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4th Wall Events
9th Floor Media
AAA
AIG
Allegra Sports
American Youth Soccer Organization
Ameriquest Mortgage Company
Aminco International
AMP Agency (corporate member)
Anachel
Anaheim Sports Inc.
Applied Graphics Technologies
Apria
Arnie Morton's The Steakhouse (corporate member)
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Athlebrities.com
Athlete Interactive
B...for Betsy
BDA Sports Management
Bear-Buca Entertainment, LLC
BeCore Promotions
Big Bowl Productions
Big League Dreams USA, LLC
Bob Gold & Associates
Breeders' Cup
C2Snow
Caldwell Group Ltd.
California Youth Soccer Association
Callaway Golf
Casey, Sayre & Williams
Celebrity Service
Clear Channel Katz Advantage Sports
Courtyard by Marriott
Creative Artists Agency
D. Crudeli & Associates
Davis Ellen Advertising
DHR International
DMI Music & Media Solutions
Dynasty Sports LLC
Eldersport
Entertaiment Center at University of Southern California
Event America/ KT Marketing
EXO Sports
Expand-a-Sign
EYA Sports Public Relations
Flipmotion
Formula PR
FOX Cable Networks Group
Fox Rothschild LLP (patron member)
FOX Sports
FOX Sports Net
FOXSports.com
Frank Marketing Associates
Gateway
Gemini Sports
Genex
Gerard Sports Marketing, LLC
Global Sport Business
Google
Hands-On Mobile
Headquarters Productions, Inc.
Hill & Knowlton (corporate member)
Hollywood Park
Horizon P
Imagine Marketing Agency
iMedia International
Impact Sports Marketing
Jackie Lapin Media Relations
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler and Marmaro
KCBS-TV/KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
KFFL
KT Marketing
LA Sports & Entertainment Commission
LawSports
Law Offices of Orlando J Castano, Jr. , Inc
Leonard Sports
Levy Restaurants
Lord Bissell & Brook (corporate member)
Los Angeles Dodgers (corporate member)
Los Angeles Fitness
Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Lakers (corporate member)
Los Angeles Marathon
Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment
Los Angeles Times
Loyola Marymount University
M. Bennett Public Relations
Management Plus Enterprises
Marriott International
Merrill Lynch
Michael Epstein Sports Productions
Mint Sports & Entertainment Group, Inc.
Moreno Motorsports
Motorsports Management International LLC
NASCAR (corporate member)
National Hot Rod Association
National Sports Marketing Education Fund
Nemecek & Cole
NewsCorp.
Nourmand & Associates
NRG Marketing, LLC (corporate member)
NXTagency (supporting member)
Oliveau & Company
O'Melviney & Myers
Pacific Care Health System
Pass Football League
PEGASUS Logistics Group
Planet Pictures
Player Lane Properties
Players Edge Performance
Polar Ball
Pr Pro's
Premier Partnerships
Premier Sports Management
Priority Records
PSP Sports Marketing
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
RazorGator, Inc.
Renew 2
Revolution Media Inc.
Reynolds Sports Management
Ripe TV
Ripken Baseball
RL- Public Relations and Marketing/Sportivo
RMG3
Roddan, Paolucci, Roddan
Schneider Publishing
SFX Basketball
Silver & Freedman (corporate member)
Silverback Books
Siteline Productions
Skyzone
Sonopia
Sportivo
Sports and Stripes
Sports Marketing Partners
Sports Net Inc.
SportzBling, LLC
Stadium Cuff
Staples Center (corporate member)
Stradling, Yocca, Carlson and Rauth
Strategic Alliances
Straus Institute for Disute Resolution
Sullivan & Cromwell
Team Bucknum
Ten Goose Sports
Tennis Magazine
The Athletes Agency International (corporate member)
The Griffin Network
The Landmark Sports Agency
The Portofino Hotel and Yacht Club
The PRM Group
The Romar Group
The Tennis Channel
Ticketmaster (corporate member)
Turtle Ridge Media Group
Tyre Kamins
UCLA Athletic Department
UCLA Football
UC Irvine Athletics
Vista Sponsorship Group
Warner Brothers Records
Westfield Corporation
Wasserman Media Group (WMG)
Wesley Morris Entertainment
World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE)
World Sports & Entertainment
XTRM Sports Network

