LAUSANNE, Switzerland – SportAccord Convention today confirmed the full list of Partners and Supporters for the 15th edition of the Convention due to take place from 2-7 April 2017 at the Aarhus Convention Center in Denmark. These include:

HOST CITY:  City of Aarhus

                      Sport Event Denmark

GLOBAL:       Discover Los Angeles

GOLD:   Dow Jones Sports Intelligence

                FINA Budapest 2017

                Mairie de Paris

                Sport Event Denmark

Sports Bureau of Macao SAR Government

                The Dubai Sports Council (DSC) and Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sport Award (MBRCSA)

SILVER: Aggreko

                Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance

                Edmonton Events

                EventScotland

                Malaysia Major Events

BRONZE: European Championships Glasgow 2018

                FIBA

                Finnish Olympic Committee

                Mexico City Sports Institute

                Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions

                Melbourne – Visit Victoria           

DELIVERY: Compass Fairs

                DB Schenker

                Nespresso

                Nielsen Sports

                Penceo

                Volvo

SUPPORTERS: Getty Images

                GlobalSportsJobs

                LawInSport

                Project4Sports

                Pro-Shop Europe

                Smart Cities & Sport

                Swiss Timing

TOP MEDIA: Dow Jones

PRINCIPAL MEDIA: SportBusiness Group

                Sportcal

                Yutang Sports

MEDIA:    AFP

                Around The Rings

                Francs Jeux

                Host Ci iSportconnect

                Jyllands-Posten

SportAkademReklama  

Sport Business Consulting                           

                SportsPro ty

Nis Hatt, Managing Director of SportAccord Convention said, “We are delighted to welcome all our Partners and Supporters for the 15th edition of the SportAccord Convention taking place Aarhus. We appreciate the commitment and support they all bring to help make the SportAccord Convention the world’s premier and most exclusive annual event at the service of sport. We wish everyone a rewarding and enjoyable time in Aarhus, Denmark.”

For media enquiries, please email Jenny Edmondson, Media Relations Officer:

jenny.edmondson@sportaccordconvention.com

EDITORS NOTES

SportAccord Convention

SportAccord Convention

SportAccord Convention is the world’s premier and most exclusive annual event at the service of sport. It is focused on driving positive change internationally and dedicated to engaging and connecting; rights holders, organising committees, cities, press and media, businesses and other organisations involved in the development of sport.

The SportAccord Convention is a not-for-profit organisation which annually brings together representatives from more than 100 International Sports Federations affiliated with the following umbrella organisations that host their Annual General Assemblies at the SportAccord Convention.

SportAccord, ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic International Federations), AIOWF (Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations), ARISF (Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations), AIMS (Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport) and Associate Members.

In addition, the SportAccord Convention receives the full support of the International Olympic Committee.

For more information about the SportAccord Convention: www.sportaccordconvention.com