Event/Sports Tourism and Exposition Management
Typical Clients
- State/provincial and city tourism offices/departments
- State, regional and/or municipal sports tourism commissions
- Convention & visitors bureaus and chambers of commerce
- Event organizations/local organizing committees
- Retail merchant/service associations
- National governments/international exposition bid entities
Practice Development
- 30+ year associate combined research, training and advisory experience in USA, Canada and Europe
- Past special educational advisor to National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC)
- Assistance to 20 sports commission/CVBs on strategic/operational planning, research and advocacy
- Advisory and operational assistance to five international expositions/world’s fairs
- Development and delivery of two courses in Event and Festivals Destination Management, and Sports Tourism Development and Marketing
- Event and sports tourism speaking engagements at various industry conferences and meetings
Current Representative Assignments
- Sports Tourism Assessment and Strategy Formulation, Chattanooga CVB (TN)
- Arlington Sports Commission Strategic Plan, Arlington CVB (TX)
- Sport Tourism Segment Meetings Facilitation, NASC (OH)
- Education and CSEE Program Strategies, NASC (OH)
- Strategic Plan, Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade Event, Newport Beach (CA)
- Strategic Business Plan, Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission (KS)
- Irrelevant Week Special Event, Newport Beach (CA)
Success Case Studies
- Arlington CVB (TX)
- NASC Education Strategy (OH)