Student Memberships:
California State University - Long Beach
Chapman School of Law
Loyola Law School
The Anderson School at UCLA
University of California Los Angeles
University of Southern California Law School
University of Southern California Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California

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PAST EVENTS /
LOS ANGELES CHAPTER

JANUARY 2007
"MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: FIGHTING ITS WAY INTO THE MAINSTREAM"
Panelists:
Craig Borsari, Senior Vice President, Zuffa/ Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Kevin Kay, General Manager, Spike TV
Bill Neilsen, Senior Director, Global Partnership Marketing,
Microsoft X Box
Gareb Shamus, Founder & CEO, International Fight League (IFL)
Moderator:
Dave Doyle, Editor and Mixed Martial Reporter, FOXSports.com

DECEMBER 2006
"THE BUSINESS OF FOOTBALL: THE RETURN OF LOS ANGELES: THE NFL'S POSSIBLE COMEBACK"
Panelists:
- Darryl Dunn, General Manager, Rose Bowl Stadium
- Bill Dwyre, Columnist & Former Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times
- Pat Lynch, General Manager, The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena
- California State Senator-Elect Mark Ridley-Thomas, Current Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Professional Sports
- William Wanger, Senior Vice President, Fox Sports
Moderator:
-Terry Lefton, Editor-at-Large, Sports Business Daily & Sports Business Journal (NSMN Board of Advisors)

OCTOBER 2004
"THE OLYMPIC INSIDERS:
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT THE ATHENS GAMES "
Panelists:
- Alan Abrahamson, Sports Writer, Los Angeles Times
- Terry Dillman, Manager, Worldwide Olympic Marketing, XEROX
- Maidie Oliveau, LawSports (Arbitrator, Court of Arbitration for Sport ad hoc Division for the Athens Olympic Games)
- David Simon, President, Los Angeles Sports Council & President, Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games
Moderator:
- Arnold Peter, Partner, Lord, Bissell & Brook [NSMN Board of Advisors & Member, Los Angeles Chapter Steering Committee]

APRIL 2004
"NASCAR AND HOLLYWOOD: SETTING THE PACE IN BROADCASTING, NEW MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT"
Panelists:
- Brian France, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer, NASCAR
- David Hill, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, FOX Sports Television Group
Moderator:
- Michael Speier, Managing Editor, Variety and Daily Variety  

MARCH 2004
Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association invited NSMN members to attend:

 "WHAT'S THE STATE OF THE SPORTING GOODS INDUSTRY....NOW OR LATER?"
A luncheon hosted by SGMA
Panelists:
- Steve Furniss, President Tyr, Sport (Huntington Beach); Member of SGMA Board of Directors; [1972 & 1976 U.S. Olympic swimmer - Bronze Medalist in the 1972 Olympic 200 meter individual medley]
- John Riddle, President SGMA International

FEBRUARY 2004
“HISPANIC MARKETING: HOW THE NBA REACHES THE FASTEST GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC”
Keynote Speaker:
- David Stern, Commissioner, National Basketball Association
Panelists:
- Arturo Nunez, Vice President and Managing Director, NBA Latin America and U.S. Hispanic
- Telemundo
- Roberto Orci
Moderator:
- Terry Lefton, Editor-at-Large, Sports Business Daily/ Sports Business Journal (NSMN Board of Advisors)

  NOVEMBER 2003
"REACHING THE GEN Y AUDIENCE THROUGH ACTION SPORTS: WHY SPONSORS & MEDIA HAVE SUCCESS"
Panelists:
- Pat Hawk, Chief Operating Officer, Tony Hawk Enterprises
- David Vinturella, Vice President, Integrated Sales & Marketing, ASA Events (formerly)
- Ceo Wimmer, Vice President, Fox Sports Net
Moderator:
- Maidie Oliveau, LAWSPORTS

