Industry News: Host City Insights

PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay, June 25. THE city of Rome benefited from a worldwide TV audience of over 3 billion viewers for the 13th FINA World Championships…

• Attend the FINA World Aquatics Convention and learn how your city can work effectively with your National Federation and FINA to host FINA Championship events.
• Meet with the Organising Committees of the 2010 (Dubai), 2011 (Shanghai), 2012 (Istanbul) and 2013 FINA World Championships and transfer their experience and knowledge to your future bid.
• Understand how FINA events can deliver long term economic, social, sporting and tourism benefits, a lasting legacy and how it will place your city in front of a global audience.
• Meet companies with specialist aquatic technical knowledge that can assist your bid and delivery of an international aquatic event.
• TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE AQUATICS BIGGER!

"FINA is committed to growing aquatic sport worldwide. We recognise that one way to achieve this is to engage with new cities around the world that are interested in learning about how hosting a FINA event can help them deliver their city objectives as well as helping FINA achieve its own objectives. We are looking for partnerships with cities that deliver real benefit to all stakeholders and I encourage representatives of such cities to attend the FINA World Aquatics Convention so we may initiate a dialogue". Dr. Julio. C. Maglione, FINA President

CONFERENCE SESSION FOCUS – HOST CITY INSIGHTS

The conference session "Host City Insights" will give insight into:

• Bidding Strategies
• Relationship Between the National Federation and the Host City
• Relationship between the Organising Committee Competition Manager and National Federation / FINA

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Carlos Arthur Nuzman, President Of Brazilian Olympic Committee, President Rio 2016 Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, IOC Member

Charlotte O'Neill, Relationship OC Competition Manager and NF/FINA, The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Aquatics Manager – Sport Department

Lars Haue-Pedersen, Managing Director, TSE Consulting

CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS to date include:

• Over 100 different organisations
• Over 75 different nationalities
• FINA Member National Federations
• Olympic, Paralympic & FINA World Championship Organising Committees
• FINA Championship Broadcasters
• FINA Partners & Suppliers
• Aquatic Industry Leading Businesses

Confirmed Exhibitors to be announced soon…

Taking place every 2 years, the event presents an exceptional opportunity for organisations operating in the international aquatics business community to come together to network, develop new business opportunities and share the knowledge that will contribute to the growth and development of Aquatics sport worldwide.

For further information please visit http://aquaticsconvention.fina.org

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