Conferences Convention - Robertson Joins SportAccord; Financial Times/IFA Dates Set

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British Minister for Sport and Olympics, Hugh Robertson, addresses the media during the official unveiling of the 2012 London Olympics Main Press Centre and International Broadcast Centre facilities at the Olympic Park in east London, on June 27, 2012. Hugh Robertson said he expected the British government would bar more officials from attending the Games, following the decision to refuse the head of the Syrian Olympic Committee a visa to travel to London. General Mowaffak Joumaa's application was refused due to his links to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which has launched a bloody crackdown on protests. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/GettyImages)

SportAccord Convention

Hugh Robertson, the United Kingdom’s sports minister, is the latest speaker for the SportAccord Convention in St. Petersburg.

No date was given for his presentation, but the event is scheduled for May 26-31. His speech will focus on a "top-level perspective on the national impact of an Olympic Games."

Also this week, SportAccord announced it entered a partnership with global communications company Burson-Marsteller.

The firm is SportAccord’s new communications advisor and will become the recommended service provider for SportAccord’s 107 member organizations.

"As our mission has grown, it has become clear that it was time to engage a global firm to ensure that our work on behalf of our members is properly communicated," Vincent Gaillard, Director General of SportAccord, said in announcing the partnership.

The schedule for the SportAccord Convention’s Sports Demo Zone was also released.

Eighteen federations and other sport bodies are scheduled to present.

"There is a terrific buzz about sport and the business of sport in Russia and delegates are really going to feel that excitement when they’re networking at our event," SportAccord Convention tells Around the Rings.

Click here for registration details.

World Sport Congress

The second World Sport Congress will focus on technology.

The Congress website says the event will take place June 18-19 in Geneva.

According to the WSC, the thrust of the meeting will help delegates "explore the latest technological innovations in the sporting market and define how these can be incorporated into your current business model."

Speakers include Tim Goethals, Head of Projects at the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations, and Daniel Marion, Head of Information and Communications Technology for UEFA.

Click here to register for the conference.

FT/IFA Business of Football Summit

Dates for the 2013 Financial Times/IFA Business of Football Summit were announced.

The summit will take place June 17 at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro.

Speakers for the conference include FIFA president Sepp Blatter, Roger Blitz, correspondent for The Financial Times, and Sir Martin Broughton, former chairman of Liverpool FC.

Topics for discussion include "Is the business of Football a bubble?" "Brazilian Football: Economic Goals" and "The Future of Brazilian Football."

Registration is by application only, and conference information can be found here.

Written by Aaron Bauer.

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