Events

For Sport Business Campus ’07, a one-day academic conference will be launched, which is intended to bring together academics and practitioners involved in the business of sport. This will be an excellent opportunity for academics to present the findings of their research and to network with practitioners and other academics.

A senior delegation from the International Cricket Council confirmed their attendance at Soccerex alongside a host of local organising committees and government ministries from around the world.

The Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games bid marked the launch of its international campaign by announcing its new slogan — Sochi 2014: Gateway to the Future — and unveiling its corporate identity at global press conferences held simultaneously in Sochi and Moscow and briefings held in several countries around the world.

Formula One Management agreed a contract with Park Joon-Young, governor of South Jeolla province, to stage a grand prix in Yeongam county, South Korea in 2010.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) said that a record number of countries have officially confirmed their intention to tender for the right to host the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament in 2009.

The general secretary of the German football association (DFB) and one of the driving forces behind the success of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ Horst R. Schmidt, is take a consultancy role in the staging of the 2010 event in South Africa following an agreement reached with FIFA football’s governing body.

Octagon have teamed up with SportBusiness to become the headline sponsor for the 2007 Campus event, to be held at Cass Business School on 18th and 19th April, 2007.

Ian Todd is to return to the IMG agency on January 1, 2007 as President of IMG International.

Soccerex is delighted to announce that AFC President Mohamed bin Hammam, will be joining FIFA President, Joseph S Blatter to officially open the 10th Soccerex Convention, at the Madinat Jumeirah, 27th November.

UEFA officially launched the mascot for the 2008 European Championship, a dynamic set of twins, dressed in red and white football strips, the national colours of both the host countries, Austria and Switzerland.

Soccerex announced a unique panel that will be focusing on Global Media at the 10th Soccerex, to be held at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, 26th-28th November 2006.

The International Federation of PGA Tours announced that Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China will stage the WGC World Cup in 2007 and 2008.

Australia wants to host the 2010 women's basketball world championships as the sport tries to capitalise on the team’s rise to the top of the international game.

Japan's Suzuka motor racing circuit will push for a place on the Formula One calendar for 2008, after a request to host a Grand Prix next year was rejected.

Force10 Marketing, a sports marketing agency with an expertise in sailing, has relocated its headquarters to the United Kingdom.

Microsoft and partners in sports and leisure are delighted to announce a major development in their services to the football industry and a corresponding expansion to their partnership at Soccerex 2006 in Dubai.

The Kingdom of Bahrain has put itself forward as a candidate to host the 2010 UCI Road Cycling World Championships.

San Marino’s Formula 1 race could be reinstated to the Formula 1 calendar after a meeting of motor racing's governing body the FIA, manufacturers and representatives of all the teams.