When: February 27nd & 28th, 2009 (Note change: this event is Friday and Saturday)

Where: Hyatt Regency, Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Who: Anyone 18 years or older

Download 2008 Schedule and Speaker List (pdf)

Click Here to Register (Early Registration Discount)

Sports Management Worldwide would like to invite you to join us at our Annual Sports Career Workshop in downtown Indianapolis at the NFL Combine. This seminar provides an invaluable opportunity to learn about numerous careers in sports and network with professionals currently working at the highest level of sports. Head coaches, GMs, Directors of Player Personnel and Scouting, ESPN writers, experienced sports agents, former professional athletes and many others will be in attendance.

For anyone that is looking to work in sports, you can't miss this opportunity to meet and learn from sports executives and the SMWW staff, all in the atmosphere of the 2008 NFL Combine! Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the behind the scenes of the upcoming NFL draft; create relationships with key individuals in the sports business community and advance their knowledge of the business of sports. If you have never been in Indianapolis around the NFL combine, you are missing an opportunity to be apart of NFL personnel's biggest events of the year.

More than 2,500 coaches, team owners and advertisers and more than 220 national journalists from across the country come to Indianapolis for seven days to meet and work out the athletes who hope to be drafted by NFL teams. Right in the heart of the action, this educational experience is an exclusive opportunity to break into the field of sports management. Don't miss it!

This year's SMWW Sports Career Conference includes a new NFL Personnel reception. SMWW will host the party and all conference attendees will have the opportunity to shake hands with NFL personnel and scouts from around the League.

2008 Speakers Include:

• Marty Hurney, General Manager, Carolina Panthers
• Mark Warkentien, General Manager, Denver Nuggets
• Michael Lombardi, 23 year NFL executive (49ers, Browns, Eagles, Raiders)
• Jack Mills,30 year NFL agent (agent to Eric Dickerson)
• David Morway, Sr. VP, Indiana Pacers
• Jonathon Story, MLB Scout, author and former pro ball player
• Greg Hylton,VP, Premium Seating & Ticket Sales, Indianapolis Colts
• Marty Bechtold, Dir. of Booking, AEG Facilities and Pacers Sports & Entertainment
• Rich Hurtado, Salary Cap Analyst, Philadelphia Eagles
• James Campen, Offensive Line Coach, Green Bay Packers
• Kristen Kuliga, NFL agent for Doug Flutie & others
• Will Carroll, Baseball Prospectus & Sports Illustrated/SI.com
• Tom Weisenbach, Executive Director, Indiana Motorsports Association
• Darlene Bailey, Associate Commissioner, Western Athletic Conference (WAC)
• Marc Trestman, Montreal Alouettes Head Coach and 17 year NFL coach, SMWW Faculty
• Jim Salono,30 year NFL agent (represented over 600 NFL players)
• Akeem Jordan, Linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
• Mark Galuska, Director of Marketing, Columbus Clippers (AAA)
• Mark Washo, Sr. VP Sales & Marketing, MLS Chicago Fire
• Reggie Williams, VP, Community Relations, Memphis Redbirds (AAA) & Former MLB player
• Matt Ebbs, GM, International Scouting Services (ISS Hockey)
• Angie Creators, Dir. Agents, Amateurism & Gambling, NCAA
• Aaron Schatz, ESPN Football & founder of footballoutsiders.com
• Chris Schwartz, VP Marketing, Indy Motor Speedway
• Tom Blattler, Blattler Communications & SMWW Faculty
• Steve Nash, Integrity Sports Network & SMWW Faculty
• Garrick Barr, Founder of Synergy Sports Technology
• Marc Isenberg, Nationally known author & financial advisor to professional athletes
• Russ Lande, NFL Scout/Sporting News.com, SMWW Faculty
• Dr. Gary Sailes, Indiana University Sports Management Professor
• Bret Polvorosa, GRIP Inc. Consulting and SMWW Sports Business Faculty
• Tom Leip, Director of Team Media, Lulu and SMWW Sports Business Faculty
• Mark Tudi,President & CEO, SportSearch (Sports recruiting & placement services)
• Jason Backs,WorkInSports.com
• Beth Horn,Venom from American Gladiators 
• Alexis Levi-Scott,General Manager, Las Vegas Stars
• Dr. Chuck Patterson, Ohio State University Sports
• Matt Brock, Successful 8 year NFL veteran (Packers/Jets)
• Dr. Ted Curtis, Lynn University Sports Professor
• Dr. Jim Krause, Winning Sports Programs & SMWW Faculty
• Marcus Williams, SMWW Director of Football
• Joe Bonahoom, SMWW Director of Baseball
• Chris Rounds, Vice President, SMWW
• Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, SMWW President
• And many more!

Entrance Includes:

• Friday Conference & Workshop sessions starting at 1pm (February 27th)
• Friday night "KICK OFF" and WELCOME networking reception at local sports bar (February 27th)
• Saturday Morning pastries and coffee
• Saturday Conference & Workshop sessions (pastry breakfast and box lunch included) February 28th
• Saturday night catered NFL Personnel Reception and Tailgater Party

Questions about the workshop can be directed to workshop@smww.com

Location:

Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Downtown Indianapolis — State Capitol
One South Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46204

1.888.591.1234 (US, Canada, Caribbean) Local: 317.632.1234
Group Reservation Cut–Off Date — January 31, 2009

Call today to reserve your room and reference the SMWW Career Conference to receive the discounted SMWW room rate.

