Events

EVENTS

As the sports events and tourism industry's association, Sports ETA emphasizes business development and networking opportunities year-round that help make our members more effective in the business of bidding on, booking, and managing sporting events. Sports ETA produces a variety of in-person and virtual events for serious-minded sports events and tourism executives.

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Sports ETA Women's Summit

Developed by top women leaders in the sports events and tourism industry, the annual Women's Summit will inspire you to achieve your career goals. The Sports ETA Women’s Summit offers attendees solutions to build stronger bonds with their community, advocate for themselves, and hone their leadership skills. Attendees will takeaway tools and resources to elevate their personal brand and become more valuable to their organization after attending the Sports ETA Women’s Summit. 

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Sports ETA Facilities Summit

Sports ETA Facilities Summit

Developed by industry leaders in sports facilities, events, and tourism, the Sports Facilities Summit provides education and facilities tours to industry leaders who want to learn about trends, and experience live operations of a sports facility. Created to facilitate discussions and networking for industry professionals, developers and architects, sports facilities personnel and vendors, the Sports Facilities Summit hosts a series of events to explore all aspects of this industry.

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Sports ETA Symposium

Sports ETA Symposium

The Sports Event Symposium is the annual meeting of the Sports Events & Tourism Association (Sports ETA), the only non-profit 501(c)3 association for the sports events and tourism industry in the United States since 1992. Hundreds of sports events and tourism professionals and industry partners gather to exchange time, resources, strategies, solutions, and more. The Symposium features dozens of authentic education sessions, countless networking opportunities, and business development appointments in the Sports Marketplace, all to help our members produce measurable ROI for their organization, elevate their sports events, and improve the quality of life in their destinations.

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4S Summit

Sports ETA 4S Summit

Conversations will focus on commonalities among our dynamic members, rather than differences.

4S Summit is open to all membership categories, 25 topics will be covered in two short days to help you excel in the sports events and tourism industry.
 

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4S Summit

Sports ETA Chief Executives Summit

The CE Summit equips Sports Events and Tourism CEOs with the tools necessary to advance the mission of your organization. CEOs of sports destinations and sports events are invited to learn from industry experts addressing high-level topics including office culture, leadership and management, crisis management, achieving goals, and more.

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Become a Member

The founding members of Sports ETA created the Association in 1992 so that they could share best practices and information with each other in order to be more successful at bidding on and hosting sporting events. As Sports ETA has evolved over the last two decades, the Association has continued to develop benefits that align with that mission. We strive to provide meaningful benefits and relevant content as our membership base grows and evolves, while continuing to be regarded as the #1 resource for sports events and tourism professionals.