Krakow Submits Applicant Files for 2022 Winter Games Bid

Krakow has officially submitted their Applicant File to host the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Polish city sent a delegation to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne to deliver the files on Thursday 13 March.

The all-female delegation consisted of Jagna Marczulajtis-Walczak, Krakow 2022’s bid leader and former Olympic snowboarder, Kraków Deputy Mayor Magdalena Sroka and Polish Olympic Committee representative Iwona Łotysz.

Marczułajtis-Walczak commented: “We are thrilled to submit our initial plans for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Kraków to the IOC today.

“History, culture, youthful energy and our beautiful natural environment all meet to provide an Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games setting that will delight all Games participants and will thrill the world with outstanding broadcast images.

“It is a plan which benefits from the beauty of Kraków and the Tatra region – we’re also very excited that we are submitting the file along with all required guarantees for Applicant Phase.”

Krakow joins Almaty in Kazakhstan, Beijing in China, Lviv in Ukraine and Oslo, the capital of Norway as the five official contenders.

The deadline for bid books is today and the IOC will select a short list of finalists on July the 8th or 9th.

The winning city will be announced on July 31st 2015.

Platini Frustrated with FIFA Age & Term Limit Proposal Delay

UEFA President Michel Platini has revealed his frustration at the FIFA Congress’ decision to remove a proposal to impose age and mandate limits on its senior officials from their agenda.

Following Thurday’s UEFA strategy meeting, Platini said the seven UEFA members on FIFA’s Executive Committee were not pleased a decision on the proposal had been postponed. The Frenchman also denied that UEFA is trying to hinder the reform process.

The FIFA Executive Committe decided not to proceed with the proposals to impose age limits or mandate limits from the reform package to be discussed at the organisation’s annual Congress. FIFA have stated that both items will be further discusses and the Congress will asked to return them to the 2014 agenda, with “concrete proposals”.

Reuters report Platini said: “President (Sepp) Blatter said that the reforms would be concluded at the 2013 Congress but now they are not. We have been speaking about this for two years. The seven European members of the executive committee were not happy about the postponement. This is not UEFA that is stopping the reform; we are not blocking anything. The seven UEFA members did not want to postpone the decision. Do you think there will be an agreement by next year? No there will not…because it concerns Blatter, it concerns people who are 83 years of age, these are the people who are the judge and the jury. It is clear why it has not gone to the Congress, I think we know that.”

FIFA President Sepp Blatter claimed that an age restriction on FIFA officials could be considered discrimination. Blatter’s current term as President will end in 2015, when he will be 79-years-old. He has hinted that he may stand for a fifth term as President.

There is currently no limit to the length a senior FIFA official can hold their position, Blatter has said he would support restrictions in this regard.

Sun Life Stadium & Fair of the Americas Agree Long Term Partnership

Sun Life Stadium and Exponica International have announced that Le Feria de Las Americas (Fair of the Americas) will move to a new home, outside Gate G at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium, in November 2013.

La Feria de Las Americas is in its 23rd year and features over 250 artisans from 13 Latin American countries. Locals and visitors have the opportunity to discover a dynamic multi-ethnic experience and learn about Hispanic culture.

Eduardo Arroyo, Executive Director, Exponica International said: “We are proud to be partners with Sun Life Stadium and look forward to continued growth at our convenient new location.”

Todd Boyan, Senior Vice President, Sun Life Stadium added: “We are excited about the unique opportunity to partner with Exponica International to bring The Fair of the Americas to outside of Gate G in the Grand Plaza and parking lot at Sun Life Stadium.

“Our goal is to bring cultural events that are of interest to our community and reflect its diversity.”

2013 Sports Events & Conferences Calendar – NOW LIVE

 

Online Networking Tools To Accompany Major Events

 

Directors’ Club Website To Go Live

iSportconnect is delighted to announce the launch of its new Events section, providing unparalleled coverage of the major sporting events and business conferences taking place in 2013.


The global sports event listing will ensure that you are informed of business conferences as well as all of the major sports tournaments, fixtures and federation meetings around the world in 2013.

See Full Calendar Here >>

 


 

Pre-Event Networking Tools for Major Events:

We are also bringing back our Pre-Conference Networking Tools for major events.
Over the next quater, the Tools will be available for the NFL Superbowl, the African Cup of Nations and the F1 Australian Grand Prix.

