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This weeks Golden Opportunities:

1. Featured Jobs - SportsPro, Institute for Sports Research, NTU

2. Merchandise

3. Conferences

4. Proposals

5. Programs:

6. Volunteers

7. Scholarships

8. Tender Opportunities

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Featured:

SportsPro

Editorial Assistant: Work Experience Placement

Location: London, United Kingdom

Closing date: 06/09/2013

SportsPro is offering a work experience placement within their editorial team, based in London. This is an opportunity to help contribute to the production of a leading sports industry magazine and website, as well as learning and developing a number of skills including researching, writing, proof-reading and designing. This is a rare opportunity that requires, first and foremost, impeccable writing skills. A good understanding of a range of sports and how they work commercially, plus an enthusiastic attitude are also desirable.

Institute for Sports Research, NTU

R&D Programmes Director, Hardgoods & Protective

Location: Singapore

Closing date: Open until filled

To join the leading sports technology research institute in Asia to drive the R&D projects for various international sports companies and organisations.

Merchandise:

2013 SRI Directory

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TSE Consulting Book

Developing a winning sports events strategy: A four-step approach for successful bidding and hosting:

• A book by TSE Consulting that provides public sector bodies with a shortcut to developing a winning approach for their investment in sports events. If you work in the public sector and are looking to develop a successful sports event strategy that brings benefits to your city, region or country then this book is for you.

Inside the Beijing Olympics

In the world we live in today, there are few secrets more darker, more magical and mysterious than the inner workings of the Chinese Government and Communist Party. No American is ever invited behind the curtain to sit and enjoy a lunch of dim sum with the Wizard of OZ; but now, in a new work by first-time author, Jeff Ruffolo, we are instantly transported into the inner workings of the greatest summer Olympic Games ever – the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in China.

Stop War, Start Tennis: Lessons of Life and Understanding from a Pakistani Tennis Player

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistans greatest tennis champion and highly regarded world humanitarian, announced today that his book is now available for sale as an e-book electronically on Kindle at Amazon.com

The Complete Encyclopedia of Football

Pulling together the many strands of football today is a daunting task - not least, where and when to start. Keir Radnedge, who has reported every World Cup since 1966, is probably better qualified than most. He has watched and analysed all the great teams and interviewed all the great players down the years. All that is distilled in The Complete Encyclopedia of Football, published by Carlton Books of London but translated and published widely around the world. What do pioneer Lord Kinnaird from the 19th century and today's superstar Lionel Messi have in common? This book brings them together.

SportBusiness in Numbers Volume 6

Delivering complete and unrivalled data and statistics across the sports business industry from the top consultancies globally, this report is the must have day-to-day reference guide.

View key data on:

• Sponsorship and Marketing

• Sport Finance

• London Olympics 2012

• Broadcast and Digital Media

• Social Media

• Exclusive Market Insight

• Events

Canadian Olympic Committee Mittens

Every purchase of the new special edition Canadian Olympic Mittens, the Hudson’s Bay Company makes a financial contribution to the Canadian Olympic Foundation to help Canadian athletes reach the podium through development,coaching and equipment. The new Canadian Olympic Mittens are available at The Bay.

Sochi 2014 Ticket Packages

CoSport, as the Official Hospitality Supplier of Sochi 2014, announced today that fans of the United States Olympic Team interested in attending the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, will be able to reserve hotel and tickets packages, and tickets and hospitality pass packages starting Friday, Dec. 14, at 12 p.m. (EST) at cosport.com.

Conferences:

Peace and Sport Awards 2013

Register before Tuesday 6th August to benefit from a Special Early-bird Rate

For more information please visit our website updated regularly with the latest information linked to the event.

Right to Play Gymnastics Festival

Join 2012 Olympic all-around gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas, 2008 Olympic horizontal bar silver medalist Jonathan Horton, and 2008 Olympic team silver medalist Alicia Sacramone for a family event and experience the power and benefits of sport and play. The Right To Play Gymnastics Festival will include an interactive "Fitness Zone" led by select U.S. gymnasts, demonstrations by current and retired U.S. gymnastics champions, and opportunities to collect autographs and photographs from a selection of Olympians.

125th IOC Session: September 7-10

TAFISA World Congress: October 23

IOC World Conference on Sport and Environment: October 30-November 1

World Conference on Doping and Sport: November 12-15

IPC General Assembly: November 22-24

Soccerex Global Convention: November 23-27

Proposals:

IWG Host 2014-2018

This is your chance to bring the position of IWG Co-Chair, the IWG Secretariat, and the 7th IWG World Conference on Women and Sport home to your community!

ITTF North America

ITTF-North America is excited to announce the launch of its new website: ITTFNorthAmerica.com and the opening of bids for the 2014-2016 ITTF-North American Events.

ITTF-North America President, Bruce Burton, who is excited about the latest development to North American Table Tennis stated: "The launch of the ITTF-North American website, along with the opening of bids for top-class events from 2014 – 2016, provides the basis for exciting staging of Table Tennis in North America. I am optimistic that many will see the possibilities and that a spirited bidding process will ensue."

National Association of Sports Commissions

The Request for Proposal (RFP) for the 2016 and 2017 NASC Sports Event Symposium is now available. Bids must be received by Friday, September 13, 2013

ITU 2014 World Triathlon Series

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has opened bidding for the 2014 World Triathlon Series to all National Federations and cities interested in hosting one of the eight flagship events.

The elected cities will join Hamburg, London, Yokohama and Auckland as confirmed hosts of the popular race series. Edmonton, Canada will also host the 2014 ITU Triathlon World Championship Grand Final.

ITU 2015 World Triathlon Championships

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has opened bidding for the World Triathlon Championships 2015 to all National Federations and cities interested in hosting the final race of the 2015 World Triathlon Series.

