World Aquatics Convention
The FINA World Aquatics Convention will feature a Gold Medal Swimming Coaches Clinic, a first for FINA.
Around the Rings will be on the scene in Moscow for the occasion.
The coaches clinic will run alongside a meeting of the FINA Bureau on Oct. 29 with the World Aquatics Convention following Oct. 20 through Nov. 1.
The week will be themed around "Aquatics for All: Developing and Performing for Excellence" and will address topics such as "Impact of Swimming in the Success of the London Olympic Games"; "IOC programs available through Olympic Solidarity, Continental Olympic Associations and NOCs"; "Aquatics and Media" and more.
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Sportel Monaco
The legacy of the 2012 Olympics in London and preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil are among the topics of discussion revealed so far for Sportel.
Around the Rings will be on the scene in Monaco for the annual international convention for TV and new media, scheduled for Oct. 15 to 18.
FIFA’s director of TV Niclas Ericson and Host Broadcast Services CEO Francis Tellier will address the logistical difficulties in preparing for the broadcast of the 2014 World Cup in a special press event to kick off the week’s agenda.
Speakers are yet to be announced for a session titled "Olympic Impact - What is the Legacy of London 2012 for the Sport Media Industry?" scheduled for Oct. 16.
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Union of Olympic Cities
Social legacy will be the focus when the Union of Olympic Cities gathers for its 5th Lausanne Summit.
Around the Rings will be on the scene at Lausanne Palace for the invitation-only affair, scheduled for Sept. 30 through Oct. 2.
Among the speakers are IOC Olympic Games executive director Gilbert Felli, Richmond Olympic Oval CEO George Duncan, London 2012 head of education Nick Fuller, TAFISA secretary general Wolfgang Baumann and more.
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Leaders in Football
FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil, Brazil 2014 executive director Ricardo Trade, CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb, FIFA vice president Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein and Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber are among the star speakers of the latest Leaders in Football.
Managers or owners from Juventus, Arsenal, Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, AC, Manchester City and more will also address delegates at the annual invite-only football business conference scheduled for Oct. 10 and 11 at Chelsea FC’s Stamford Bridge.
INSIDER will be on the scene; watch for updates.
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Written by Matthew Grayson
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