African Cup of Nations 2013 Online Networking Tool : The exclusive Networking Tool provided for iSportconnect members attending the 2013 African Cup of Nations taking place in South Africa.

African Cup

NFL Superbowl XLVII Online Networking Tool : Superbowl XLVII will take place at the Mercedez-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. iSportconnect members can keep up to date with all the latest news, and uniquely find out who will be attending the game, giving you the opportunity to make new business and contacts plus arrange meetings

Superbowl

The Australian Grand Prix Online Networking Tool : The first round of the 2013 F1 Championship takes place at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit at Albert Park, Melbourne. It is Australia’s oldest motor racing competition.

Australian Grand Prix

We will be announcing the next set of events to have Networking Tools soon.


 

Directors’ Club Website To Go Live

iSportconnect is also pleased to announce that the Directors’ Club website is also live . You can find out all you need to know about the iSportconnect Directors’ Club at www.directorsclub.biz

 

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DTB benennt Porsche Talentteam Deutschland

Rechtzeitig vor dem Start der europäischen Sandplatzsaison hat der Deutsche Tennis Bund (DTB) das gemeinsam mit der Porsche AG initiierte Porsche Talentteam Deutschland benannt. Von der Ausweitung des Porsche-Engagements auf den Damen-Nachwuchs profitieren vier Spielerinnen, capsule die in ihrem Jahrgang in Deutschland und Europa führend sind: Dinah Pfizenmaier (Jhg. 92 / WTA 205), ambulance Annika Beck (Jhg. 94 / WTA 185), viagra Carina Witthöft (Jhg. 95 / WTA 415) und Antonia Lottner (Jhg. 96 / WTA 940).

„Das Porsche Talentteam Deutschland ist ein wichtiger Schritt, um das deutsche Damentennis wieder dauerhaft in der Weltspitze zu etablieren”, so der für den Leistungssport zuständige DTB-Vizepräsident Carl-Uwe Steeb. „Alle vier Nachwuchsspielerinnen erfüllen die vorgegebenen Leistungskriterien und werden zukünftig von einer Professionalisierung ihres Umfeldes profitieren. Im Zentrum steht dabei der Ausbau der individuellen Betreuung bei Turnieren und im Training.”

Die Jüngste im Kreis des neu formierten Porsche Talentteam Deutschland ist Antonia Lottner. Die 15 Jahre alte Düsseldorferin ist die Nummer eins der deutschen U16-Juniorinnenrangliste und hat sich 2011 den deutschen Meistertitel in ihrer Altersklasse gesichert. Auch auf internationaler Bühne sorgte Lottner bereits für Aufsehen, als sie im November des vergangenen Jahres als Qualifikantin das ITF-Damenturnier in Stockholm gewann.

Gerade mal 14 Jahre alt war Carina Witthöft, als sie 2009 im schleswig-holsteinischen Wahlstedt bei ihrer Premiere auf der ITF-Profi-Tour auf Anhieb das Halbfinale erreichte. Seitdem sind für die heute 17 Jahre alte Hamburgerin zahlreiche internationale Erfolge dazugekommen, unter anderem der Titel beim ITF-Damenturnier in Zell am Harmersbach.

Ein weiteres großes Talent ist die 18 Jahre alte Bonnerin Annika Beck, die in der WTA-Weltrangliste in den zurückliegenden zwölf Monaten knapp 200 Positionen gut gemacht hat und sich derzeit über die beste Platzierung ihrer jungen Karriere freuen kann. In der laufenden Saison sicherte sie sich beim ITF-Turnier in Moskau den Titel, stand in Bath und Sunderland jeweils im Finale und schaffte vor wenigen Tagen in Kopenhagen erstmals den Sprung in das Hauptfeld bei einem WTA-Turnier.

Auch das vierte Mitglied des Porsche Talentteam Deutschland, Dinah Pfizenmaier aus Kamen, ist nach dem steilen Aufstieg im vergangenen Jahr erfolgreich in die Saison 2012 gestartet. Die 20 Jahre alte Westfälin holte sich bei den ITF-Turnieren auf Phuket und in Kaarst jeweils den Titel und knüpfte damit nahtlos an ihre guten Leistungen der vergangenen Saison an, als sie in Netanya, Plovdiv, Rotterdam und Braunschweig gleich vier Veranstaltungen der ITF-Profi-Tour gewinnen konnte und ihr gutes Jahr in Biberach mit dem deutschen Meistertitel krönte.

