With two months remaining before the 41st Annual NSGA Management Conference & 7th Annual Team Dealer Summit, registrations continue to arrive at a record pace. As of March 17, nearly 390 persons had registered.

The Conference/Summit will be held May 22-25 at the brand new JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, Ariz. It is sponsored by ADT Security Services, Inc. and endorsed by 15 industry organizations. Last year, the Conference/Summit – which is capped at 400 attendees – was sold out, and several company executives who were on the waiting list unfortunately were shut out. The same 400-person cap exists for this year’s event.

“If you haven’t sent in your registration yet, now is the time to act,” said NSGA President & CEO Jim Faltinek. “We have a block of rooms reserved at $129 per night, and when that is sold out – which it will be – the rates will go up to the standard rate of nearly $250 a night.”

The Conference/Summit sponsors include: Accusplit; ADT Security Services, Inc.; And 1; Gatorade; Global Brand Marketing, Inc. (Diesel, Pony and Nautica Footwear); W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.; Invista; Messe Munchen/ISPO; Mizuno USA Inc.; Mueller Sports Medicine; New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.; The NPD Group; NSGA Team Dealer Division; Russell Corporation’s Family of Authentic Athletic Brands (Russell Athletic, Spalding, Bike, Moving Comfort, Huffy Sports, American Athletic, Inc., and Brooks Sports); Schutt Sports; M.J. Soffe Company; Sporting Goods Business; Sporting Goods Dealer; Tour Edge Golf; and Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

Scholarships will be provided to retailers and dealers by: Alleson Athletic; All-Star Division of Ampac Enterprises, Inc.; American Sporting Goods Corp.; And 1; Athletic Dealers of America; Irwin Broh & Associates; Champion Athletic; Cramer Products, Inc.; Leisure Trends Group; McDavid Sports/Medical Products; New England Sporting Goods Agents Association; Rawlings Sporting Goods Co.; Russell Corporation’s Family of Authentic Athletic Brands (Russell Athletic, Spalding, Bike, Moving Comfort, Huffy Sports, American Athletic, Inc., and Brooks Sports); Skechers USA; Sof Sole; Sporting Goods Agents Association; Sportline; TAG Team Uniforms by TMMG; Team Athletic Goods, Inc.; Twin City Knitting Co., Inc.; and Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

The following organizations have endorsed the Conference/Summit: Athletic Dealers of America, Inc.; Canadian Sporting Goods Association; FEDAS (European Retailers Federation); Messe Munchen/ISPO; National Shoe Retailers Association; National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association; Nation’s Best Sports; New England Sporting Goods Agents Association; Sporting Goods Agents Association; Sports Distributors of Canada Limited; Sports, Inc.; Sports Specialists, Ltd.; Team Athletic Goods, Inc.; VDS (German Retailers Federation); and Worldwide Distributors, Inc.

For more information, contact Sue Wenderski or Chuck Suritz at NSGA, 847-296-6742; e-mail: info@nsga.org. Complete details of the Conference & Summit are available at www.nsga.org.