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Compliments of www.squashworld.com
The First International Squash Convention, to be held in Buenos Aires, is the first event of its kind in Argentina and Latin America.
Never before has a similar event been staged.The Convention will be taking place on October 3-4, 2008 at the Hotel Panamericano de Buenos Aires.
What is the event about?
Informing, Educating, Training and Innovating.
Who is it for?
It is for all squash players, whether beginners, social or professional.
Young children and adults. Men and women.
Coaches, Students, Physical Trainers, squash club owners.
Squash managers at social clubs. Sports managers.
National and municipal sports authorities. National and municipal authorities in the area of Tourism. Brand Managers for brands connected -whether directly or indirectly- to the sport of Squash. Journalists.
Sports Journalism Students. Marketing Managers in large retail stores.
Investors in sports facilities. The media. Training centers for club players.
Manufacturers of squash gear. Event planners. Tourism operators and anyone who feels a connection to the sport.
Some of the conferences will be covering the following topics:
- Sports Marketing
- Sports Journalism and non-traditional sports
- The personal experiences of some well-known players
- What it takes to be a professional player
- High-performance training
- Sports Medicine (healthcare for athletes of all ages and levels)
- Nutritional and dietary supplements. Isotonic beverages. Some of the products on the market.
- What Squash clubs will be like in future (administration, management, development)§ Challenges faced by international, national and regional associations’ officials.
- Strategic partners/SPONSORSHIP (How to get a sponsorship: requirements, what brands seek with sponsorship investment).
- The new squash courts around the world. Conferences by court builders.
- State-of-the-art technology to evaluate a player (perfomance analysis software, biomechanics, etc.)
- New products for social, professional and amateur players
- The future of competition at all levels
- How to organize a successful and profitable Sports Event
Other conferences scheduled seek to provide information on how to obtain unofficial support for projects involving high-potential players, financing options for squash clubs, etc.
We will also be running a Trade Show, where representatives of different brands will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with customers, showcasing their products, including new squash rackets, gear, healthcare services, sports services, travel and tourism-related services, etc.
Our Convention will also be featuring a Referee clinic and a Coaching clinic.
The Association of Sports Journalists has undertaken a research project on the history of Squash in Argentina, which will be unveiled at the FORUM.
Local and foreign professionals in physical training and coaching will be presenting research papers featuring case studies, the preparation of which is currently underway.
A guest book will be available to gather signatures with the aim of proposing Argentina as host of the 2012 World Squash Championships.
Who is supporting this event?
Institutions
- The Sports Commission of the Buenos Aires City Government.
- The World Squash Federation
- The Association of Sports Journalists
- Universidad de Morón
- The School of Tourism and Media Communications of Universidad de Morón
- The South American Refereeing Committee
- The Metropolitan Squash Association
- The Women’s Squash Tour - WISPA
- The South American Squash Confederation
Sports Brands
- Prince
- Media and Communicators
- Squashworld.com
- América Sports (a sports TV station on air across Argentina and some Latin American countries)
- D: Biz
- Claudio Destefano (Journalist. A multiple winner of awards in radio, TV, print and web journalism; he is the creator of D:BIZ)
- Fernando Gañete Blasco (Editor of Sport Business magazine and Director of Radio Ciudad)
- Sport Business magazine
- Maximiliano Ponzio (Director of the Sport Business program conducted by the Association of Sports Journalists)
Professionals in our Sport
- Raúl Chavez- Level III Squash Coach
- Eng. Miguel Schiavoni
- Eng. Roberto Parma
- Federico Usandizaga
- Pablo Modernel- Professional player – Coach - Director of Circuito Zyngra
For more information including the attendance of Jonathon Power
or to register visit www.squashworld.com
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