Registration Open for International Sports Diplomacy and Leadership Conference

By Hilary Beggs, Office of Global Initiatives
Jan. 5, 2018
To: UA Community
From: Hilary Beggs, Manager of Events and Logistics, Office of Global Initiatives
Subject: Registration Open for International Sports Diplomacy and Leadership Conference
Date: Jan 05, 2018

Taking place from April 19-21 on the University of Arizona campus, the University of Arizona International Sports Diplomacy and Leadership Conference is a platform to showcase diverse and inclusive best practices, goals and opportunities using sports as a universal language for students (student-athletes and others), athletics departments, academic departments and international offices to collaborate in providing global leadership opportunities and skills to students, faculty and administrators across the globe. This conference intends to:

  • Highlight the unique capacities for university engagement in sports diplomacy;
  • Increase partnerships between collegiate athletic departments and international offices;
  • Increase cultural competency of students and faculty in sports marketing departments;
  • Increase number of student athletes engaging in global opportunities during collegiate experience;
  • Introduce students to global career opportunities; and
  • Promote the leadership of inter-collegiate athletics on the global stage.

Early bird registration is now open. Please visit sportsdiplomacy.arizona.edu for more information and to register for this unique opportunity.

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