USL AGM Opens on Clearwater Beach
December 10, 2014 - United Soccer League Championship (USL) News Release
TAMPA, Fla. - The 2014 United Soccer Leagues Annual General Meeting (AGM) got underway Wednesday as the first meetings of the four-day event kicked off at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa. The proceedings will ramp up Thursday and Friday as USL's more than 100 franchises, league partners and soccer executives from throughout the world travel to Clearwater Beach, Florida for the annual event.
The USL AGM is a celebration of a year of accomplishments and professional growth as well as an important working and educational weekend. The annual gathering features operational, best practices and scheduling meetings, with sports industry leaders on hand to educate USL teams about emerging trends and the latest technology available in the sports business world.
The highlight of the event will be the annual team and executive awards presentations at the USL Hall of Fame Awards Dinner.
"The work that is done at the AGM is always crucial to the future success of our leagues, and it will be even more important this year due to the unprecedented growth our leagues are experiencing," USL President Tim Holt said. "This is an opportunity for the team owners and executives who have made USL's leagues so successful to not only hear from some of the top business leaders in the sports world, but share their ideas for how we can continue to stay at the forefront of soccer in North America."
The 2014 USL AGM will include individual league meetings and seminars related to driving revenue and sponsorship, ticket sales, brand insights, social media and fan engagement, broadcast operations, and marketing and communications, among other topics.
The annual USL Hall of Fame Awards Dinner concludes Friday's festivities as the teams gather to honor the teams and executives for their performances during 2014 and the induction ceremony for the USL Hall of Fame. The AGM concludes Saturday evening.
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