SMAANZ to celebrate 20th anniversary conference

Deakin University, through the sport management program in its School of Management and Marketing, will be co-hosting the 20th anniversary conference for the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) in November 2014.

Deakin University hosted the inaugural SMAANZ conference in 1995 as well as the 10th Anniversary conference in 2004, and we will celebrate 20 years of the development of sport management as an academic discipline and profession in Australia and New Zealand in 2014 at a three-day conference that includes:

• An industry day (26th November) where academic and industry professionals will engage to reflect on the professionalisation of management in the sport industry;

• An academic conference (on 27th and 28th November) where academic presentations will present research in the sport industry.

The conference will be held at Melbourne and Olympic Parks, home of the Australian Open Tennis Championships and part of a 40 hectare sporting precinct managed by Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust.

The 20th anniversary conference provides the occasion, location, and venue to reflect on 20 years of the development of the sport industry.

Marking SMAANZ's 20 years, the Association has revealed a new brand and logo.

The SMAANZ logo is comprised of ten stars, the sum total of stars on both the Australian and New Zealand flags. The stars are a combination of five-pointed and seven-pointed stars, again reflecting the stars on the two flags.

Click here to visit the conference website or email: smaanz-info@deakin.edu.au

23rd November 2012 - SPORT MANAGEMENT “REQUIRES A MUCH BROADER SKILL BASE AND A MORE OPEN ATTITUDE TO RECRUITMENT"