2008 CASL VisitRaleigh.com National Soccer Series Is Nominated for a SportsTravel Award
Thursday, August 13, 2009, 8pm
August 14, 2009
From SportsTravel Magazine
2008 CASL VisitRaleigh.com National Soccer Series Is Nominated for a SportsTravel Award
SportsTravel magazine has announced that the 2008 CASL VisitRaleigh.com National Soccer Series has been nominated for a 2009 SportsTravel Award. Events are nominated and then voted upon by the readers of SportsTravel, the sports world's event magazine. Criteria for nomination and voting include superior organization of and attendance at the event, a superior experience for the competitors and/or spectators at the event, and how the site or venue served to enhance the event. Final balloting is open through September 14, 2009. Winners will be announced at the TEAMS 2009 Conference & Expo, October 13-17, 2009, in New Orleans.
"Since the location of the event is a major part of the criteria for being nominated, the people of Raleigh should take great pride in knowing that an event held in their city is being recognized for its excellence," said Timothy Schneider, publisher of SportsTravel magazine, which organizes the TEAMS Conference & Expo. "SportsTravel readers are the leaders of the sports-event industry and they really know what it takes to execute a high-quality athletic event," said Schneider. "The SportsTravel Awards program is an opportunity for them to honor their peers and the cities that host sporting events for a job well done."
Official ballots are available in the August and September issues of SportsTravel magazine. Readers may also find more information and vote online at http://www.SportsTravelMagazine.com. The ballot includes nominees in amateur, collegiate and professional categories. Awards in those three categories will be given for best single-sport event, best multi-sport or multi-discipline event, and best sports event series or circuit. Voters will also pick best new sports event and an overall Sports Event of the Year from among the nominated events.
The TEAMS 2009 Conference and Expo is the world's largest annual gathering for the sports event and sports-related travel industry. For further information or to register, visit http://www.TEAMSconference.com.
TEAMS and SportsTravel are owned by Schneider Publishing, the Los Angeles-based company that also publishes Association News magazine. The group travel markets served by Schneider Publishing generate 106 million room nights annually. For further information, please call toll-free (877) 577-3700.