Sport Events Congress 2012

The largest sport events conference in Canada will take place in Richmond, BC from April 18-20 at the River Rock Casino Resort.

The 2012 Congress marks the first time the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance will host the event outside of Ontario or Quebec.

Sport Events Congress is widely recognized as the premier annual gathering of representatives from national/multi-sport and major games organizations, event rights holders, convention and visitors bureaus, economic development agencies, parks and recreation departments, industry suppliers and corporate sponsors.

The Congress is known for its outstanding variety of business-to-business opportunities, networking events and topical educational sessions.

Highlights at the 2012 Congress will include the PRESTIGE Awards luncheon; Sport Events Exchange, a business-to-business marketplace that matches events rights holders/sport organizations with potential host communities through one-on-one appointments.

Also included are training sessions on CSTA tools such as STEAM, Sport Tourism Planning template, Business Plan Template for Sport Events, etc. and hospitality/networking events.

The 2012 Congress is also offering subsidies that will help offset costs for sport organizations who own the rights to events that are open for bid to attend the Congress at no charge.

The Go Congress! Program is offered through a partnership between CSTA and Tourism Richmond. Details announced soon.

On-line registration opens in December at www.canadiansporttourism.com.

Sport tourism is a $3.4 billion dollar-a-year business and is Canada’s fastest growing tourism segment.
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