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After serving the City of New York for 12 years as Sports Commissioner, KEN PODIZBA steps down to become President/CEO of Bike New York. Learn more at
www.bikenewyork.org.
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Sports and entertainment industry legend DOCKERY CLARK joins the NSMN Charlotte Chapter Board.
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Longtime Denver & Los Angeles Chapter Board member SCOTT BLACKMUN has been named the new USOC Chief. A Colorado resident and attorney with Holme, Roberts and Owen, Scott served the USOC in a variety of positions from 1999 through 2002. He was acting CEO from February through November 2000.
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Longtime Denver Chapter Board member JIM SCHERR has launched 776 Original Marketing.
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Congratulations to New York City Chapter Board member LARRY NOVENSTERN, EVP/Managing Director, Optimedia who was part of the team that won the ZenithOptimedia ROI Award in the United States - - and worldwide for their Denny's Super Bowl Grand Slam Giveaway effort in 2009. Learn more about Optimedia
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JIM JENNINGS, New York City Chapter Board member and former Commissioner, National Lacrosse League has launched Waterbucket Media, a sports marketing and public relations firm based in New Jersey.
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San Francisco Chapter Board member ANNE CRIBBS invites you to attend the BASOC [Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee – a USOC Community Partner] Night of Champions Dinner Celebrating the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremonies & Torch Lighting.
-- February 12, 2010 - $150 /person
6:30pm / Cocktail Reception/Silent Auction;
7:30pm Dinner/Opening Ceremonies/Live Auction.
The night is hosted by NBC Bay Area and features Bay Area Olympians. Event co-chairs: Peggy Fleming/1968 Olympian & Jim Molinari/U.S. Marshal (retired) All proceeds from this Night of Champions benefit BASOC and Northern California Olympians programs including Olympian outreach to local schools. Learn more /buy tickets: www.basoc.org

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NSMN NEWS

NSMN OPENS IN DALLAS
AS NEW CHAPTER OPENS, NSMN ANNOUNCES DALLAS CHAPTER BOARD MEMBERS

Britton Banowsky, Commissioner, Conference USA
Dan Belmont, President, The Marketing Arm
Jeff Cogen, President, Dallas Stars
Chris Del Conte, Athletic Director, Texas Christian University
Pete Dits, Vice President and General Manager, ESPN Dallas/Ft. Worth
Jon Drago, Tournament Director, HP Byron Nelson Championship
Jon Heidtke, SVP/General Manager, Fox Sports Southwest
David Henry, Senior Vice President/Director of Sales, CBS Radio
Stephen Jones, Executive Vice President/ COO, Dallas Cowboys
Brad Mayne, CEO, American Airlines Center
Steve Orsini, Athletic Director, Southern Methodist University
Peter Ripa, Tournament Director, Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Billy Sanez, Director of Advertising, Promotions & Corporate Communications, American Airlines
Charlie Seraphin, SVP, Sales and Marketing, Hunt Sports Group
Scott Sonju, President, Frisco RoughRiders
Terdema Ussery, President, Dallas Mavericks

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WE THANK OUR EVENT SPONSORS FOR LAST MONTH'S CHAPTER MEETINGS IN CHICAGO AND CHARLOTTE

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NSMN THANKS MEMBERS FOR SUPPORTING SPORTS TACKLES CANCER
In addition to the thousands of dollars rasied by individual and corporate members, we express sincere gratitute to the following supporters:

Velocity Sports & Entertainment

Learn more at www.sportstacklescancer.com

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Mission Statement

National Sports Marketing Network (NSMN) is the exclusive trade organization for the sports business industry.

Founded in 1998 by Jennifer Karpf, NSMN includes more than 8,000 individual and corporate members with chapters in 12 major markets and members in more than 50 U.S. cities.

For the past decade, the national organization is dedicated to the advancement of the sports business industry through networking and the production of thought-provoking, issue-oriented seminars created to raise the level of discourse on critical sports industry issues. NSMN is board-governed by the sports business leaders from around the sports marketing industry.

NSMN Membership is annual and open only to professionals who work in sports business.

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Featured Book:
February 2010

Cracking The Corporate Code: The Revealing Secret Stories Of 32 African-American Executives

by Price M. Cobbs and Judith L. Turnock

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Community

Sports Tackles Cancer is a new industry-wide fundraising program that unites sports business executives AND sports fans in the fight against cancer. 100% of the funds raised are donated to the American Cancer Society - the program's beneficiary. Organized by the National Sports Marketing Network (NSMN), the industry trade association, Sports Tackles Cancer is the first charitable program of its kind to encourage sports executives across the country to use their resources to help create additional awareness about cancer and to raise money. Through national outreach to sports business professionals, teams, leagues, sports sponsors and sports fans, Sports Tackles Cancer initiates meetings between sports industry leadership and American Cancer Society leadership; hosts sports industry networking events to raise money; and recognizes the individual and corporate sports industry leaders who take a stand in their public support of the program.
Individual and corporate giving is welcome. Creative ideas for enhancing cancer awareness and education are encouraged. Ask today how you and your company can help!