Das Porsche Talentteam Deutschland mit Dinah Pfizenmaier, Annika Beck, Carina Witthöft und Antonia Lottner ist wesentlicher Bestandteil der Premium-Partnerschaft zwischen dem Deutschen Tennis Bund (DTB) und Porsche. Das zunächst auf drei Jahre angelegte Engagement der Porsche AG umfasst den deutschen Damen-Nachwuchs sowie die Damentennis-Nationalmannschaft. Das Porsche Team Deutschland spielt am 21. und 22. April gegen Australien um den Verbleib in der Fed Cup Weltgruppe, während die Spielerinnen des Porsche Talentteam Deutschland zeitglich in der Qualifikation für den Porsche Tennis Grand Prix antreten.

PR Manager – McLaren

Location: Shanghai, China

Closing Date: 12th September

Purpose of the Role: 

To raise awareness of McLaren range of road cars, generate media coverage, and promote the company to key regional journalists and other influencers.

Role Dimensions: 

The role reports into the Regional Director for China and takes direction from the Global Communications Director in Woking, contributing to a networked, global Communications/PR team. He/She will work closely with the central and other PR representatives, Regional Marketing, from Headquarters, the central and regional Marketing Events teams, and other key members of the Sales and Marketing team. Due to the nature of the role and demands of a progressive new company, flexible working arrangements and foreign travel are anticipated. The role also has responsibility to run a local regional agency.

Principal Accountabilities:

  • – Leverage news opportunities and proactively generate news regionally, to increase awareness and positive opinion of McLaren Automotive through the contribution to, and implementation of, a comprehensive communications strategy for product launches, corporate affairs and media relationship building.
  • – To assist the regional and global PR operations in order to maximise McLaren’s editorial share of voice, creating desire and aspiration by generating positive editorial comment focused on media that will be most relevant to our target customer in the Region.
  • – To advise the global PR operations concerning specific Regional requirements (language, culture, etc…)
  • – To develop a thorough understanding of McLaren products and processes in order to gain the trust and high reputation expected of a PR Manager, resulting in high-impact regional press coverage measured against competitors
  • – In association with the global PR team and  Regional Marketing managers, plan and execute key regional media-facing events such as motor show press days and media drive events
  • – Work with Regional Dealerships PR to ensure their activities are aligned with ours, and that they are being active.
  • – To be first line point of contact for regional media for product enquiries. Act as McLaren spokesperson, or coordinate with the Regional director / Head of Operations, on product issues to all regional media, communicating McLaren cars’ key assets and customer advantages.
  • – To have the skill set to be able to create and action regional social media activity.
  • – To work closely with the global PR team to develop an influential internal network that generates a constant stream of company and product news that can be communicated externally through regular issue of news releases and information
  • – To be responsible for ensuring the region has appropriate imagery, supplied either from the centre or locally produced.
  • – Develop and execute PR plans that influence non-automotive media in the region, supporting brand building and awareness outside of the automotive press. Key areas being lifestyle media and business media.
  • – Develop a network of non-traditional media contacts such as bloggers, influencers and word-of-mouth advocates that support Sales and Marketing goals and help position McLaren Automotive at relevant venues, events and locations in the region.
  • – Manage the Regional PR agency support and understand the contract structure to ensure we get maximum value.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

  • – Experience in core PR skills, including presenting, writing for print and online media, internal reporting, and agency/supplier management
  • – Knowledge of the regional mediascape and existing relationships with regional media
  • – Experience of networking within Marketing disciplines and working within dynamic and change-oriented teams
  • – Ability to influence senior management and engage with all levels of employees, dealership, and agency management in order to resource news and support strategic business goals
  • – A proactive mindset that has generated creative solutions to strategic and tactical business challenges, supporting Sales and Marketing goals and positioning the PR function as a core role in a company’s marketing activities
  • – General understanding of design and engineering attributes of cars and of the automotive industry.
  • – Experience of working with a luxury brand or a general understanding of the luxury world
  • – Fluent written and spoken English

Personal Attributes:

  • – Professional and credible ambassador of the McLaren brand values around the world
  • – Ability to mix confidently with senior journalists and senior management
  • – A winning mentality – demonstrates great drive to achieve outstanding results
  • – Resilient and adaptable. Able to maintain a consistent high level of work and professional output in times of change
  • – Initiative. Makes things happen with minimum levels of supervision
  • – A good level of commercial acumen supporting budget ambitions and understanding the broader business context of automobile production, sales and After Sales
  • – Comfortable at taking directions, but also able to contribute to strategy and tactical measures
  • – Apolitical and works well within a team environment
  • – Culturally empathic.
  • How to Apply
  • Click to apply HERE

British Airways continue Team GB Partnership

British Airways has been appointed as the official airline partner of Team GB and ParalympicsGB, viagra ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.

