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Agenda

Conference Agenda

7:30-9:00am

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Location: FOYER

7:45-8:30 am

CAREER PANEL

Location:

ROOM 141

8:45-8:55 am

WELCOMING REMARKS

Daryl Morey, Jessica Gelman and Dean David Schmittlein

Location:

ROOM 123

8:55-10:00 am

EVOLUTION OF THE FAN EXPERIENCE

Location:

ROOM 123

10:00-10:15 am

BREAK

Location: FOYER

10:15-11:20 am

GLOBALIZATION OF SPORTS

Location: ROOM 123

TALENT IDENTIFICATION

Location: ROOM 141

11:20-11:35 am

BREAK

Location: FOYER

11:35-12:40 pm

SPORTS IN A RECESSION

Location: ROOM 123

BUSINESS OF COLLEGE SPORTS

Location: ROOM 141

BASEBALL ANALYTICS

Location: ROOM 155

12:40-1:30 pm


LUNCH PRESENTATIONS

“Improving Sports Franchise Success Through Social Media Analytics”

Buzzient
ROOM 144

(12:50-1:20)

“Adding Hot Profits to Sports Franchises in a Cold Economy“

The Parthenon Group

ROOM 141

(12:50-1:20)

“Hot Hand or Hot Head? The Truth About Heat Checks in the NBA”

John Huizinga

ROOM 155

(12:50-1:20)

1:30-2:35 pm

BASKETBALL ANALYTICS

Location: ROOM 123

SPORT 2.0 – TECHNOLOGY IN SPORTS

Location: ROOM 141

2:35-2:50 pm

BREAK

Location: FOYER

2:50-3:55 pm

MEDIA AND THE FANATIC

Location: ROOM 123

TEAM CHEMISTRY

Location: ROOM 141

3:55-4:10 pm

BREAK

Location: FOYER

4:10-5:15 pm

VALUE OF ICON PLAYERS

Location:

ROOM 123

5:15-7:00 pm

CLOSING RECEPTION

Location:

Forbes Café, 1st Floor