The 2007 Road Race Management Race Directors' Meeting and Trade Exhibit will be held Nov. 8-10 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 Resort. Note that these are revised dates from those originally published.

Join us at the world’s foremost, oldest, and most prestigious race directors’ meeting and trade exhibit. Network with many of the sport’s prominent and best-known event directors, sponsors, national running media, sports organizations, and your fellow race directors.

Take advantage of this annual unique opportunity to upgrade and improve your event. Learn, talk, socialize, debate and exchange ideas with race officials just like yourself. Expose yourself to innovative marketing ideas that can help you recruit new and retain existing sponsors. 

Race directing in the 21st century offers significant opportunities as well as growing challenges. If you don’t continually improve your skills, you and your event risk being left behind. That’s why each year Road Race Management recruits many of the sports most experienced and articulate leaders who will share their secrets of success with you. Learn how they cope with new challenges and improve their events year after year. 

Please join us in Ft. Lauderdale at the beautiful Hyatt Pier 66 Resort and Marina. Think about spending an extra day to enjoy the pools, boating and fishing or nearby golf in this tropical oasis located on a marina surrounded by spectacular yachts. 

Questions? Contact Jeff Darman at jdarman@kennett.net, (610-925-1976).

Details of the 2007 Meeting are still being finalized and will be posted here as soon as they become available. In the meantime, the 2006 Meeting Schedule and Faculty should give you some idea of the types of sessions we offer and the quality of our faculty.

Who Should Attend?
Race directors, officials of races of all sizes, sponsors, agents, public relations and event marketing professionals, media, and exhibitors with an interest in the road running marketplace.

The Program
The entire faculty prepares fully in advance, often surveying races around the country to bring you topical, in-depth information in all our seminars. The 2007 schedule has not yet been set. Click here to view the 2006 Meeting Schedule.

The Trade Show
Race officials have a chance to "shop" for all their needs at the two-day Race Directors' Trade Exhibit. The show provides a very efficient way to see what's new for race directors and running clubs, and to meet people you may have been talking to on the phone for years. 

Networking
The weekend offers numerous informal gatherings--including the Atlanta Track Club continental breakfast, Gasparilla Distance Classic Coffee Breaks, Gatorade Breaks, Keynote Luncheon, and Running Times/World's Best 10K and Road Race Management evening receptions--to renew acquaintances, make new friends and learn from your colleagues in a relaxed resort atmosphere.

See the Sights
Think about spending an extra day to enjoy the three pools, sailing, fishing or nearby golf in this tropical oasis (golf packages are available through the hotel). Our meeting headquarters is located in the yachting capital of the world on a marina surrounded by spectacular yachts.

Give a Key Worker a Real Perk
Many race committees reward committee members with a trip to this meeting. It's a great way to give a volunteer a special treat while rejuvenating them for next year's race. Take advantage of our special five for four offer.

Special Five for Four Registration Offer
Any race committee, club or company that registers five people by October 8th may register the fifth person free. Payment and all five registrations must be transmitted together by October 8th to qualify--all registrants must be members of the sponsoring organization. 

Supported in Part By

2006 Registrants

Click Here for a list of those who registered in 2006.

Faculty Listing for the 2006 RRM Race Directors' Meeting and Trade Exhibit

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

Pam Balcke
Associate Editor, Road Race Management newsletter; Director of Internet Operations, Running Times; Webmaster, ACLI Capital Challenge and Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run

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

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

Bill Orr
Elite Athlete Coordinator, Credit Union Cherry Blossom, Los Angeles 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

Tracey 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

Registration Information

You may e-mail a request for a brochure by Clicking Here.

Fees

Fees and registration information will be posted here in March.

Hotel
Special rates available to RRM Meeting attendees (reserve by September 30th for special rate): $169 single or double, Hyatt Pier Sixty-Six, 2301 SE 17th St. Causeway, Ft. Lauderdale, FL  33316, 800-554-9288 or 954-525-6666 (Mention Road Race Management Meeting).

Special Airfare
United Airlines has been designated the official carrier for the Road Race Management Race Directors’ Meeting and offers a discount off certain fares valid for travel from the United States, Caribbean, Canada and Mexico.  Discounts are valid between October 9th –18th 2006. