The 2012 NASC Sports Event Symposium in Hartford marks the twentieth anniversary of the NASC! As one of our founders I was involved in all of the planning meetings leading to the initial meeting in 1992 and have remained involved ever since. From 1989 to 1998 I served as the executive director of what was the Greater Cincinnati Sports & Events Commission, a privately funded not-for-profit that represented our market. In order to be competitive, I attended every meeting the NASC held. Missing a meeting was unthinkable.

You need to do the same.

• To be competitive you simply must make sales contacts at the symposium!
• To be competitive you simply must attend special sessions designed specifically to help you get at least your share of the market!
• To be competitive you simply must learn from your peers. You could, of course, make your own mistakes but avoiding them can sure help you stay employed!

You cannot find another conference, meeting, or trade show where you can accomplish all of these tasks! No one but the NASC combines lead generation with the latest developments and peer-to-peer learning.

Plus, we are YOUR association. We have set new attendance records every year, including 2011. At that, 125 member organizations stayed home! It can be tough out there without help.

Over 5000 persons attended the recent ASAE meetings in St. Louis. The biggest take-away for members were the education sessions, not lead generation.

Ninety-two percent (92%) of NASC Sports Event Symposium attendees report developing business as the result of attendance at the symposium.

The question is not why to attend…the question is, how can you miss it? It costs a lot more in lost business to stay home.

Next year’s budgets are in process. Make sure Hartford is in the mix.

– Don