2012 Conference Schedule

Sunday, February 19
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Golf Tournament 32-Person Tournament at Rancho Bernardo Inn's Championship Course
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sponsor Expo

Featured Sponsors:

Active, Competitor Group, Life Time Fitness, Ironman, Leslie Jordan, Inc.,  Ashworth Awards, Kimbia, Interbike, Mike Plant & Associates, Tri-California Events, Always Advancing, Maxwell Medals, Endurance Films, and MyLaps

1:00 PM - 7:00 PM Registration       
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Keynote 1 Triathlon, the Olympics and the role of the International Triathlon Union with ITU President Marisol Casado
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Panel Olympics and the Business of Triathlon with Gale Bernhardt, Michellie Jones, Steve Furniss, and Jimmy Riccitello
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Welcome Reception Presented by Competitor Group
Monday, February 20
6:00 AM - 7:00 AM Morning Workouts Choice of 2XU Morning Run (various distances) or ACTIVEX Fun Fitness Challenge
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast  
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration  
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sponsor Expo

Featured Sponsors:

Active, Competitor Group, Life Time Fitness, Ironman, Leslie Jordan, Inc.,  Ashworth Awards, Kimbia, Interbike, Mike Plant & Associates, Tri-California Events, Always Advancing, Maxwell Medals, Endurance Films, and MyLaps

8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Welcome  
8:10 AM - 8:30 AM President's Address Moving Forward with Triathlon America with Jack Caress, President of Triathlon America
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote 2 USAT's Vision for the Future of Triathlon and Q&A with Rob Urbach, CEO of USA Triathlon
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Break  
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Panel State Of The Sport with Melissa Merson (Executive Director of National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity), Charlie Patten (CEO, Rev3 Triathlon Series), and TJ Murphy (Editorial Director of Triathlete & Inside Tri Magazines)
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Breakout Sessions
  • Using Online Technology to Boost Your Business - Ben Greenfield
  • Building A Successful Marketing Campaign - Kristin Carol (VP Marketing, The Active Network)
11:00 AM- 12:00 PM Panel Importance Of Triathlon Clubs To The Business Of Triathlon
12:00 PM - 1:20 PM Lunch Presented by Ironman
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM General Session Triathlon America and The Active Network Market Research Survey with Dave Alberga, CEO The Active Network
2:50 PM - 4:00 PM Panel One Less Car with Paul Steely White (Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives in New York City), Everett Hauser (Assistant Transportation Specialist at County of San Diego), and Bruno Maier (Vice President, Bikes Belong Coalition)
4:00 - 5:00 PM Panel Inside Sponsorship with Casey Cortese (VP Sponsorships and Community Relations at Janus), Greg Lucia (Brand Integration Director for Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. at Saatchi & Saatchi), and Tim Moxey (CEO, blueseventy)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Reception Legends of Triathlon Ron Smith Reception
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Awards/Banquet The Triathlon America Awards Celebration Presented by The Active Network
Tuesday, February 21
6:00 AM - 7:00 AM Morning Workouts Choice of 2XU Morning Run (various distances) or ACTIVEX Fun Fitness Challenge
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast  
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sponsor Expo

Featured Sponsors:

Active, Competitor Group, Life Time Fitness, Ironman, Leslie Jordan, Inc.,  Ashworth Awards, Kimbia, Interbike, Mike Plant & Associates, Tri-California Events, Always Advancing, Maxwell Medals, Endurance Films, and MyLaps

8:15 AM - 9:30 AM Panel

Marketing to Women with Dan Schorr (CEO Start to Finish Marketing), Kebby Holden (SOAS Racing), and Tanya Maslach (Chief TRIbal Officer at Go TRIbal)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Panel The Best Writers in Endurance Sports - Matt Fitzgerald (Iron War), Marty Dugard (To Be A Runner), and Scott Tinely
  Book Signing Immediately following the panel, Matt Fitzgerald and Marty Dugard will be available for book signing of their books Iron War and To Be A Runner
10:30 PM - 10:45 PM Break  
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote Andrew Messick- CEO, World Triathlon Corp.
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Open Discussion Hot Topics of Triathlon with Dan Empfield and Seton Claggett, moderated by Mike Reilly
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch  

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SOAS Racing designs high-quality, stylish women's triathlon apparel. Our outfits are all about fashion, fit and function. SOAS is the intersection of performance and fashion for women in endurance sports.


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