SEPTEMBER 2003
"THE RESURGENCE OF A SPORT: HOW THE AVP WON BACK THE FANS, SPONSORS, AND MEDIA"
Panelists:
- Bruce Binkow, Chief Marketing Officer, AVP
- Dain Blanton, AVP player -- 2000 Gold Medalist
- Randy Freer, Chief Operating Officer, Fox Sports Net
- Scott Painter, Board Member, AVP
Moderator:
- Leonard Armato, Commissioner, AVP

AUGUST 2003
"NSMN MEMBERS ATTENDED 2003 AVP SPONSER SUMMIT"
Panelists:
- Leonard Armato Commissioner, AVP
- Bruce Hallet, President, Sports Illustrated (formerly)
AVP Sponsors/Speakers included:
- AVP , Nissan , Bud Light , NBC , Fox Sports Net , Chapsick , FIVB

MAY 2003
NSMN was pleased to partner with 980KFWB for the:
980KFWB Power Breakfast:
"REBUILDING TOURISM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA"
Panelists:
- Robert Barrett, LA NOW
- Heidi Geier, Universal Studios Hollywood
- Johnny Grant, Ceremonial Mayor of Hollywood
- Tommy Hawkins, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Lydia Kennard, Los Angeles World Airports
- Jack Kyser, LAEDC
- Susan Wilcox, California Travel & Tourism Commission
- Nelson Zager, Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Airport
Moderator:
- Jack Popejoy, 980KFWB

APRIL 2003
"MEMBER NETWORKING NIGHT"
Keynote Speaker:
- Scott Blackmun, Chief Operating Officer, AEG (NSMN Los Angeles Chapter Steering Committee)

MARCH 2003
"BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE LOS ANGELES MARATHON"
Panelists:
- Phil Olsman, Co-Owner and Executive Producer, Roggin Productions (Producer, LA Marathon 2003)
- Marie Patrick, Executive Vice President, Los Angeles Marathon

JANUARY 2003
“IS THE NFL COMING TO LOS ANGELES?”
Keynote Speaker:
- John Moag, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Moag & Company

DECEMBER 2002
"HOLIDAY NETWORKING PARTY"

NOVEMBER 2002
"MEMBER NETWORKING NIGHT"

OCTOBER 2002
"GOING HOLLOWOOD: SPORTS AS AN ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCT"
Event Sponsor: Lord, Bissell & Brook , LLP
Panelists:
- Cathy Griffin, President, The Griffin Network (moderator) (NSMN Board of Advisors/NSMN Los Angeles Chapter Steering Committee)
- Arnold Peter, Partner, Lord, Bissell & Brook (NSMN Board of Advisors/NSMN Los Angeles Chapter Steering Committee)
- Ferris Thompson, Strategic Alliances & Brand Marketing, United Talent Agency (formerly)
- Todd Waks, Vice President, National Sales & Marketing, Clear Channel Entertainment

SEPTEMBER 2002
"ATHLETES GIVING BACK: ARE OUR ATHLETES, TEAMS & PROPERTIES DOING ENOUGH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES?"
Panelists:
- Erikk Aldridge, Director of Community Affairs, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Kristine Johnson, Special Olympics Athlete, Tri-Valley
- Marie Patrick, Executive Vice President, Los Angeles Marathon
- Kelly Pond, Director, Event Marketing, Special Olympics Southern California

AUGUST 2002
"MEMBER NETWORKING PARTY"

JULY 2002
"THE BUSINESS OF TENNIS"
Panelists:
- Steve Bellamy, Chief Executive Officer, The Tennis Channel
- Bob Kramer, Mercedes Benz Cup
- Bill Peterson, Senior Vice President, Events, AEG (formerly)
- Jill Smoller, William Morris Agency
Moderator:
-  Pam Shriver, Board of Directors, USTA

