CHARLOTTE-AREA SPORTS EXECUTIVES TO GATHER & NETWORK FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER:

Sports Tackles Cancer is an industry-wide fundraising program that unites sports business executives AND sports fans in the fight against cancer. 100% of the funds raised are donated to the American Cancer Society - the program's beneficiary. Wednesday, August 4, 2010 5:30 - 8:00pm Cocktail Reception/Networking Night EVENT CO-HOSTED BY: Jennifer Karpf President, National Sports Marketing Network Founder, Sports Tackles Cancer Marcus Smith President/General Manager, Charlotte Motor Speedway President, Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) The Speedway Club Charlotte Motor Speedway 5555 Concord Pkwy. South, Charlotte $25.00 / NSMN member 100% of the ticket fee is donated to the American Cancer Society. 100% of your gift is tax-deductible. This is a private event hosted by National Sports Marketing Network (NSMN). Business attire is required. Open to Members Only Advance online reservations are required EVENT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE. Please call 212-227-1300. MORE ABOUT OUR HOST: CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY For more than fifty years, Charlotte Motor Speedway has set the standard for motorsports entertainment and evolved into “The Greatest Place to See the Race.”Nestled in the heart of NASCAR country, Charlotte Motor Speedway is the only race vacation destination where fans can totally immerse themselves in the sport. Not only can visitors attend one-of-a-kind spectacles such as the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, Coca-Cola 600 and Bank of America 500, fans can tour the many race team shops located in the region, visit the sparkling new NASCAR Hall of Fame and get behind the wheel of an 800-horsepower stock car through one of the many driving schools based at the superspeedway. Nicknamed the “Mecca of Motorsports,” the Charlotte Motor Speedway complex includes the legendary 1.5-mile superspeedway, zMAX Dragway and The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Combined, the three facilities host major-league NASCAR, NHRA and World of Outlaws events; gigantic AutoFairs for car enthusiasts; a 10-week Summer Shootout Series for Legend Car and Bandolero racing; a Street Drag & Brag Series and a Monster Truck Show. Through every event and through every decade, one con­stant remains for the staff and complex that is Charlotte Motor Speedway – to always put FANS FIRST and create memories that will last a lifetime for all that pass through the gates. Welcome to “The Greatest Place to See the Race!” MORE ABOUT OUR HOST: THE SPEEDWAY CLUB The Speedway Club is a semi private sports themes venue designed to give NASCAR enthusiasts, local Event Planners and area residents an exceptional choice for dining and entertainment at Charlotte Motor Speedway. With one of the largest private membership rosters in the US, the Club has members across the country and even an international roster. Also a popular event location, the Speedway Club is known for delicious cuisine and attentive service unusual in the world today. MORE ABOUT SPORTS TACKLES CANCER Organized by the National Sports Marketing Network (NSMN), the industry trade association, Sports Tackles Cancer is the first charitable program of its kind to encourage sports executives across the country to use their resources to help create additional awareness about cancer and to raise money. Through national outreach to sports business professionals, teams, leagues, sports sponsors and sports fans, Sports Tackles Cancer promotes the services of the American Cancer Society; initiates meetings between sports industry leadership and ACS leadership; hosts sports industry networking events to raise money and creates additional awareness of the Hope Lodges. Sports Tackles Cancer encourages creative fundraising programs and recognizes the individual and corporate sports industry leaders who take a stand in their public support of the program. Individual and corporate giving is welcome. Ask today how you and your company can help! Visit www.sportstacklescancer.com to learn more and make a donation.

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American Public University
AOL, LLC
Apex Performance
Bank of America (corporate member)
Baseball America (corporate member)
Bobcats Sports & Entertainment (corporate plus member)
Brand Connections, Inc.
BRANDTHINK (corporate member)
Breaking Limits Marketing (corporate member)
Breakout Marketing
Bulldawg Marketing, Inc.
Burke Communications, Inc.
CAP Sports Group
Carhartt, Inc.
Carolinas HealthCare System (corporate member)
Centurions, Inc.
Charlotte 49ers (corporate member)
Charlotte Center City Partners
Charlotte Motorspeedway (patron member)
Cherry Promotions
Cintas
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
College Gametime Network
Connecting the Dots, by Nancy Davis, LLC
Corporate Communication Solutions
Davidson College Athletics
Dell Sports
Driving 101, LLC
Elevation Group of Companies (corporate member)
ESP, Inc
Events to Remember, Inc.
Focus Fan Photos (corporate member)
G & G Outfitters
Genesis Advantage
Global Performance Group 
GolinHarris
Greenville Drive
Greer and Walker, LLP (corporate member)
HB&M Sports (corporate member)
HGC, LLC (corporate member)
Hendrick Motorsports (corporate member)
High Rock Raceway
Hilton Charlotte Center City
Hilton University Place
Holiday Inn Center City
HOPSports Inc.
Ignite Sports
IMG (corporate member)
Integrity Sports Marketing
IRWIN Tools
ISP Sports
JHE Production Group (corporate member)
Jeff Gordon Racing School (corporate member)
Jimmie Johnson Racing
Johnson & Wales University
JR Motorsports (corporate member)
Just Marketing International (corporate member)
k2forma, Inc.
Legiandi, Inc.
Make-A-Wish Foundation
McCants Communications Group, Inc.
MMA Consulting Group
Mike Calinoff, Inc.
Millennia Solutions
Millsport Motorsports (patron member)
Monster Media
NASCAR (patron member)
NASCAR Media Group (corporate member)
Octagon (supporting member)
Official NASCAR Members Club
Old Course Experience
PGO
Peerless Direct Marketing
Performance PR Plus (corporate member)
Press Pass Inc.
Private Sports Consulting
Ralph Sutton Designs (corporate plus member)
Richard Petty Motorsports (corporate member)
Roush Fenway Racing (corporate member)
SAC, Inc. (corporate member)
SAFIRE Sports Inc.
Show Pros Entertainment Services, Inc.
South Charlotte Sports, LLC
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (patron member)
Sports Image
SportsMark Management
Sports Systems
Sports Media Challenge (corporate member)
ST Motorsports (corporate member)
Standard Register Corporation
Stock Car Steel and Aluminum
Street & Smith's Sports Group
Synergy5
Taylor (corporate member)
The Coaches Edge, LLC
The Dale Earnhardt Foundation
The Goss Agency
The Wheeler Company
Ticketreturn LLC
TNBA4Sports
TRG Motorsports (corporate member)
UNC Charlotte / Sports Marketing MBA Program
Visit Charlotte
Visit Lake Norman
Wells Fargo (corporate member)
Western Associates
Wood Brothers Racing
World Racing Group
WSOC-TV

