POSTED: Friday February 11th 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LONDON DEBATING CHAMBER TO HOST CITY FORUM

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The SportAccord Convention announced today that its 2011 City Forum in London will take place on Tuesday April 5 in the inspiring setting of the Debating Chamber of London’s County Hall.  The format of the Forum, an annual gathering for registered SportAccord Convention delegates, will be shaped as a debate to reflect this historic venue as participants examine topics of special relevance to cities around the world. London’s County Hall is located just across the street from the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel, the main venue for the SportAccord Convention from April 3-8. 

Topics on the Forum’s agenda include Avoiding the White Elephant in the Room (about facilities for major events) and Are Emerging Markets Really Ready to Host Sporting Events? Plus a session on bringing sport events to city centres with a case study on Big Air Snowboarding. Among the many experts on the front benches of the Debating Chamber during the discussions will be:

•H.E. Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, secretary general, Qatar National Olympic Committee

•Andy Altman, chief executive, Olympic Park Legacy Company

•Inaki Alvarez, FIFA competitions director

•Jerry Anderson, senior principal, Populous

•Spyros Capralos, chairman, Athens Stock Exchange (former executive director of the Athens 2004 organisation)

•Cameron Sinclair, executive director, Architecture for Humanity

Steering the debate will be BBC World presenter David Eades and Gregg Moss, news anchor from KUSA, the NBC affiliate in Denver, Colorado. For more information on the City Forum and the SportAccord Convention, visit http://www.sportaccordconvention.com.

About the SportAccord Convention

The SportAccord Convention annually brings representatives from more than 100 international sports federations and organisations affiliated to SportAccord (General Association of International Sports Federations), ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic International Federations) and AIOWF (Association of the International Olympic Winter Sports Federations), as well as the International Olympic Committee Executive Board, together with sponsors, bidding and host cities, architects, sports lawyers, broadcasters, games organising committees, rights holders and other specialists to discuss the key issues facing the sports industry.
Owned by SportAccord, ASOIF and AIOWF, the SportAccord Convention encompasses the annual Congress and General Assembly of each association, while offering the sports community a powerful opportunity to come together in an exclusive and authoritative networking environment to build relationships, exchange knowledge and develop ideas.

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Keywords · SportAccord · Convention · 2011 City Forum · London · Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani · Andy Altman · Inaki Alvarez · Jerry Anderson · Spyros Capralos · Cameron Sinclair

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Name: Jay Stuart
Organization: SportAccord International Convention
Email:
Phone: 442083405352
URL: http://www.sportaccordconvention.com

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