LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The SportAccord Convention announced today that its 2012 edition will be held in the city of Quebec. It will be the first time that the world summit of sport takes place in Canada. The 2012 SportAccord Convention in Quebec is provisionally scheduled for May 20-25, 2012.
“The campaign we have undertaken to bring international sports events to Quebec is bearing fruit,” said Quebec Mayor Régis Labeaume. “The SportAccord Convention is a unique opportunity to show the leaders of world sport the numerous attractions of our city.”
“We will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of the SportAccord Convention in 2012 and we are delighted that the special occasion will be in Quebec,” said Anna Hellman, executive director of SportAccord Convention. “We are happy to be taking our event to Canada for the first time as we continue to hold it at a different location around the world each year.”
The ninth edition of the SportAccord Convention takes place in London from April
03-08, 2011. The event will be held at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel.
Every year SportAccord Week features a dynamic exhibition, numerous networking receptions and top-level conference sessions, including the City Forum, as well as the annual general meetings of the Sports Governing Bodies. The Convention attracts over 1,500 leading representatives of international sport.
About the SportAccord Convention
The SportAccord Convention annually brings representatives from the 100 international sports federations and organisations affiliated to SportAccord/GAISF (General Association of International Sports Federations), ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic International Federations) and AIOWF (Association of the International Olympic Winter Sports Federations), as well as the International Olympic Committee Executive Board, together with sponsors, bidding and host cities, architects, sports lawyers, broadcasters, games organising committees, rights holders and other specialists to discuss the key issues facing the sports industry.
Owned by SportAccord/GAISF, ASOIF and AIOWF, the SportAccord Convention encompasses the annual Congress and General Assembly of each association, while offering the sports community a powerful opportunity to come together in an exclusive and authoritative networking environment to build relationships, exchange knowledge and develop ideas.
