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“Our Numbers Speak for Themselves”

This is the tag line on the 2012 NASC Sports Event  Symposium marketing materials, and the attached article backs the claim. We surveyed ...

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Two Super Bowls and Two Super Women!

Wow! Two straight Super Bowls and two straight female NASC member executives! If ever there was a doubt whether women could succeed in the sports event industry (there wasn’t) ...

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  • Register Now for the 2012 NASC Sports Event Symposium

    Registration deadline is February 29th. Online registration is open now!
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  • Regional Workshop Scheduled For Feb. 23 in Mobile Bay, AL

    What You Need to Know to Win with Sports: An NASC Regional Workshop
    will be held in Mobile Bay, AL on February 23. Registration deadline is 2/16/12.
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  •  Renew Your Membership for 2012 Today!

    Thank you for your involvement in the NASC in 2011; we hope you value your membership as much as we value your continued support!

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  • NASC Launches Strategic Consulting Arm

    The NASC now offers custom consulting services designed to help members make better business decisions.
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  • Help SportsEvents Magazine Identify Important Trends

    SportsEvents Media Group is partnering with the NASC to conduct the 2012 Sports Events Annual Trends & Economic Impact Market Report, and we need your input!
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  • NASC Video Library Now Available

    The NASC is proud to provide video recordings of select breakout sessions from the 2010 and 2011 NASC Sports Event Symposiums.
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  • Heath Aucoin Named Committee Member of the Quarter

    Heath Aucoin is the Sports Sales Manager/Event Manager for the SMG-managed Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, MS.
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2012 Programs and Events

(All times listed in Eastern Time.)

 Date  Event
Monday, January 23 at 2:00pm
NASC Website 101 Webinar
Thursday, February 2 at 11:00am
Member Orientation Webinar
Thursday, February 23
NASC Regional Workshop
Monday, February 27 at 2:00pm
NASC Website 101 Webinar
Monday, March 26 at 2:00pm NASC Website 101 Webinar
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 11:00am
Member Orientation Webinar
Monday April 16 at 2:00pm
CSEE Spring 2012 Module
Monday, April 16 - Thursday, April 19
2012 NASC Sports Event Symposium

Member News

COLUMBUS AWARDED 2013 NHL ALL-STAR WEEKEND
Columbus Blue Jackets and the Greater Columbus Sports Commission Awarded One of the National Hockey Leagues’ Signature Events that will Generate an Estimated $12 Million in Visitor Spending, Nearly 10,000 Hotel Room Nights and $50 Million in Media Value
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Up-and-coming Arizona Leaders
A look at several key figures helping propel the state forward
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Industry News

Prosecutors close Lance Armstrong inquiry with no charges
The decision ends a nearly two-year investigation into the seven-time Tour de France winner's alleged use of PEDs.


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Peyton's agent, Colts weigh in on QB's future
It wouldn't be a normal day at Super Bowl XLVI without an update on Colts' four-time MVP. Tom Condon says his client expects to play in 2012 ...


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