British Airways will fly the medalists out to Rio and at the end of the Games, no rx the airline will fly over 1, buy sale | 500 athletes, support staff and equipment back to London for a special welcome arrival.

Triathlete Melissa Reid, said: “It’s great news for ParalympicsGB that British Airways is the official airline. I just hope I can be on that exciting team flight home!”

Troy Warfield, British Airways’ director of customer experience, said: “We’re thrilled to once again be the official airline of Team GB and ParalympicsGB.”

“It’s an honour to fly the nation’s heroes and their precious medal haul home – it’s always such a monumental and proud occasion to be part of.”

In 2012 British Airways was the official airline of the Games, as well as Team GB and ParalympicsGB, flying a number of athletes in to London from training camps to compete.

Bill Sweeney, CEO of Team GB, said: “Flying home with the airline that carries our flag will be a great way to celebrate the achievements of Team GB, as we look forward to an exciting and hopefully successful Rio 2016 Olympic Games.”

“We are delighted to once again partner with British Airways.”

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Sky Sports Snap up Premier League Rights in Ireland

UK sports broadcaster Sky Sports has acquired the Premier League rights in the Republic of Ireland from the 2016/17 season. 

Sky Sports will broadcast live coverage of 3pm Premier League kick-offs on Saturdays exclusively to Irish customers.

Full story HERE.

Premier League Break Transfer Record With £870m Spent

The English Premier League has broken its transfer record in this summer’s transfer window with £870 million spent, according to a report by Deloitte.

The transfer window officially closed yesterday with a record amount spent among the 20 Premier League clubs, 30% up on the previous record of £630m set last summer. 

This can largely be put down to the huge windfall the clubs can expect from the new Premier League TV deal which kicks in from next season. 

Full report HERE.

25 Sponsorship Deals of the Week: 1/5/15

1

IRFU Secures Aer Lingus as Official Airline

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2

Rafael Nadal Extends Kia Partnership Until 2020

Friday, medic 01 May 2015

3

Port Adelaide Partners With UBET Until 2016

Friday, 01 May 2015

4

West Ham and Umbro Rekindle Partnership in Five-Year Deal

Thursday, 30 April 2015

5

Melbourne City Secure UBET Partnership in One-Year Deal

Thursday, 30 April 2015

6

Extreme Sailing Series Sign up Oman as Official Airline

Thursday, 30 April 2015

7

FC Bayern Munich and Adidas Seal 10-Year Extension

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

8

MLB and Esurance Ink Multi-Year Sponsorship

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

9

BB&T Renews Title Sponsorship of Atlanta Open

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

10

FA Partners With Panini in Four-Year Deal

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

11

LPGA Sign up Acer as Marketing Partner

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

12

Clipper Announce Mission Performance as Team Sponsor for Race

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

13

NBA Signs Multi-Year Deal With Stance

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

14

Olympiakos Confirm new Adidas Deal

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

15

Netball Australia and Goodlife Health Clubs Pen Three-Year Partnership

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

16

Napoli Secure Five-Year Kappa Deal

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

17

Hockey Australia Seals Two-Year TPG Partnership

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

18

Red Bull Racing to Team up With Puma from 2016

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

19

Commonwealth England Signs up CGI for Gold Coast 2018

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

20

Arizona Coyotes Agree Wicked Tango Partnership

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

21

Mayweather-Pacquiao Bout Generates Record Sponsorship Deal

Monday, 27 April 2015

22

Chile Secure Eight-Year Nike Partnership

Monday, 27 April 2015

23

Spanish Primera Liga Pens Chinese Partnership With Snow Beer

Monday, 27 April 2015

24

Carribean Premier League Partners With Marriott Hotels

Monday, 27 April 2015

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Titanbet Sign Sponsorship Deal With Lingfield Park Racecourse                                                                                                                         

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