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Last updated: February 6, 2010
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NEW TO NSMN:

- SAC, Inc. (corporate)
- Metis Sports Management
- Center for Spectator Sports Research, UMass
- Marketing Werks
- Legiandi, Inc.
- PCG
- DeKalb County Liners Baseball Club
- Opticard
- Fantasy Advertising Network
- Southern Methodist University Sport Mgmt Program
- Dallas Stars (corporate)
- Ipsos
- Response Marketing
- Encompass Media
- Stadium Associates, LLC
- Rainmaker Sports & Entertainment
- Cooper Media Ventures
- University of Michigan Athletic Department
- Staten Island Yankees
- Empower Management Company
- Phinaz Marketing, Inc.
- JRD Sports Management
- Siemens
- Harris N.A.
- American Diabetes Association
- Stavola Labonte Racing
- New Hampshire Motor Speedway
- BrittenChicago (corporate)
- Diversified Search Odgers Berndtson
- Passenger
- Fan Basket
- Eiger Management Group
- Win 4 Life
- Manuka Sports Event Management
- Brand Affinity Technologies
- Bloom, Gross & Associates
- Digital All-Star LLC
- Conference USA (corporate)
- Hall & Evans, LLC (corporate)
- Mosaic Legends, LLC (corporate)
- Colorado Mammoth at Pepsi Center
- GolinHarris
- SFX World
- Southern Methodist University (corporate)
- Iona College's Center for Sports & Entertainment Studies
- Jan Barkell Insights, LLC
- HP Byron Nelson Championship (corporate)
- North Racing Inc (NRi)
- ESPN Radio 103.3/Dallas (corporate)
- Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (corporate)
- Gearupforsports.com
- American Airlines Arena (corporate plus)
- Frisco RoughRiders Baseball (corporate)

RENEWALS:

- Glaceau - Vitaminwater (corporate plus)
- IBM (corporate)
- The Cheering Fans (supporting)
- HB&M Sports (corporate)
- Wunderman
- Burns Entertainment
- MLB Network
- Synergy Events (corporate)
- Gazelle Group
- Nickerson PR
- CBS Interactive
- The Active Network
- Genesco Sports Enterprises (patron)
- NASCAR (patron)
- Taylor (corporate)
- Major League Soccer (corporate)
- mktg (corporate)
- Allstate Insurance Company (corporate)
- Sports Training Interactive Inc.
- Ralph Sutton Designs (corporate plus)
- Leo Burnett USA
- Competitor Group (corporate)
- Strike Interactive LLC
- Greater Boston CVB (corporate plus)
- Shape Media, LLC
- Doug Pirnie Consulting
- Gearupforsports.com
- Green Sports Marketing
- Game On! Sports Consulting, Inc.
- Entersport LLC
- Chicago Bears Football Club (corporate)
- Nourjian Ventures
- National Cable Communications
- PepsiCo, Inc.
- Start2Finish Marketing
- Full House Entertainment Database Marketing
- SportsMark Management Group (corporate plus)
- Fordham University
- Chicago White Sox
- USA TODAY
- AEG
- New York City Sports Commission (corporate)
- CCA (corporate)
- Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment (corporate)
- Roush Fenway Racing (corporate)
- AOL LLC
- Workinsports.com (corporate)
- Quick Hit, Inc.
- Regan Communications (corporate)
- YES Network (corporate)
- Suffolk University/Sawyer Business School
- Sports Traveler, LLC
- United Soccer Leagues
- Relay Worldwide (corporate)
- New York City Sports Commission (corporate)
- Regan Communications (corporate)
- The New York Times
- Ketchum Sports & Entertainment (corporate)
- BRC Group (corporate)
- 24 Hour Fitness (corporate)
- Mintz Levin
- Golden State Warriors (corporate)

ADDITIONAL MEMBERS FROM:

- Madison Square Garden
- Steiner Sports
- MassMutual Financial Group
- ISP Sports
- IMG

UPGRADES:

- InStadium (corporate)
- Kaleidoscope Sports & Entertainment (corporate)

STUDENTS:

- Boston University
- Benedictine University
- Endicott College