SportAccord Convention Official Signing Ceremony Takes Place in Thailand with Host City Bangkok
June 7, 2017
SportAccord Convention confirmed that the official signing ceremony took place today with Host City ‘Bangkok’ for the 16th edition of the Convention to be held from 15 – 20 April 2018.
The signing event was carried out at the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) building with Nis Hatt, Managing Director of SportAccord Convention, H.E. General Tanasak Patimapragorn, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, and H.E. Mrs Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, the Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand.
“Hosting the SportAccord Convention in Bangkok enables us to reach out to all the International Sport Federations and those organisations involved in the business of sport to share our sports tourism vision as well as enabling delegates to experience all that Thailand has to offer,” said Mrs Kobkarn.
Commenting on Bangkok becoming the next Host City, Nis Hatt said, “SportAccord Convention is delighted for the Convention to come to Bangkok, Thailand, and our host should be commended for their dedication and passion in bringing the Convention here, which in turn will support both the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT), and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in their future development goals”
The overarching theme for the sixteenth edition of the SportAccord Convention will focus on marketing and sponsorship with further details being revealed once registration opens in June.
The Convention will also see new initiatives including a 3-day sports festival where all International Federations along with their National Federations will be invited to take part.
In addition, the event is being promoted as a ‘family affair’, thus making Thailand the vacation destination for delegates and their families in 2018.
Bangkok was announced as the next Host City during the spectacular SAC2017 Opening Ceremony in Aarhus, Denmark, this year’s European Capital of Culture.