"ITU is committed to hosting top level events in iconic cities," ITU President and IOC Member Marisol Casado said. "As our sport continues to rise in popularity, we believe hosting the ITU World Triathlon Championships offers cities the possibility to showcase their city to a global audience."

In 2009, the championships were revamped, expanding the former single-day World Championship race into an exciting multi-city global series, during which athletes vie for prize money totaling more than $2 million USD. The series culminates with the ITU World Triathlon Championships, which will continue to be called the World Triathlon Grand Final through 2013.

Programs:

Paralympic Sport Club Development Program

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee, today launched the Paralympic Sport Club Development Program, a new initiative designed to support grassroots organizations that are committed to providing sustainable Paralympic sports programming that strengthens the athlete pipeline to the U.S. Paralympic Team. Paralympic Sport Clubs that participate in the three-level program will receive recognition and awards designed to help organizations honor achievements and further pursue excellence within the Paralympic Movement.

Volunteers:

Toronto 2015 IGNITE Program

The IGNITE program is a community partnership enabling individuals, organizations and communities to be associated with the Games, and hopes to encompass the projects and events that are inspired by the Games coming to the region.

From Niagara Falls to Oshawa to Caledon, IGNITE offers communities the opportunity to leverage the Games to increase awareness for their projects. IGNITE also aspires to create initiatives that will continue to flourish post-Games.

Scholarships:

Celebrate It Scotland

A £4m fund has opened to allow people around Scotland to mark the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

The Celebrate scheme will offer Lottery funding of between £500 and £10,000 to arts, heritage, sports and community groups to hold one-off events. These can focus on the Games themselves or Scotland's links to the 71 nations and territories of the Commonwealth.

Russian International Olympic University

Twenty scholarships each worth USD 30,000 are on offer for the Russian International Olympic University’s international Master of Sport Administration inaugural programme which commences September 2013.

International Sports Management MBA - Loughborough University

Loughborough – the UK’s No.1 university for sport – launched its new International Sports Management MBA in January to develop the sports leaders of tomorrow. Six months on, we look at the impact the course is making already…

ISA Individual Scholarship Program

The ISA is proud to continue to award academic surf scholarships to Under-18 junior surfers from all over the globe. The ISA Individual Scholarship Program was established in 2007, and in its six year history has awarded 172 individual scholarships and a total of $128,500. This year, the ISA will award 50 individual $1,000 scholarships, a total of $50,000.

Tender Opportunities:

World Olympian Association

The World Olympians Association [WOA], the member organisation of all Olympians established to help support Olympians around the world and promote Olympism in the community, has launched a tender process to recruit a digital agency partner.

The successful digital consultancy will be tasked to re-design and modernise the organisation’s online platforms, including creating a new website and integrating social media tools. The appointed agency will also have a broad range of responsibilities to develop and manage the WOA’s online content such as a new Online Olympic Reunion Center, the President’s Blog and the WOA Twitter and Facebook presence. Seven agencies have been invited to pitch for the business.

For information on the tender contact:VERO Communications

Mike Lee

Tel: +44 [0]20 7379 4000

Mob: +44 [0]7775 677408

Em: mlee@verocom.co.uk

Tw: @mleevero

Sujit Jasani

Tel: +44 [0]20 7379 4000

Mob: +44 [0]7940 375282

Em: sjasani@verocom.co.uk

Tw: @SujitJasani

Turkmenistan

The State Committee for Sport has announced an international tender for the design and construction of new sports facilities in Ashgabat and other velayats (regions). It is planned to construct a new sports school specialising in chess and checkers in the Turkmen capital. One of the most important facilities to be built in Ashgabat is the Olympic Training Centre that will include sports training bases and a scientific and research laboratory.

FIBA

FIBA issued an invitation to submit proposals aimed at appointing a worldwide licensing representative responsible for developing its licensing program and those of its major upcoming competitions. The purpose of the licensing program is to promote the competitions in the host countries and around the world. Competitions belonging to the program include the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women, and may also extend to eight of the 2013 FIBA Continental Zone Championships: the FIBA Africa Championships (Men & Women), the FIBA Americas Championships (Men & Women), the FIBA Asia Championships (Men & Women) and the FIBA Oceania Championships (Men & Women) (FIBA).

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from suitably qualified companies for the provision of media buying services.

EOI submissions will be evaluated against specific criteria with respondents who qualify then invited to prepare detailed proposals as part of a tender process. Ultimately, the successful company will work closely with the LOC which has offices in Melbourne, Australia and Wellington, New Zealand. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will be played in venues across both countries in February and March 2015.

Sochi 2014

Tender Opportunities

Closing: TBA

SC Olimpstroy is engaged in the construction of Olympic venues and infrastructure. The main focus of the SC "Olimpstroy" is the management of engineering, surveying, design, construction, reconstruction and preparing Sochi 2014 venues for competition.

Rio de Janeiro 2016

Procurement Portal of the Organizing Committee for Rio 2016

The portal will serve as the main channel of communication with supplier companies and has the potential to change the way of purchasing goods and services and become a legacy for national industry. The new tool will host the Games Demand for Goods and Services Plan, the Organising Committee’s purchase schedule until 2016, which will allow companies to plan ahead and also seek extra qualifications to meet the Olympic demands.

To view all Rio 2016 job opportunities, visit the job opportunities page.

Sport and Development Opportunities: There are many job openings in sport and development including a Project Manager and Head of Communications with streetfootballworld. The International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education is seeking applications Manager Services. For all of the job listings, visit sportanddev.org.

Opportunities from Lausanne, Switzerland: View the IOC Job Opportunities page to search volunteer and full-time positions.

Opportunities from Bonn, Germany: View the IPC Job Opportunities page to search volunteer and full-time positions.

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