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1996 SPORT SUMMIT SET FOR ATLANTA

     The 18th annual "Sport Summit" will be held Feb. 1-2 at the
Atlanta Hilton and Towers -- the first time the annual gathering
will be in Atlanta, and in conjunction with "The Super Show,"
which begins Feb. 4.  Topics will include on-site marketing
during the Olympics; life after the '96 games; league labor
strife; growth of minor league sports; PSL's; parasitic
marketing; sports in cyberspace; success of auto racing; team and
player licensing; and the future of college sports.  Speakers
will include:  DR. LEROY WALKER, President, USOC; JOHN KRIMSKY,
Dep. Sec. General, USOC; HARVEY SCHILLER, President, Turner
Sports; LEIGH STEINBERG, Steinberg & Moorad; DAVID FALK,
President, F.A.M.E.; TERDEMA USSERY, President, Nike Sports
Management; BILL STRICKLAND, President, IMG Basketball; GREG
CLIFTON, COO, Bob Woolf Associates; ALEX NIEROTH, Managing Dir,
Clarion Performance Properties; DON GIBSON, VP/GM, MLB
Properties; ERIC SCHULTZ, Dir/Olympic Marketing, Coca-Cola, USA;
SCOTT SMYTHE, VP, VISA; JEFFREY POLLACK, Publisher, THE SPORTS
BUSINESS DAILY; MARK KIDD, Pres/National Sports Group, Host
Communications.  Registration fee is $945, or $845 if received by
Nov 10.  Sponsorship, exhibition, and advertising opportunities
are still available.  For additional information contact Jim Rice
at E.J. Krause & Associates, (301) 986-7800.

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