If you would like more information on attending, exhibiting, sponsoring or hosting future S.P.O.R.T.S. Institutes click here. You can also call Tiffany Burtnett at 813.684.4481 or email her at tburtnett@coveypubs.com for up-to-date details.

Presented by SportsEvents Magazine, the S.P.O.R.T.S. Institute is your chance to get one-on-one with the experts during this education and training conference for planners of local, state, regional and national sports competitions.

Dates and locations for regional sessions for 2008 will be announced soon.

Don’t miss your opportunity to learn how to have the competitive advantage. The event will focus on these industry topics:

• Fundamentals Of Planning Successful Sport Events
• Raise Money, Enhance Sponsorship Sales
• Recruit, Retain, Train Volunteers
• Deal With Parental Violence
• Prepare For The Unexpected

Event Co-Sponsors
Sally S. Johnson
Executive Director
National Council of Youth Sports
The National Council of Youth Sports (NCYS) comprises the who’s who in the youth sports industry. NCYS member organizations service more than 52 million boys and girls participating in organized youth sports throughout the United States.

Dr. Scott W. Kelley, Director
Center for Sports Marketing
Gatton College of Business & Economics
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky’s Center for Sports Marketing is recognized as one of the country’s leading university centers devoted to sports marketing and management. The Center also hosts the annual UK Sports Marketing Academy.