January/February 2010

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Sports Destination Management Magazine

January/February 2010

Around here, the New Year brings forth a certain optimism where we all set out our objectives and slowly begin the process of perusing them. While these goals may vary in substance and importance, be they professional or personal, they all share one common trait - a timeline. Included in this annual rite of passage is the planning that goes into accomplishing those goals, specific with action plans. One action item that we are certain to undertake is attendance at the National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC) Sports Event Symposium in Columbus, Ohio April 13 - 15, 2010.

In this issue

Road & Track: A Brief History of Speed

BY: Juli Anne Patty

Since the beginning of human history, speed has brought us together. From the earliest Olympics, when an Olympic Truce calmed warring nations to ensure that athletes could travel to race in Olympia, to today's phenomenally popular NASCAR events, races are an essential way we get a fix that feeds our speed need. more....