TIA TENNIS FORUM
The 5th annual TIA Tennis Forum
The 5th annual TIA Tennis Forum will be Friday, Aug. 24, from 6 to 7 p.m. on the ballroom level at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. The TIA Tennis Forum is part of the one-day Tennis Show, which also includes a tennis Exhibitor Show.
The TIA Tennis Forum will present the latest news about the state of the tennis industry, including participation, equipment sales data, grassroots initiatives, 10 and Under Tennis, and more. Importantly, the Forum will outline pathways to increasing the number of frequent players in the U.S., ways to better define and boost the economic growth and impact of the tennis industry, and effective ways to distribute clear, consistent messaging of health, fitness and the reasons to play tennis. The Forum also will include the 4th Annual Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, honoring coaching legend Nick Bollettieri.
Preceding the Tennis Forum will be the tennis Exhibitor Show from 3 to 6 p.m. The Exhibitor Show will reopen after the forum, from 7 to 9 p.m., and include a cocktail reception and prize drawings.
Attendees of the USTA's 42nd Annual USTA Tennis Teachers Conference, which begins the following morning (Saturday, August 25) and runs through August 27, are encouraged to attend the Tennis Show and TIA Tennis Forum on Friday. TTC attendees registering at the Grand Hyatt on Friday will receive two drink tickets to the Tennis Show cocktail reception.
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Tennis Industry Hall of Fame
4th Annual Tennis Industry HALL OF FAME
'To recognize those individuals who made a significant impact to our sport'
Tennis coaching legend Nick Bollettieri will be the newest inductee into the Tennis Industry Hall of Fame, which recognizes those individuals who have made a significant impact on tennis. Bollettieri will be honored at the 4th Annual Tennis Industry Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which will take place during the TIA Forum, part of The Tennis Show, on Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, at the Grand Hyatt New York.
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Previous inductees in the Tennis Industry Hall of Fame are Howard Head (2008), Dennis Van der Meer (2008), Alan Schwartz (2009), and Billie Jean King (2010). Plaques of the inductees are on permanent display at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI.
Join us at the Tennis Show on Friday, August 24, as the Exhibitor Show kicks off in the afternoon. Then the TIA Tennis Forum starts at 6:00p.m., featuring TIA President Jon Muir presenting key industry data and initiatives. The Forum will be followed by the Tennis Industry Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honoring Nick Bollettieri.
