take their kids to events across the U.S. each year. I would say a lack of funds to travel or participate. No events worth attending. Or …
February 20, 2020
TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa Regional Tourism, a division of the Tulsa Regional Chamber, announced that Ashleigh Bachert and Joel Koester recently joined the organization.
Bachert, previously with the Durham Sports Commission, joined Tulsa Regional Tourism as vice president of sales. Koester, previously with the Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau, …
