FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2024 Road Race Management Race Directors' Meeting
Returns To Hollywood, Fl
July 8, 2024 - The 39th annual Road Race Management Race Directors' Meeting
and Trade Exhibit will take place in Hollywood, FL December 13 - 15. The
country's foremost race directors' gathering offers sessions on critical
topics for running event directors and officials along with networking
opportunities and a chance to shop for equipment and service needs at the
Trade Exhibit.
Topics and faculty for this year include:
- Sponsorship Overview Current and Future Climate (Faculty: Andrea Dowdy)
- Calculating Race Needs (Faculty: Dave McGillivray)
- AI Impact Today and Tomorrow (Faculty: Doug Thurston)
- The Ins and Outs of Event Insurance (Faculty: Terry Diller)
- Permitting: All You Need to Know (Faculty: Andra Dowdy, Dave McGillivray,
Doug Thurston)
- Participant Demographics (Faculty: Laurel Park)
- Rethinking Elite Athletes in Your Event (Faculty: Eli Asch)
In addition, a soon-to-be-announced speaker will highlight the annual
Keynote Dinner.
Two prestigious running industry awards will be awarded at the meeting. The
annual MarathonFoto/Road Race Management Race Director of the Year Award
(Presented by MYLAPS Sports Technology) will be presented at the
MarathonGuide.com/Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic Welcome Reception on
December 13. The MarathonFoto/Road Race Management Lifetime Achievement
Award will be announced at the Keynote Dinner on December 14.
The full program and schedule for the meeting are available at www.rrm.com.
Exhibitors at the meeting will include companies offering awards,
competitor numbers, signs, banners, registration and timing services, apps,
web services, apparel, social media services, and event photography, along
with representatives of running organizations and more.
Thousands of race officials, corporate sponsors, marketing executives,
sports organization representatives (RRCA, USATF, RUSA, PRRO) and others
involved in organized running events have attended this annual gathering
since its inception in 1983.
Phil Stewart, Road Race Management president, said, "The meeting venue
across from the beach at the Hollywood Beach Marriott, just 6 miles from
the Ft Lauderdale/Hollywood airport, offers a tranquil environment for
event directors not only to stay abreast of cutting-edge topics facing the
sport, but also to unwind and network in a relaxed, intimate atmosphere.
Many race committees reward committee members or staff with a trip to this
meeting, finding it a great way to offer a special thank you and
educational opportunity while rejuvenating key race workers. Running next
to the beach is an added plus"
The Road Race Management meeting is sponsored by Ashworth Awards, Gatorade
Endurance, John Elliott, Hightech Signs, Leslie Jordan, Inc., MarathonFoto,
MarathonGuide.com, Marathon Printing, MYLAPS Sports Technology, National
Event Services, and the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.
In addition to conducting the meeting, Road Race Management publishes the
twice-monthly free Road Race Management E-News (sign up here). The company
hosts several industry-leading websites including the Online Guide to Prize
Money Races and Elite Athletes, the Doping Sanctions site and the Longest
Serving Race Director site in addition to its acclaimed main site at
www.rrm.com.
Early bird registration closes July 22.
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