Sport Management Professional and Industry Associations/Conferences

Sport Management Professional and Industry Associations/Conferences
2013- by Gil Fried- University of New Haven- Please send any corrections and additions to gfried[at]newhaven.edu.

• Aerobic and Fitness Association of America- http://www.afaa.com/
• African Sport Management Association (ASMA)- http://www.asma-online.org/
• American Canoe Association-
• America Outdoor Association- http://www.americaoutdoors.org/america_outdoors/
• American Alliance For Health, PE, Rec & Dance (AAHPERD)- http://www.aahperd.org/
• American Apparel and Footwear Association- (AAFA)-  https://www.wewear.org/
• American Camp Association (ACA) – http://www.acacamps.org/
• American Football Association (AFA)- http://www.americanfootballassn.com/
• American Greyhound Track Owners Assoc. (AGTOA) – http://www.agtoa.com/
• American Society of Golf Course Architects- http://www.asgca.org/
• American Sportfishing Association (ASA)- http://www.asafishing.org/
• American Sports Builders Association (ASA)- http://sportsbuilders.org/
• American Sportscsters Association- http://www.americansportscastersonline.com/
• Archery Trade Association- http://www.archerytrade.org/
• Association for Women in Sports Media- http://awsmonline.org/
• Association of IOC Recognized International Sports Federations (ARISF) – http://www.arisf.org/
• Association of Luxury Suite Directors (ALSD)- http://www.alsd.com/
• Athletic Dealers of America – http://www.athleticdealersofamerica.com/
• Bicycle Product Suppliers Association- http://bpsa.org/
• Billiard Congress of America – http://home.bca-pool.com/
• Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association- http://www.besla.org/
• Bowling Proprietor’s Association of America (BPAA)-  http://www.bpaa.com/
• Canadian Sporting Goods Association (CSGA)- http://www.csga.ca/
• Climbing Wall Association- http://www.climbingwallindustry.org/
• Club Managers Association of America (CMAA)- http://www.cmaa.org/
• College Sport Information Directors of America (COSIDA)- http://www.cosida.com/
• College Sport Research Institute (CSRI)- http://exss.unc.edu/research-and-laboratories/college-sport-research-institute/overview/
• Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA)- www.cosmaweb.org
• Cross Country Ski Areas Association- http://www.xcski.org/
• Directors of Athletics Association of New Jersey-  http://www.daanj.org/
• Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA)- http://www.dema.org/
• Eastern Outdoor Rep Association – http://www.eora.org/
• European Association for Sport Management (EASM)- http://easm.net/
• Executive Women’s Golf Association – https://www.ewga.com/
• Florida Facility Managers Association – http://www.floridafacilities.com
• Florida Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association- http://www.fiaaa.org/
• GEORGIA ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION- http://www.gadaonline.net/
• Golf Course Builders Association of America- http://www.gcbaa.org/
• Golf Course Superintendents Association of America – http://www.gcsaa.org/Default.aspx
• Harness Tracks of America- http://www.harnesstracks.com/
• Ice Skating Institute- http://www.skateisi.com/site/
• IDEA Health and Fitness Association- http://www.ideafit.com/
• Illinois Athletic Directors Association- http://illinoisada.org/
• Independent Running Retailers Association (IRRA)- http://www.theirra.com/
• Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association-  http://www.iiaaa.org/index.html
• International Association for Communication and Sport
• International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA)- http://www.iaga.org/
• International Association of Skateboard Companies – http://theiasc.org/
• International Association of Sports Law- http://iasl.org/pages/en.php
• International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM)- http://www.iavm.org/
• INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, RACQUET & SPORTSCLUB ASSOCIATION (IHRSA)- http://www.ihrsa.org/
• The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association- http://www.licensing.org/
• International Sport Lawyers Association- http://www.isla-int.com/info/seite/lang/1/artikel/4/about-us
• Latin American Association for Sport Management (Asociación Latinoamericana de Gerencia Deportiva – ALGEDE)- www.algede.com
• Maryland State Athletic Directors Association- http://www.msada-md.org/
• Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association (MSSADA)- http://mssada.ezstream.com/
• Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (MIAAA)- http://www.miaaa.com/
• National Association of Athletic Development Directors- http://www.nacda.com/naadd/nacda-naadd-executive.html
• National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletic (NACDA)- http://www.nacda.com/
• National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators- http://www.nacda.com/nacma/nacda-nacma.html
• National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators- http://www.nacwaa.org/
• National Association of Concessionaires- http://naconline.org/
• National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)- http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/
• National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers- http://www.nasgw.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
• National Association of Sports Commissions- http://www.sportscommissions.org/
• National Bicycle Dealers Association- http://nbda.com/
• National Club Association- http://www.nationalclub.org/
• National Congress of State Games- http://www.stategames.org/
• National Federation of State High School Associations- http://www.nfhs.org/
• National Golf Course Owners Association- http://www.ngcoa.org/
• National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association- http://nirsa.org/
• National Marine Manufacturers Association- http://www.nmma.org/
• National Recreation and Park Association- http://www.nrpa.org/
• National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association- http://www.nssra.com/
• National Ski Areas Association (NSAA)- https://www.nsaa.org/
• National Sporting Goods Association- http://www.nsga.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
• National Sports Marketing Network (NSMN)- http://www.sportsmarketingnetwork.com/
• New York State Athletic Administrators Association- http://www.nysaaa.org/
• North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM)- http://www.nassm.org/
• Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association- http://oiaaa.org/
• Oregon Athletic Directors Association- http://www.oadaonline.org/
• Outdoor Industry Association- http://www.outdoorindustry.org/
• Professional Paddlesports Association (PPA)- http://www.propaddle.com/
• Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors Association (PSADA)- http://www.psada.org/
• Roller Skating Association International- http://www.rollerskating.org/home/index.html
• Snowsports Industries America- http://www.snowsports.org/
• Soccer Dealers Association- http://www.soccerdealerassociation.org/
• Association of Spirit Industry Professionals  (ASIP) – http://www.spiritindustry.org/
• Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA)- http://www.srlawebsite.com/
• Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ)- http://www.smaanz.org/
• Sport Marketing Association (SMA)- http://sportmarketingassociation.net/
• Sports & Fitness Industry Association- http://www.sfia.org/
• Sports Executives Association-
• Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) – http://www.sportslaw.org/
• Sports Specialists LTD. – http://www.sportsspecialistsltd.com/
• Sports Turf Managers Association- http://www.stma.org/
• SPORTSPLEX OPERATORS & DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION (SODA)- http://www.sportsplexoperators.com/
• Stadium Managers Association (SMA)- http://www.stadiummanagers.org/
• Surf Industry Manufacturing Association- http://www.sima.com/
• Tennis Industry Association- http://www.tennisindustry.org/cms/index.cfm?
• Water Sports Industry Association- http://www.wsia.net/
• Women’s Sports Foundation- http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/
• World Association for Sport Management (WASA)- http://www.worldsportmanagement.org
• World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry- http://www.wfsgi.org/

