The largest sport events conference in Canada will take place in Ottawa from April 8-10 at the Westin Hotel Ottawa…… Register NOW for Sport Events Congress 2013!
Sport Events Congress is widely recognized as the premier annual gathering of representatives from national/multi-sport and major games organizations, event rights holders, convention and visitors bureaus, economic development agencies, parks and recreation departments, industry suppliers and corporate sponsors. The Congress features an outstanding variety of business-to-business, networking and topical educational sessions and attracts some of Canada’s top sport tourism talent!
As an added bonus, each registered delegate will receive a ticket to the gold medal game at the IIHF Women’s Worlds Hockey Championships at Scotiabank Place!
Other SEC 2013 highlights include:
- PRESTIGE awards luncheon …… CSTA’s 7th annual luncheon recognizing outstanding accomplishments in the sport tourism industry will take place on April 10th
- Sport Events Exchange, a business-to-business marketplace that matches events rights holders/sport organizations with potential host communities through one-on-one appointments lasting 8-10 minutes.
- Hot topics including trends/state of the industry, bidding processes, funding sources, sport marketing, event sponsorship, how accommodations partners can increase the sport travel business and more!
- Panel Discussions &Training Sessions on industry tools designed to help event hosts and event planners stage a successful event.
- New sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities ….. enhance your profile at the Congress and save on registration fees!
Stay tuned for an announcement about Congress headliners and program coming soon!
Interested in Attending?
Early bird registration rates are in effect until February 13, 2013 offering discounted rates for CSTA members, sport organizations and events rights holders, educational groups and more. Registration fees include tickets to both the PRESTIGE luncheon and the IIHF hockey game. Contact sec@canadiansporttourism.com for details or visit our website at www.canadiansporttourism.com. Follow us on Twitter @sporteventscong !
Sport tourism is a $3.6 billion dollar-a-year business and is
Canada’s fastest growing tourism segment.
Don’t miss this conference.
Register today!