All about events in the sporting goods industry – Page 56

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    With Golf Europe canceled for this year, BSI, the German...

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    With Golf Europe canceled for this year, BSI, the German sporting goods industry association, has decided to organize a series of Golf Buying Days for German retailers. Each running for three days, they are going to take place at three different locations near Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Munich between Oct. 15 ...

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    Eurobike enjoyed a buoyant 20th anniversary, as nearly 1,200 exhibitors...

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Eurobike enjoyed a buoyant 20th anniversary, as nearly 1,200 exhibitors and more than 40,000 visitors from over 100 countries thronged to the bike fair in Friedrichshafen earlier this month – about the same as the previous year. The organizers had increased the space dedicated to the fair by using the ...

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    The Spanish sporting goods industry federation, Afydad, will be organizing...

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    The Spanish sporting goods industry federation, Afydad, will be organizing a seminar about radio frequency identification in cooperation with the Barcelona Moda Center, BMC. The event will take place on Sept. 29 at the facilities of the BMC near Barcelona, in Sant Quirze del Vallès. The event program includes a ...

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    Reports indicate that the dates of Ösfa, the Austrian sporting...

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Reports indicate that the dates of Ösfa, the Austrian sporting goods show in Salzburg, will likely be moved next year from the end of August to the end of July

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    This year's third edition of Sweden's largest mountain bike race,...

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    This year's third edition of Sweden's largest mountain bike race, Cykelvasan, had a record number of 7,187 competitors. Cykelvasan has three levels: 90, 45 and 30 kilometers. The majority of bikers, 5,555 participants, chose the 90-kilometer race. The event is regarded as a means of raising awareness about mountain biking ...

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    In a bold move, Who's Next, the young fashion show...

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    In a bold move, Who's Next, the young fashion show in Paris, has announced its decision to change the dates of its summer session from the beginning of September to the end of June, a few days before Bread & Butter, its powerful rival in Berlin. The change of schedule ...

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    Sport-Achat continues to be a strong trade show in France...

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Sport-Achat continues to be a strong trade show in France for pure sporting goods brands, but its latest session suffered a 14 percent decrease in attendance to a total of 1,390 visitors. It is not clear whether this may have been partly due to the organizers' decision to hold the ...

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    The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry will host...

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry will host a public forum on the globalization of the industry at the Geneva headquarters of the World Trade Organization next Sept. 21 from 11:15 AM to 1:15 PM. Admission will be free. The purpose of the conference, titled “Made in the ...

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    TaiSPO, the Taipei International Sporting Goods Show, is the second-largest...

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    TaiSPO, the Taipei International Sporting Goods Show, is the second-largest sporting goods trade show in Asia. Its 38th edition held in April drew 1,892 international visitors from 75 countries, its largest international visitor count yet and an increase of 2 percent from the year before. The countries with the largest ...

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    Attendance increased by an estimated 10% at the Outdoor Retailer...

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Attendance increased by an estimated 10% at the Outdoor Retailer Show ended on Aug. 7 in Salt Lake City (additional data should become available later)

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    Two Swedish sports retailers – Sportringen, with about 50 stores,...

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Two Swedish sports retailers – Sportringen, with about 50 stores, and Jaktia, with about 20 stores – have entered a collaboration agreement on buying days and for marketing purposes. The first common fair will be organized in early September in Borås, Sweden. About 30 sport suppliers, 10-15 fishing suppliers, and ...

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    The organizers of the Moscow Ski & Board Salon, scheduled...

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of the Moscow Ski & Board Salon, scheduled for next Oct. 21-23, are proposing the creation of a Child Art-Sport Zone, featuring sport contests, a drawing clinic and contest, a blow-up rock climbing wall, a slide, and other amusements for children up to the age of 12. This ...

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    EuroSIMA, the European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association, is launching the...

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    EuroSIMA, the European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association, is launching the 2011 Innovation Awards. A jury of professionals and experts will meet on Sept. 16 to pick winners of the Technological Innovation of the Year Award and the Ecologica l Innovation of the Year Award. They will be announced on Oct. ...

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    Messe München, the organizer of Ispo Munich and Ispo Beijing,...

    2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Messe München, the organizer of Ispo Munich and Ispo Beijing, has created a special project management division for its cycle show, Ispo Bike, formerly known as Bike Expo. The new unit will be headed by Eva Schlangenotto, a 30-yeazr-old official who has already worked for both Ispo and Bike Expo ...

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    The organizers of the European Outdoor Forum have announced that...

    2011-08-07T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of the European Outdoor Forum have announced that Alex Stiler, the author of “X Play Nation,” will appear at the event to give a presentation on how to capture the youth market. He will take the example of how action sports have made themselves appealing to young people ...

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    Roger Zeng, president of the China Outdoor Retailers Association (CORA),...

    2011-08-07T00:00:00Z

    Roger Zeng, president of the China Outdoor Retailers Association (CORA), will be among the speakers featured at the European Outdoor Industry Forum in Annecy next Oct. 11-12, complementing presentations by Mark Held and Frank Hugelmeyer, who run the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and the U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), respectively. ...

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    The Kanumesse, which claims to have become the most important...

    2011-08-07T00:00:00Z

    The Kanumesse, which claims to have become the most important trade show for canoes and kayaks in the world, reports another record in the number of exhibitors at its next session, scheduled for Sept. 18-20 in Nuremberg, Germany. There will be more than 170 exhibitors on a gross surface of ...

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    Building on the success of the Surfing China organization and...

    2011-08-07T00:00:00Z

    Building on the success of the Surfing China organization and the China Action Sports Exhibition trade show, a group of action sports companies operating in China have formed a trade association, called S3 for Surf, Skate, Snow. One of aims is to raise participation in action and board sports. S3 ...

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    The Swatch Skiers Cup, a freestyle skiing equivalent to the...

    2011-08-07T00:00:00Z

    The Swatch Skiers Cup, a freestyle skiing equivalent to the Ryder Cup of golfing, is being launched this year. Eight freestyle skiers from the U.S. will compete with eight European freestyle skiers in Valle Nevado, Chile, on Sept. 5-12. Just like in the Ryder Cup, one skier from each continent ...

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    GBsport TV, a free digital sports channel that will stream...

    2011-07-26T00:00:00Z

    GBsport TV, a free digital sports channel that will stream sports live in the U.K., is preparing to launch in September. The channel has the backing of the sports production company Input Media; the brand engagement specialist Kameleon; the Telegraph Media Group; and Convers Sports Initiatives, a fast-growing sports, media ...