NASC Board Nominations The NASC Nominating Committee is in the process of nominating six (6) new board members for 2014-2015 term (four (4) Active member representatives, one (1) Allied member representative, and one (1) Rights Holder member representative). The nominating committee is also in the process of nominating one (1) person who has served on the Board of Directors to serve as Secretary. All nominations must be received by Friday, January 31, 2014. Complete nomination form at www.sportscommissions.org/About/Board-of-Directors/Nominations. For questions, contact Terry Hasseltine, CSEE or Kevin Smith, CSEE, Nominating Committee Co-Chairs, or Elizabeth Chaney Young, Director of Membership and Marketing at 513.281.3888 or Elizabeth@SportsCommisisons.org.
The annual NASC Member Awards recognize the achievements of Active category members in the previous calendar year. For the 2014 Member Awards, activities, events, marketing campaigns, web strategies, etc. must have occurred in 2013. Active members may submit entries for all five award categories. Rights Holder and Allied members may submit entries for the new Sports Event Professional of the Year award. “We first established the awards program in 2002 to recognize the good work that our members conduct in their communities. They are all making large contributions to their communities through the economic impact of their events and the leadership and expertise they provide,” said Don Schumacher, CSEE, Executive Director. Award Categories • Sports Commission of the Year • Sports Tourism Organization of the Year • Marketing Campaign of the Year • Locally Created Event of the Year • Sports Event Professional of the Year - NEW! Budget Categories • Under $200,000 • $200,000 and above Each award category is divided into budget categories based on your organization’s total annual budget. Total annual budget for sports commissions is operating budget. Total annual budget for sports tourism organizations is total sports budget. All awards submissions are due on Friday, January 31, 2014. Entries must be submitted online at www.sportscommissions.org/About/Member-Awards by Friday, January 31, 2014. For questions, contact Elizabeth Chaney Young, Director of Membership and Marketing, at 513.281.3888 or Elizabeth@SportsCommissions.org.
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