Approximate Conference Schedule

• Sport Marketing 360- September http://www.sportsmarketing360.com/
• EASM- Istanbul, Turkey- September 11 – 15
• SPORT SALES COMBINE- September
• African Sport Management Association (ASMA)- Early October
• SMA- Albuquerque, NM- October 22 – 26
• NASSS- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, November 6 – 9
• Sport Entertainment & Venues Tomorrow- Columbia, SC- November 20 – 22
• State of Michigan Sport Management Conference (November)
• Athletic Business Conference- November-
• IVY Sports Symposium, November
• SMAANZ- Dunedin, New Zealand – November 20 – 22
• Baseball Winter Meetings- December- http://www.milb.com/milb/events/wintermeetings.jsp
• Sports Media & Technology- December
• IMG World Congress of Sport- January- http://gmgtgroup.com/2013-img-world-congress-of-sports/
• NCAA Convention- January
• Stadium Managers Association- February
• National Sports Forum- February- http://www.sports-forum.com/
• 2014 GLOBAL SPORT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (GSBA) CONFERENCE- February
• Sports Industry Networking Career Conference- February/March www.SINC-Conference.com
• Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA)- Early March
• MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference- March
• Communication and Sport Summit- Mid March
• Sports*Events*Marketing Experience- March- http://seme-now.com/
• AAPHERD- Late March- Early April
• College Sport Research Institute (CSRI)- Mid/late April
• Southern Sport Management Conference- Mid April
• Conference on College Sports- April
• ALLIANCE for SPORT BUSINESS (ASB) MEETING- April
• NIRSA- April
• NACDA Convention- June
• NASSM- Early June
• Sports and Entertainment Alliance with Technology Conference (SEAT)- July http://seatconsortium.com/
• Ticket Summit- July- http://www.ticketsummit.org/
• IAVM- July
• Latin American Association for Sport Management- 2015
• Sports Facilities & Franchises/Ticketing Symposium- various times- SBJ- http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Conferences-Events/2013/Sports-Facilities-and-Franchises-and-Ticketing-Symposium.aspx