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Janis Burke, center, speaks during the TEAMS session "Major Event Funds — Different States, Different Approaches." Burke was joined onstage by (left to right) Mark Poole, Joe Piotrowski and Anthony Brenneman. Photo by Jared Wickerham

TEAMS ’24; Best of Day 1

Roughly half of states in the U.S. have some form of major event fund that destinations can use to help attract major events to their cities. These programs look different in each state, and some states are having more success than others. This session is sponsored by Panama City Beach Sports The Speakers Anthony Brenneman, […]

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The TEAMS Conference at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, highlighted the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s annual Olympic and Paralympic Sportslink and National Governing Body Best Practices Seminar. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Wick Photography)

TEAMS ‘23 Notebook: Observations from the Sports-Events Industry

The TEAMS Conference & Expo was held October 2–5 in the Palm Beaches of Florida and featured a mix of education, business development and networking for the sports-events industry. The event also featured the co-location of programming from the U.S. Olympic & Paralymic Committee, the National Congress of State Games and others. The following is […]

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Derek Bombeck Promoted to Visit Lincoln’s Director of Sports

Derek Bombeck has been named director of sports for Visit Lincoln, the result of his continued role locally and on the national scale in building Lincoln as a sports destination. Visit Lincoln is a division of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. With the recent announcement of the Lincoln Youth Complex and other ongoing sports-related developments, […]

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