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Past Events / Charlotte Chapter

JANUARY 2010
THE EVOLUTION & ROLE OF ROI IN SPORTS: WHY MEASUREMENT SHOWS SPORTS SPONSORSHIP IS A MAJOR ELEMENT OF THE MARKETING MIX

Event Sponsor:

Discussion Leaders:

MODERATOR: Dockery Clark
Ray Bednar Senior Vice President & Sports Sponsorship Executive Bank of America	Michael Robichaud Vice President, Global Sponsorships MasterCard Worldwide
Simon Wardle Senior Vice President Octagon	Brian Williams Senior Vice President, Digital Marketing & CRM Kaleidoscope & General Motors R*Works

JULY 2009
THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY & HOW IT IMPACTS THE SPORTS INDUSTRY

Event Sponsors:

Discussion Leaders:

CO-MODERATOR: Mark Dyer Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning & Development IMG	CO-MODERATOR: Greg Economou President BRANDTHINK
Ray Bednar Senior Vice President & Sports Sponsorship Executive Bank of America	Marshall Carlson President Hendrick Motorsports
Mark Coughlin Executive Vice President Octagon	Blake Davidson Managing Director, Licensing NASCAR
Tom Lamb Vice President, Marketing Lowe’s	Brian Mieth Vice President, Sports & Entertainment ICON International, an Omnicom Company
John Miller Vice President, Business Development Rusty Wallace Racing	Hunter Nickell President SPEED

NOVEMBER 2008
THE STATE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN SPORTS: WHAT EVERY SPORTS MARKETERS NEEDS TO KNOW TO GENERATE REVENUE, INCREASE FAN BASE, SELL MERCHANDISE AND ATTRACT NEW BUSINESS TODAY

Speakers:

Moderator: Eric Dudley President WebsiteBiz
Matthew Hong Vice President & GM Sports Digital, Turner Sports [NASCAR.com]	Jim McPhilliamy Senior Vice President, Brand Marketing Bobcats Sports & Entertainment
Kelly Perdew CEO Rotohog.com	Pete Vlastelica CEO Yardbarker

JULY 2008
SUMMER NETWORKING RECEPTION

Sponsored by:

DECEMBER 2007
"SPORT &SCANDAL: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND HOW WE PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE"
Speakers:
-Kyle Caddell, Director of Sponsor Sales and Services, Carolina Panthers
- B.J. Evans, Director of Basketball Communications, Charlotte Bobcats
- Alan R. Miller, Attorney-at-large, Law Offices of Alan R. Miller (Clients include: Jimmie Johnson, Erin Crocker, Danica Patrick,
Clint Bowyer, Casey Mears, Helio Castroneves, David Gilliland, and Adrian Fernandez)
- David Poole, Motorsports Writer, Charlotte Observer/ Co-Host, “Morning Drive”, Sirius NASCAR Radio
Moderator:
-Steve Beuerlein, NFL & College Analyst, CBS (former NFL Quarterback/ Owner, Charlotte Fitness Equipment) www.charlottefit.com

JULY 2007
CHARLOTTE CHAPTER - OPENING EVENT:
"THE STATE OF SPORTS BUSINESS IN CHARLOTTE"
We thank the Charlotte sports business community for their tremendous support of the new chapter. NSMN welcomed more than 600 new members onsite at this first Charotte Chapter event so we are off to a great start! With special thanks to our speakers, members and the management at Bobcats Arena.

Speakers:

Opening Remarks: The Honorable Patrick L McCrory Mayor, City of Charlotte
Moderator: Chuck Howard CBS Radio Charlotte	Jeff Beaver Executive Director Charlotte Regional Sports Commission
Ray Bednar Senior Vice President & Sports Sponsorship Executive Bank of America	Mark Richardson President Panthers Football, LLC
H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler President Lowe’s Motor Speedway	Fred Whitfield President & COO Bobcats Sports & Entertainment

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