Venue Security Focus at World Stadium Congress -- Conferences and Conventions

(ATR)Architects, consultants, contractors, and companies will convene in Doha, Qatar next year for the World Stadium Congress.

Discounted tickets are now available until Dec. 22 with prices ranging from $1000- $3000. Click here to register.The World Stadium Congress runs from May 9-11.

The 2017 edition of the event will be the largest gathering of stakeholders involved in the stadia and arena industry. The three day congress features workshops and panels on discussions including new innovations in stadium technology, venue sustainability and more.

The World Stadium Congress awards will be held during the congress on May 9. Architect of the year, Stadium Design of the year and 38 more awards will be recognized at the event.

Major topic, 'Stadium Saftey and Security Workshop,' will be held the entire day on May 11, concluding the congress.

Project Director of Euro 2020 Dimitri Huygen andDirector of Operations for the European Safety and Safety Management Association Jan Stryckers are some of the confirmed speakers for the workshop.

ISC Chief Executive Gains New Title

Nigel Fletcher has been recently appointed as Vice-Chairman of the Lake Geneva Sports Commission.

Fletcher is the founder and Managing Director of the network and events company Sports Development Marketing (SDM).

SDM owns and fully manages the International Sports Chamber of Commerce as well as theInternational Sports Convention.

The last convention was held on Dec. 7-8, 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland where Fletcher acted as Chief Executive.Delegates from over 80 countries and more than 150 speakers were in attendance.

Click here to see a photodesk from the last ISC.

TSE Consulting hosts "The Academy" conference

TSE Consulting has opened the registration for "The Academy "conference. The 2017 edition of this program will take place at the Olympic Museum in the Olympic capital- Lausanne, Switzerland from June 7-8.

Participants will have the opportunity to enjoy speaker presentations, master classes with key leaders in sport as well as workshops, Q&A’s and more. Speakers of the conference willbe announced soon.

"The Academy" plans to provide insight on ways sport organizations can gain potential revenue sources, discuss new forms of promotion and ways to spread influence to othersthrough three main themes- Revenue, Promotion and Influence.

TSE Consulting will also host a cocktail party at the Movenpick Hotel to open the program along with a Gala Dinner at the Chateau d’Ouchy.

"We are looking forward to having 'The Academy' make its return for 2017," Lars Haue-Pedersen, Managing Director of TSE Consulting,said in a statement."Sport continues to evolve at a rapid pace, and The Academy offers the ideal platform for ambitious leaders working in the industry to gain new insights and take away practical tools which can be applies to overcome challenges and help them be successful."

VISTA 2017 Offers Early Bird Discount

Registration for the 2017 VISTA Conference is now discounted 13 percent until June 15. Click here for registration information.

The three-day conference held in Toronto, Canada intends to bring 300 of the world's leading sports scientists to discuss topics under the theme "Opportunities and Challenges in Paralympic Sport Science and Sport Medicine Support."The 2017 VISTA Conference will be held from Sep. 20-23.

"VISTA 2017 will see the conference return to its roots with Canada having hosted the first edition in 1993," Peter Van de Vliet, IPC Medical and Scientific Director, said in a statement."Since then the conference has continued to grow in size and scale and is now the world’s leading conference for sports scientists and researchers to discuss and debate key issues relating to the growth of the Paralympic Movement." .

The event will feature an Interactive Learning and Scientific Celebration where the winner of the IPC Paralympic Scientific Award will be announced.

Conference Schedule

Sinergi and Sawi Host 3rd "Sports Marketing Expert" course: Feb. 14, 2017

ITU Event World Conference: Feb. 24-26, 2017

NASC Sports Event Symposium: Mar. 27-30, 2017

SportAccord: April. 2-7,2017

Host City Asia: May 16-17, 2017

TSE 'The Academy: June 7-8, 2017

VISTA 2017: Sep. 20-23, 2017

Written by Courtney Colquitt

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