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Education

As the sports event industry's only association, the NASC focuses on providing educational and professional development opportunities year-round that will make our members more effective in the business of bidding on and booking sporting events.  Check out the programs below to learn more about the variety of platforms we utilize to share information with serious-minded sports event industry executives.

 Meetings

NASC Sports Event Symposium

The NASC Sports Event Symposium is the single most important conference for serious-minded sports event travel industry professionals.  

Produced annually by the National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC), the NASC Sports Event Symposium is the sports event industry's leading networking conference. 

Join other "players" in the sports event industry for three days of exceptional programming, networking, receptions, NASC Sports Marketplace, and much more. Attendees can select sessions that interest them the most and are certain to take home new ideas, practical tips and the hottest new trends in the sports event industry. Membership not required to attend; however members receive registration fee discounts.  View more.

Market Segment Meetings

The NASC Market Segment Meetings, developed for NASC Active category members, create a platform for open discussion and information sharing for members in similar market segments.  Conducted each fall, this program allows Active members to share best practices and discuss key issues and trends that are happening in communities of the same demographics and market size.  NASC Membership Required. View More.


 Online Education

Best Practices Webinars

The NASC monthly Best Practices Webinars put NASC members in touch with industry experts and provide participants the opportunity to discuss their experiences on a variety of topics that are relevant to the sports event industry. 

Led by guest contributors from the industry, the webinars are an open forum to discuss issues and solutions for the sports event industry. This format enhances the sharing of information and provides a platform for members to increase their level of participation. Best of all, the webinars are FREE for NASC members.  View more.

Event Webinars
The NASC Virtual Event Marketplace Webinars allow Rights Holder members to share information with destinations about their events.

Each webinar features a Rights HolderIf you are an event owner that is interested in presenting information about your events to 50 to 100 cities from the convenience of your office, contact the member services department.  

Webinars are be free, but space you must register to ensure your space.  View more.

Member Orientation Webinars 
The NASC hosts quarterly member orientation webinars.  Whether you are a new or long-time member, this webinar will tell you how to get the most out of your membership.  We will discuss opportunities in volunteering, how to maximize the resources on the  website, and many other benefits of NASC. View More.
Video Library

The NASC is proud to provide our members access to video recordings of select breakout sessions from past NASC Sports Event Symposiums in the online Video Library. 

Simply logon to access more than a dozen recorded sessions. If you missed a session or need a refresher, visit the Video Library.  


WEBINAR ARCHIVES 
Past webinars are available for replay throughout the calendar year on our Webinar Archives page. Podcasts of webinars from 2010 or earlier are available HERE (member sign-in required to access both pages).


New NASC Members:

  • Sports Business Research Network          
  • World Softball League          
  • Athletx          
  • The Grounds          
  • Carbondale Convention & Tourism Bureau          
  • Destination Missoula          
  • Divas Half Marathon & 5K          
  • Cvent, Inc.          
  • Collinson Media & Events          
  • City of Easley Parks and Rec          
  • Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau          
  • Morgan Hill Youth Sports Alliance, Inc.          
  • Helios Partners          
  • USA Fencing & USA Triathlon          
  • Huddle Up Group, LLC          
  • USA Curling           
  • The Color Run          
  • JOOLA North American Table Tennis           
  • Nations Sports Management, LLC          
  • Tri-Valley Tourism Bureau          
  • LakePoint Sports Development Group          
  • The Dunn Agency, LLC          
  • Bluegrass Sports Commission          
  • Florence Area Sports Council          
  • Atlantic Corporate Games          
  • Brandywine Conference and Visitors Bureau          
  • Utah Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau          
  • Fresno/Clovis Convention & Visitors Bureau          
  • Pasco County Tourism Development Office          
  • Brownsville Convention and Visitors Bureau          
  • Rocky Top Sports World - Gatlinburg TN          
  • United States Olympic Training Center          
  • SiteSearch LLC          
  • Anderson Convention & Visitors Bureau          
  • Greater Denton Sports Commission          
  • Twin Cities Gateway / National Sports Center          
  • National Travel Systems          
  • Hopkinsville-Christian County CVB          
  • Spartanburg Convention & Visitors Bureau          
  • Traverse City Convention & Visitors Bureau          
  • Color Vibe          
  • City of North Myrtle Beach          
  • IMG Academy          
  • Stromberg Sport          
  • USA Racquetball          
  • Cedar Fair Entertainment          
  • Youth Amateur Travel Sports Association          
  • Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau          
  • InfoSport, Inc.          
  • Dubuque Regional Sports Commission          
  • Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau          
  • Wilmington And Beaches CVB          
  • The BIG Tournament          
  • EMCVenues Tournament & Event Housing          
  • NIRSA          
    

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