ESSMA supported the French Professional Football League – LFP – with a Belgian stadium tour for 30 representatives from 13 clubs. The delegation visited KV Oostende, Royal Antwerp FC, KAA Gent, KV Mechelen and STVV to listen and learn how they are managing topics within CRM, hospitality, ticketing, construction and revenue generation.
On October 22, VTB Arena Park, home of FC Dynamo Moscow, officially announced the completion of the first construction phase; the new football pitch and tribunes of the reconstructed “Dynamo” stadium. The stadium is planned to be fully operational in April 2018 while the first match is scheduled for 5 June 2018.
This month marks the end of the ESSMA Advisory Committee role of Mickel Lauritsen. He has done an outstanding job for the past 3 years shaping the Safety and Security cluster to what it is today. ESSMA thanks him for his work and commitment in the message from the Executive Committee.
Constructions on Baku Olympic Stadium and its training centre finished in February 2015. It is a multifunctional stadium with full football and athletic facilities onsite. Additionally, the stadium can host any other type of events (corporate events, concerts etc.).
This year’s Safety & Security Management Workshop was organised at Signal Iduna Park, home of Borussia Dortmund. Over 60 members from 14 countries could learn more about crowd management, pyrotechnics, ingress and egress and other safety & security related topics.
ESSMA is pleased to announce Novarea as new Corporate Partner. Novarea is an independent testing laboratory and engineering office specialised in landscaping, environmental studies related to soil and water and all sport surfaces, both indoor and outdoor.
The Digital Sports Day took place Tuesday 31 October in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Around 500 sports professionals were present to gain insights in digital marketing and the online landscape in sports. Discover key takeaways on social platforms, fan experience and big data.
ESSMA took part in the Digital Sports Day 2017 which was organised in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The focus of this one-day event was on digital marketing and the online landscape in the sports industry. Twenty digital experts shared their know-how and insights to 500 participants from the Netherlands and Belgium.