Sport for Business reached a milestone this week with the publication of our 2,000th article on and around the commercial world of Irish sport.
At an average of 500 words per article that makes up to one million words on the subject of how sport and business can connect as well as possible and be of greatest benefit to each other and to society.
We try to bring a fresh perspective on how smart people are doing just that here and abroad.
We put forward ideas that may appear crazy but which in many cases have gathered momentum and brought about real change.
In many ways though our most important role is to hold a mirror up to the work that you, our members and guests are doing between the worlds of sport and business every day.
Thank you for your support through the first one million words. Thank you especially to those many of you who see merit in what we are building and have chosen to be part of it through taking out membership.
Thank you most especially for sticking with us as we progress through the next one million words and way beyond. We are taking a short break with no digest on Monday or Tuesday but here is a small taste of what is to come over the next two weeks and beyond on Sport for Business.
Wednesday 27th We look at the programme of social and cultural events that are supporting the arrival of over 20,000 US sports fans in Dublin for the Croke Park Classic
Thursday 28th How the event is being used as the backdrop for a major UNESCO conference in Dublin on Sport and Leadership among the Young People of the World
Friday 29th A special report on a day with the team of Experience Gaelic Games as they teach the Quarterbacks and linebackers of Penn State about the history and the future of Gaelic Games
Monday 1st We start a week long series on how the team and tournament sponsors of this years All Ireland Hurling Championship have made the most of their association.
Wednesday 3rd We launch a special partnership with the University of Ulster in Belfast, bringing the world of Sport for Business to the greater attention of the leaders of tomorrow.
Friday 5th We gather for our first Members’ Round Table of the Autumn season looking with leading figures from the sports world, the medical profession, the drinks industry and the Government at the questions that have never gone away about the relationship between Alcohol and Sport. This will be hosted by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.
Monday 8th We kick off a series of special one-on-one interviews with the people in Sport and Business that help to make our community so strong and of such value to Ireland in 2014 and beyond
It promises to be an exciting period between now and the end of the year.
Our Crowd Funding Master class will take place at the home of Experience Gaelic Games on the evening of September 24th.
Our Conference on the Business of Youth Sport on October 2nd and Our Digital Sport Series in November will be formally launched in the next two weeks as well and we are also excited about a number of projects we are involved with in bringing to life that will emerge over the next month.
If you are a member we are always happy to hear from you about events and projects you are involved in that we can either assists with or shine a light on. If you have not yet joined us there has never been a better time. Find out more here about what we do and if you sign up for membership between now and September 5th we will include a free ticket for one of our Digital Sport events in November.
