The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) is returning to a familiar location with new dates for its 42nd Annual Management Conference & 8th Annual Team Dealer Summit.
Next years event will return to The Westin LaCantera Resort in San Antonio, Texas, the site of the 2000 Conference/Summit. The new dates will be May 21-24, 2006. For many years, NSGA has hosted the event the week prior to Memorial Day, and this date change returns the Conference to its traditional timeframe.
“As many of our members know, the Conference & Summit dates were originally May 7-10 at Hilton Head Island, S.C.,” said NSGA President & CEO Jim Faltinek. “In 2006, NSGA is planning a special dinner to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame, and the anticipated increase in attendance for that event and the Conference/Summit prompted us to re-evaluate our space needs.
“When it became clear that NSGA would not have access to the necessary meeting room space or the number of sleeping rooms that we would need at the hotel in Hilton Head, a change was made,” Faltinek said. “We were at this beautiful hotel in 2000, and those who attended loved the resort and golf course. Were looking forward to returning to the Hill Country of San Antonio again in 2006.”
Speakers, panelists, workshop leaders and moderators will be announced as they are confirmed.
