SEME - The Sports Events Marketing Experience

SEME - The Sports Events Marketing Experience WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 18, 2009) - The 7th annual Sports Events Marketing Experience (SEME 2010), the premier national sports career and networking conference, has announced its Keynote Speakers. The conference event will be held March 26-27, 2010 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Registration is now o...pen and has sold out the past two years.

Keynote Speakers include: DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director, NFL Players Association (NFLPA), Brooks Meek, Director, International Basketball, National Basketball Association (NBA), and Glenn Chin, Vice President, Global Brand Management, EA Sports.

Previous SEME Keynote Speakers have included: James Brown (CBS), Kevin Plank (Under Armour), Norm Bellingham (U.S.O.C.), Burke Magnus (ESPN), Josh Centor (NCAA), Ted Leonsis (Washington Capitals), Tom George (Octagon), Charlie Casserly (NFL/CBS Sports), Christine Brennan (USA Today), Larry Miller (Nike), Ross Greenberg (HBO Sports), Larry Jones (Fox Sports), Mark Abbott (MLS), Jimmy Lynn (AOL), Dave Morgan (Yahoo! Sports), Donald Dell (SFX/ClearChannel) and Buffy Filippell (Teamwork Online).

SEME has featured experts from over 200 organizations in 15 different sports career fields, including top decision makers from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, NCAA, NASCAR, College Sports, Action Sports, Minor Leagues, the Olympics and other public and private organizations.

“We are at critical juncture in the sports industry today and we feel the role of SEME has never been more valuable for new professionals looking to break into the sports industry,” says Matt Winkler, SEME Executive Director, who serves as Associate Dean for the Sports Industry Management Masters Program at Georgetown University. “SEME has been fortunate over the past six years to have such an inspiring commitment from our hundreds of executives and sports industry professionals from all over the country who take time to serve as speakers and panelists each year.”

This innovative and interactive experience for college students and recent graduates combines an exceptional track record in the past six years from a cast of over 400+ keynotes, panelists and speakers from its three locations - SEME East (D.C.), SEME Central (Chicago) and SEME West (Los Angeles) - SEME 2010 now packs the reach of three conferences into one.

Registration is now open and was sold out the last two years. Special pricing is available for early bird registration, groups of five or more and 15 or more. For more information visit: www.SEME-NOW.com.

SEME — SOLD OUT IN 2008 & 2009!
400+ Executive Speakers
150+ Organizations
2,500+ Attendees

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