FAQ:

• Who Should Attend?
  The Sports Career Conference is designed for individuals with an interest in a sports business career. Via the workshop, discussion groups and keynote speakers you will be introduced and learn in-depth about the job responsibilities of professions in the NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS, NBA, NASCAR, WNBA, and minor league sports. Attendees include business professionals wishing to break into new markets, to college students wanting to get their foot in the door to sports agents making a start! A variety of topics covering scouting, management at different levels, agents, player personnel, athletic director, sports administrator, sports marketing, endorsement deals, draft analysis, salary caps, promotions and the inner workings of behind the scenes in almost every sports business career.
  
  
• What's the Format?
  You will have time to ask questions after the individual presentations or panel discussions. There will be social events and other opportunities to meet speakers, fellow attendees, and sports executives. Friday from 1pm till the Saturday night Tailgater party at 7pm is jam packed with speakers and opportunities to network. In addition, Sunday, from 8am till 1pm, we have more panels and keynotes available. The Sports Career Conference is held in the headquarter hotel in the middle of all the NFL Combine action. Due to the NFL Combine schedule we are juggling speaking engagements and panels up to the last minute! Each year we have surprise visits from NFL personnel. They literally walk by our meeting rooms all day and we try to squeeze them onto panels between their meetings at the combine.
  
  
• When should I arrive?
  Registration starts on Friday at 11am followed by a conference and workshop session at 1pm. The Friday night Kick Off reception starts at 7:30pm so you can network. Saturday conference and workshop sessions are every hour. We pack the day full of fabulous speakers so that you can glean as much from the short weekend as possible. You don’t want you to miss a single opportunity! However, we do keep the event affordable so that those of you flying in and flying out can come late or leave early. Most conferences like this are in the middle of the week. We choose to offer this workshop on the weekend so that those of you working full time can attend. The format is fun, fast and enlightening. Our attendees come from all 50 states, Canada, England, and we have even had some attend from Africa and China.
  
  
• What should I wear?
  Dress is business casual.
• What do Sports people say about the event:
  

  "What a wonderful weekend I had at your Sports Career Conference! The conference was informative, enlightening, inspirational, and very educational. It was a classy event with some heavy hitters of the sports industry used as guest panelists. I cannot begin to share with you the great experience I had. Thank you is not enough, but it is well deserved. Most impressive was the number of young people who traveled from all over the country and from abroad to attend the conference. It speaks volumes about the reputation and quality of your organization."
  Reggie Williams
  VP, Community Relations, Memphis Redbirds (AAA) & Former MLB player

  "This is the ’must attend‘ event of the year for those involved in sports management programs who truly care about experiential education, establishing networking contacts with senior level executives, and exposing students to visionary thinkers in the field of Sports Management. Few people in the world can attract this level of talent and put them in one room to share their experiences. The SMWW Career Conference is the kind of student-focused activity that will raise retention rates, career placement rates, and student satisfaction rates."
  Ted Bouras
  Northcentral University

  "As an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of the Sports Management Program, I found the SMWW conference to be informative and a great way to keep a pulse on what is going on in the sports industries, from professional sports to youth sports, from marketing to sports agency and athletic advising. The information gained and networking opportunities were endless."
  Janice E. Wardle
  Assistant Professor,
  Sports Management & Internship Coordinator
  Wilmington University

  "Thank you and cheers to the entire SMWW team! The wealth of expertise you gathered across sports industries for all attendees in both panel and networking settings was truly amazing and exciting. I look forward to shaking and baking with the many sports leaders I met at the conference. I am already looking forward to the 2009 conference!"
  Paul Martino
  Global 500 corporate Director and ESPN Sports Ticker Gameday Statistician

  "The Sports Management Worldwide Career Conference is an great event for anyone interested in exploring the world of professional sports. They cover every aspect of professional sports including Motorsports and the importance of the technology used today. Centered in the heart of the amateur sports capitol of America and during the NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis is an ideal location at an ideal time for this conference."
  Jared Slinde
  North Dakota State University
  M.S. Sport Management

  "This past fall the executive committee of the undergraduate sport management club came to me with the idea that they wanted to attend the SMWW Sports Career conference. To be honest it was not the choice I would have made as their faculty advisor. To my surprise and delight, the SMWW staff provided our students with a wonderful package so that they could afford registration, meals, and lodging in downtown Indianapolis.
  
  Over 41 students from the West Virginia University Sports Management Club attended. It was awesome! Students shared with me their excitement of meeting top level executives in the Sports field at the conference. They were overwhelmed that the conference speakers stayed around after their sessions to meet the students. Students collected many business cards and passed out their resumes to perspective employers. The word of mouth got back to WVU before we did! Students that were not able to attend were disappointed. Students are already planning to attend next year.
  
  From my perspective it is a win-win situation. Students can only learn so much in the classroom. The value of spending three days in the same room with some of the top sport and athletic administrators in the United States is extremely valuable to these undergraduates. As one student said: "It (the conference) was worth every penny!”"
  D. Floyd Jones, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor
  Sport Management Program
  West Virginia University

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