USA Swimming Arena Grand Prix-Mesa
Team, we have just received word that our Grand Prix event has been nominated by SportsTravel as "Best Amateur Event" of 2013! We can't thank all of our wonderful volunteers along with the City of Mesa, Mesa Parks & Rec, VistMesa.com and Mesa Public Schools for partnering with us to make the meet such an incredible success! Now help the cause and go to http://www.sportstravelmagazine.com./ and click on the tab at the top to vote!
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News: For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Nicole Goddeyne/SportsTravel at (310) 577-3700 or [email protected]
2013 USA Swimming Arena Grand Prix-Mesa
Is Nominated for a SportsTravel Award
SportsTravel has announced that the 2013 USA Swimming Arena Grand Prix-Mesa has been nominated for a 2013 SportsTravel Award. Events are nominated by the readers of SportsTravel, the sports world's event magazine. Criteria for nomination and voting include superior organization of and attendance at the event, a superior experience for the competitors and/or spectators at the event and how the site or venue served to enhance the event. Final balloting is open through September 15, 2013. Winners will be announced at the TEAMS '13 Conference & Expo, November 4-7, 2013, in Salt Lake City.
"Since the location of the event is a major part of the criteria for being nominated, the people of Mesa should take great pride in knowing that an event held in their city is being recognized for its excellence," said Timothy Schneider, publisher of SportsTravel, which organizes the TEAMS Conference & Expo. "SportsTravel readers are the leaders of the sports-event industry and they really know what it takes to execute a high-quality athletic event. The SportsTravel Awards program is an opportunity for them to honor their peers and the cities that host sporting events for a job well done."
The nominees are shown in full-page ads in the July, August and September issues of SportsTravel. Readers may also find more information and vote online at www.SportsTravelMagazine.com. The ballot includes nominees in amateur, collegiate and professional categories. Awards in those three categories will be given for best single-sport event, best multi-sport or multi-discipline event, and best sports event series or circuit. Voters will also pick the best new sports event and an overall Sports Event of the Year from among the nominated events.
The TEAMS '13 Conference and Expo is the world’s largest annual gathering for the sports-event and sports-related travel industry. For further information or to register, visit www.TEAMSconference.com.
TEAMS and SportsTravel are owned by Schneider Publishing, the Los Angeles-based company that also publishes Association News and organizes the Meetings Quest trade-show series. The group travel markets served by Schneider Publishing generate 106 million room nights annually. For further information, please call toll-free at (877) 577-3700.
