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Dear Reader
Welcome to Sport Knowledge Australia (SKA)'s sixth newsletter.
We announce an exciting development in SKA’s short history – the establishment of a
physical presence in Melbourne.
The newsletter also features the SMAANZ - SKA Asia Pacific Sport Management Case Study Competition, SKA's recent meeting with the European Union, outcomes of our recent seminar "Fat Policy" and an exciting commercial partnership with one of Australia's leading education publishers.
Yours in sport,
Leighton Wood
Chief Executive
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SKA Growth Announced at Launch
Sport Knowledge Australia held a launch at Melbourne’s Telstra Dome on 20 March to make two of the most important
announcements in its two year history.
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Teaching & Learning Resources (TLR) Production Into Overdrive
Production of SKA’s teaching and learning product, “Science Through Sport”, is in full swing after agreement was reached with publisher Blake Education for Australian and New Zealand marketing and distribution rights.
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World’s Major Event Heavyweights Gather in Melbourne
Against the backdrop of Melbourne’s pride-stirring Bledisloe Cup clash in June, a group of management heavyweights, with expertise in running the world’s most prestigious events, will pass on their knowledge to the next generation of event professionals.
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Consensus Statement: “Fat Policy – Sport, Public Health and Education”
More than 30 senior professionals plus the five speakers in the areas of overweight and obesity, sport, physical
activity and policy participated in Sport Knowledge Australia’s "Fat Policy – Sport, Public Health and Education"
seminar in Sydney on 17 April and the outcomes were compelling.
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Getting More "Bang for Your Buck" - The Science of Sport Revenues
Two of the key revenue lines in any sport association’s budget belong to sponsorship and media rights. Sport Knowledge Australia
held a one day industry seminar addressing the challenges of sport sponsorship and revenues for sporting organisations and
businesses.
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Deakin Students WIN Asian Football Confederation Challenge
A pair of honours students from Melbourne’s Deakin University surpassed the efforts of an outstanding group of local
and international finalists from the Peoples Republic of China (Tianjin), Japan (Waseda), New Zealand (Unitech) and
Australia (Griffith) universities to be named the inaugural winners of Sport Knowledge Australia (SKA) and Sport
Management Association of Australia and New Zealand’s (SMAANZ) case study challenge.
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European Union Interest in SKA
Senior SKA personnel recently met with the European Union’s Commissioner for Education, Culture and Youth, Jan Figel and Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Bruno Julien, as part of the Commissioner’s tour of Australia.
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2nd Annual International Sport Facility Management Programme
Melbourne recently hosted leaders in establishment and operation of sporting facilities and venues at the second annual International Sport Facility Management from 27-30 March. Participants from 6 countries learnt about the 6 stages of facility management from feasibility to operations.
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