June 30, 2006

Contact: Jeff Darman
610.925.1976

ROAD RACE MANAGEMENT RACE DIRECTORS’ MEETING 
AND TRADE EXHIBIT SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER

Fort Lauderdale, Florida will again play host to the Road Race Management Race Directors’ Meeting and Trade Show, October 12-14.  Thousands of race officials, corporate sponsors, advertising and public relations executives, and others interested in road running have attended this annual fall gathering since it started in 1983.  

“Advance interest is higher than ever so we expect a great turnout at the meeting and trade show,” said meeting coordinator Jeff Darman.  “Fort Lauderdale offers a great destination for event directors not only to obtain valuable information, but also as a great spot to unwind and network,” he added.

The weekend offers informal “networking” opportunities and race officials also get a chance to “shop” for all their equipment and service needs at the two-day Trade Exhibit, held in conjunction with the meeting.  Exhibits include clocks, awards, competitor numbers, banners, fencing, finish-line services, computer products and web services, t-shirts, jackets and other apparel, magazines and photographic services.

Sessions will include information on medical planning, the power of the web, post-race sponsor reports, the world of elite athletes, event and club legal issues and as always the trade show will feature a wide variety of products and exhibitors. The full program is available at www.rrm.com/meeting/meetsched.htm. Keynote speaker will be Julia Emmons who is retiring after her more than 20 year reign as Atlanta Track Club Executive Director and Peachtree Road Race Director.  

The Road Race Management meeting is supported in part by the Atlanta Track Club, Bank of America Gasparilla Distance Classic, BKB Ltd., Electric City Printing, Gatorade, Leslie Jordan, Inc., MarathonFoto, MarathonGuide.com, Marathon Printing, Running Times and the World’s Best 10K.  

Faculty

Heidi Abegg 
Attorney with Webster, Chamberlain & Bean (Washington, DC); member, Indiana, Florida and DC bars

Pam Balcke
Associate Editor, Road Race Management; Director of Internet Operations, Running Times; webmaster, ACLI Capital Challenge and Credit Union Cherry Blossom

Jeff Darman
Marketing Consultant (Moving Comfort and Running Times); Director, ACLI Capital Challenge; past President RRCA

Julia Emmons
Executive Director, Atlantic Track Club; Director Peachtree Road Race; former member Atlanta City Council

Bill Orr
Elite Athlete Coordinator, Credit Union Cherry Blossom, LA Marathon, Quad City Times, Bix 7

Bill Roberts, MD
Medical Director, Twin Cities Marathon; President, American Road Race Medical Society; Associate Professor, University of Minnesota; Past President, American College of Sports Medicine

Tracy Russell
Director, Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K and Suntrust Richmond Marathon; MarathonFoto/Road Race Management Race Director of the Year (2005)

Sean Ryan
Director, Cellcom Green Bay Marathon and Door County Triathlon; Marketing Instructor, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Phil Stewart
Editor and Publisher, Road Race Management; Director, Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile