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TEAMS
’15 Concludes Successful Conference and Expo in Las Vegas
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The
world’s leading conference and expo for the sports-event industry included
appearances
by
60 expert presenters, an inspirational Veterans Day program and a Jersey-ready
closing session
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Los
Angeles, CA – November 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / The
TEAMS
Conference & Expo—the world’s leading gathering for the sports-event
industry—concluded on Thursday, November 12, in Las Vegas. Presented by
SportsTravel magazine and hosted by the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors
Authority, the TEAMS ’15 Conference & Expo was held November 9–12 at
the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. TEAMS ‘15 featured a robust
educational program with presentations from more than 60 leaders of the
sports-event industry and a record-setting number of opportunities for
business networking.
“Everyone
who attended TEAMS ’15 will agree that the TEAMS Conference & Expo
is the most productive conference of the year for the sports-event industry,”
said Timothy Schneider, president and CEO of Schneider Publishing, which
organizes the TEAMS Conference and publishes SportsTravel magazine.
-”From providing attendees with five tracks of sports-specific programming
to increasing the number of hours available for business networking, TEAMS
‘15 was our best conference yet,” said Schneider.
TEAMS
’15 began with the TEAMS 11th Annual Golf Tournament, held on Monday, November
9, at TPC Las Vegas. On Tuesday, November 10, the first full day of programming
at TEAMS ’15 included concurrent sessions led by Olympian and Atlanta Braves
executive Mike Plant and USA Rugby CEO Nigel Melville. The opening general
session included a welcome to Las Vegas by the showgirls from “Jubilee”
at Bally’s Las Vegas and a conversation with ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza and
Fox Sports’ Jamie Little, two ascendant female talents in the male-dominated
world of sports broadcasting. Tuesday evening, attendees were transported
to the iconic Thomas & Mack Center for the SportsTravel Awards
Gala.
The
2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, held in Greensboro, North Carolina,
was the biggest award winner, taking home Best Amateur Multi-Sport or Multi-Discipline
Event as well as the top honor of Sports Event of the Year.
Wednesday,
November 11, began with an NCAA Championship Briefing for TEAMS exhibitors
and sponsors. Following the TEAMS Expo, the business networking continued
at the TEAMS Event Match Luncheon, which combined lunch with a reverse
marketplace. In honor of Veterans Day, the afternoon general session included
presenters who organize sporting events for veterans, including the Wounded
Warrior Amputee Softball Team, the National Veterans Wheelchair Games,
Paralyzed Veterans of America, USA Para-Badminton and the Invictus Games.
To conclude the session, Israel “DT” Del Toro provided an inspirational
keynote address, recounting how he rebuilt his life after being injured
by an IED in Afghanistan. Del Toro suffered third-degree burns over 80
percent of his body and was given only a 15 percent chance to live. Del
Toro’s remarks received a standing ovation from the TEAMS attendees. The
afternoon continued with educational sessions led by legendary sports executive
Andy Dolich, sports branding and marketing expert Ed O’Hara, and Olympian
and soccer star Brandi Chastain, who led a session on the issue of concussions.
The
final day of TEAMS ’15 on Thursday, November 12, began with the TEAMS Expo
and final Event Match Luncheon, followed by an afternoon of concurrent
sessions. The closing general session featured Harvey Schiller, commercial
commissioner of the America’s Cup, on his lifetime in sports, and Olympian
Tamara Christopherson, who provided an update on the Los Angeles 2024 Olympic
bid. The session concluded with a musical performance by the stars of the
smash-hit musical “Jersey Boys.” Following the final installment of the
TEAMS Expo, attendees were treated to the TEAMS ’15 Closing Party at Drai’s
Night Club, an evening that included music, dinner and prizes for several
lucky event organizers. The party set the stage for TEAMS ’16, which will
be hosted by the Atlantic City Sports Commission and Meet AC, September
26–29, 2016, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
For
further information or to register for TEAMS ’16, please visit TEAMSconference.com
or call 877-577-3700.
The
TEAMS
Conference & Expo is organized by Los Angeles–based Schneider
Publishing, which publishes SportsTravel,
the sports world’s event magazine, and Association
News, America’s most-read magazine for association executives.
TEAMS ’16 will be held September 26–29, 2016, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
In addition to TEAMS, Schneider Publishing organizes Meetings
Quest, North America’s longest-running series of trade shows for meeting
planners. The group travel markets served by Schneider Publishing generate
106 million hotel room nights annually.
Media
Contact:
Ann
Shepphird
Schneider
Publishing
310-577-3700
SportsTravel,
TEAMS, Association News and Meetings Quest are registered trademarks
of Schneider Publishing.
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