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CONFERENCE PREVIEW
S p o r t s E TA Wo m e n’s S u m m i t
Conference S p o r t s E TA Wo m e n ’s S u m m i t t Dates April 1-3, 2020 Host Destination New Orleans, LA C o n t r i b u t i n g Wr i t e r D r. Je n n i f e r S t o l l , C S E E S p o r t s E TA Re s e a r c h & Education Stoll Sports Strategies, LLC Ro l l i n g i n t o i t s t h i r d e d i t i o n , t h e a n n u a l S p o r t s E TA Wo m e n’s S u m m i t h a s q u i c k l y become a not-to-miss event on the sports events and tourism conference schedule for women f r o m a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y. E a c h ye a r, t h i s t w o - d a y c o n f e r e n c e is held in conjunction with t h e N C A A D i v i s i o n I Wo m e n’s F i n a l Fo u r t o u r n a m e n t l e a d up as will be the case when m o r e t h a n 7 5 o f t h e i n d u s t r y ’s brightest female leaders gather in New Orleans, Louisiana A pril 1-3, 2020 to network, lear n, and g row both personal-
l y a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l l y. That has been the goal of the Summit since its inception in 2018. A small g roup of leaders, including Greater Columbus Sports Commission E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r, L i n d a L o gan, had the idea to develop a platfor m specifically for women in the g rowing and dynamic i n d u s t r y. L o g a n n o t e d , “ O u r Wo m e n’s Summit was created to focus on leadership and career developm e n t w h i l e p r ov i d i n g a p l a c e to share insights on issues facing women in the workplace while also addressing matters that are specific to the touri s m , s p o r t s a n d e v e n t i n d u s t r y. This initiative has already provided insight into trends and opportunities for the future while enhancing our networks and mentoring opportunities.” Logan, a well-respected leader in the industry and one of only a handful of female past S p o r t s E TA B o a r d C h a i r s , f a c i l i t a t e d a Wo m e n’s C a b i n e t comprised of top female brass from organizations such as the
Inter national Association of Ve n u e M a n a g e r s ( I AV M ) a n d Meeting Professionals Inter national (MPI). Her city hosted t h e i n a u g u r a l Wo m e n’s S u m m i t c a p p e d o f f by o n e o f t h e b e s t Wo m e n’s F i n a l Fo u r t o u r naments in history as Notre Dame defeated UCONN in the c h a m p i o n s h i p g a m e. Fr o m h e a r i n g E S P N ’s D e b b i A n t o n e l l i ’s h e a r t w a r m i n g s t o r y, t o l e a r n i n g a b o u t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f m e n t o r s h i p, t h o s e of us in attendance in Columbus knew we were a part o f s o m e t h i n g s p e c i a l . We a l s o knew we wanted that experience to continue into the future of the association. Wo r d s p r e a d l i k e w i l d f i r e, a n d t h e 2 0 1 9 Wo m e n’s S u m m i t i n Ta m p a , F l o r i d a w i t n e s s e d 50 percent g rowth in registration coupled with content chock-full of engaging topics i n c l u d i n g p e r s o n a l b r a n d i n g, communicating with confid e n c e, a n d e v e n a f u n a n d e d u c a t i o n a l l e s s o n o n e t i q u e t t e. Momentum from the first two s u m m i t s i s c a r r y i n g i n t o 2 0 2 0 ’s