JUNE 2002
"THE MIX OF MUSIC AND SPORTS"
Panelists:
- Bruce Eskowitz, Executive Vice President, National Sales & Mktg., Clear Channel Entertainment
- John Rubey, Chief Executive Officer, Spring Communications, An AEG Affiliate
- Daniel Segal, Vice President, Corporate Partnership, House of Blues Concerts
- Steve Simpson, Vice President/General Manager, Fox Sports Net West/West 2
Moderator:
- Arnold Peter, Esq., Littler Mendelson (formerly) (NSMN Los Angeles Chapter Steering Committee)

MAY 2002
"HOW SOCCER WILL SUCCEED IN AMERICA"
Panelists:
- Kevin Crow, General Manager, San Diego Spirit, WUSA
- Doug Hamilton, Vice President/General Manager, Los Angeles Galaxy
- Scott Parks LeTellier, Chief Executive Officer, Big League Dreams USA, LLC (Former Managing Director, World Cup USA 1994, Inc.)
Moderator:
- Cathy Griffin, Managing Director, Korn Ferry International (formerly) (NSMN Board of Advisors/NSMN Los Angeles Chapter Steering Committee)

APRIL 2002
"TEAMS, LEAGUES, PROPERTIES: WHO'S BUYING?"
Panelists:
- Terry Dillman, Xerox
- Marie Patrick, Executive Vice President, Los Angeles Marathon
- Kris Rone, Executive Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer, Los Angeles Dodgers (formerly) (NSMN Los Angeles Chapter Steering Committee)
Moderator:
- Joanne Klonowski, Marketing Consultant (NSMN Los Angeles Chapter Steering Committee)

MARCH 2002
“A REVIEW OF THE SUCCESS OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS 2002 AND MOVING FORWARD”
Hosted by: Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles
Panelists:
- Anita L. DeFrantz, President, Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles; Member, International Olympic Committee
- Rob Prazmark, President, Olympic Marketing & Sales, IMG

FEBRUARY 2002
"NETWORKING MIXER"

JANUARY 2002
“THE BUSINESS OF THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE”
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
- Gary Bettman, Commissioner, NHL
Special Introduction by:
- Tim Leiweke, President, Anschutz Entertainment Group

NOVEMBER 2001
“THE ROLE OF AGENT”
Event Hosts: 
- Lon Rosen, Endeavor Talent Agency (formerly) (NSMN Los Angeles Chapter Steering Committee)
- Rick Welts, OnSport
Panelists:
- Leonard Armato, Management Plus Enterprises
- Mitch Kupchak, General Manager, Los Angeles Lakers
- Kevin Malone, Former General Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Pam Shriver, USTA
Moderator:
- Maidie E. Oliveau, LawSports

OCTOBER 2001
"THE OLYMPIC EFFORTS OF LA2012"
Bringing the Olympic Games to any city, even two-time host Los Angeles, is a combination of a marathon, a political campaign and writing a senior thesis.
Panelists:
- Rich Perelman, Bid Technical Director, LA2012
- David Simon, President, LA2012

AUGUST 2001
"SPORTS ON THE NET: WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT'S NEXT?
Sponsored By: ESPN SPORTS POLL
Panelists:
- Ross Levinsohn, General Manager, FoxSports.com
- Jeffrey Pollack, Managing Director, New Media, NASCAR
- Blaine Skinner, Director of Corporate Sponsorships, Los Angeles Lakers
Moderator:
- Claude Ruibal, Vice President, Strategic Business Development, Ask Jeeves International

JUNE 2001

LOS ANGELES CHAPTER - OPENING EVENT:
"THE FUTURE OF MOTORSPORTS IN LOS ANGELES"
Panelists:
- Paul Brooks, Vice President, Broadcasting, NASCAR
-Tracy Dolgin, President, Fox Sports Net (formerly) (formerly, NSMN Los Angeles Chapter Steering Committee)
- Robert Hollander, President, BrandSense
- Bill Miller, President, California Speedway (formerly, NSMN Los Angeles Chapter Steering Committee)
Moderator:
- Rick Welts (formerly, NSMN Los Angeles Chapter Steering Committee)

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