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First-Ever
eSportsTravel Summit to be
Held
at TEAMS ’17 Conference in Orlando
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The growing impact
of e-sports events on destinations and
venues will be
discussed in a series of education sessions
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Los
Angeles, CA & Orlando, FL – August 2017 / Newsmaker Alert / The
explosive growth of e-sports and its impact on the travel industry will
take center stage this fall at the first-of-its-kind eSportsTravel Summit.
The eSportsTravel Summit will be held as part of the TEAMS
’17 Conference & Expo, October 30–November 2, in Orlando. TEAMS
is the world’s largest gathering of sports-event organizers.
“We
are assembling an impressive presenter roster for this inaugural summit,”
said Timothy Schneider, founder and chairman of the Sports Division of
Northstar Travel Group, which publishes SportsTravel magazine and
organizes the TEAMS Conference & Expo. “Event organizers, destinations
and suppliers who want to gain a better understanding of the impact of
e-sports should make plans now to attend the eSportsTravel Summit at TEAMS
’17,” said Schneider.
Included
with TEAMS Conference registration, the eSportsTravel Summit will begin
with an educational session on October 31 on the similarities and differences
of organizing and hosting e-sports competitions. With e-sports events filling
venues from Madison Square Garden in New York to the Staples Center in
Los Angeles, the session will focus on the unique considerations of e-sports
events in the areas of venue selection, accommodations, security and merchandising.
The session will be moderated by Nathan Lindberg, director of global
e-sports sponsorships for Twitch.
The
eSportsTravel Summit will also feature a session titled “The Digitalization
of Sports: How AI, AR, VR and eSports Will Affect Your Events.” The session,
which will be part of one of the TEAMS Conference Super Sessions, will
be held on November 1 and will provide sports-industry professionals with
insights into how artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality
and e-sports will transform the sports-event industry. Confirmed presenters
include Scott Gutterman, vice-president of digital operations for
the PGA Tour, and Tobias Sherman, former global head of e-sports
for WME-IMG. The session will be moderated by Manny Anekal, founder
and CEO of The Next Level, the leading daily news resource for the e-sports
industry.
The
eSportsTravel Summit will conclude on the afternoon of November 1 with
an educational session that will examine the launch of the NBA 2K League,
which the NBA sees as a platform for the engagement of the next generation
of sports fans. Confirmed presenters for the session include Aaron Ryan,
senior vice-president of business operations for the NBA 2K League; Ted
Dalton, senior vice-president of corporate partnerships and business
development for the Boston Celtics; Alex Martins, chief executive
officer for the Orlando Magic; Josh Barney, director of e-sports
and technology for the Utah Jazz; and broadcaster Bonnie Bernstein,
vice-president of content and brand development for Campus Insiders.
“Just
as e-sports represents the evolution of the sports-event industry, the
eSportsTravel Summit represents the continued growth and evolution of the
TEAMS Conference & Expo,” said Schneider. “We’ve been tracking the
growth of e-sports in SportsTravel and at TEAMS for the past few
years but now the phenomenon of e-sports is maturing into a powerhouse
for the travel industry. Attendees at TEAMS ’17 will play a part in the
evolution of our industry—and that’s something that will only happen at
TEAMS.”
For
more information or to register for TEAMS ’17, which includes the eSportsTravel
Summit, call 877-577-3700 or visit TEAMSconference.com.
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For
further press information or to request credentials to cover TEAMS, please
contact Jason Gewirtz at jgewirtz@ntmllc.com
or 720-420-9391.
Northstar
Travel Group (NorthstarTravelGroup.com)
is the owner of well-known brands including Travel Weekly, TravelAge
West, Business Travel News, Successful Meetings, Meetings
& Conventions, Travel Weekly China, Incentive, M&C
China and SportsTravel. The company produces the annual TEAMS
Conference & Expo and more than 50 face-to-face events in 13 countries
in retail travel, corporate travel, travel technology and the meetings
industry. In addition, Northstar owns Phocuswright, the leading research,
business intelligence and event producer serving the fastest growing segment
of the travel industry, online travel distribution. Northstar is also the
majority shareholder in Inntopia, the leading SaaS e-commerce software
provider serving the mountain destination, activities and specialty destination
travel markets.
Contact:
Timothy
Schneider
Founder
& Chairman, Sports Division
310-954-2525
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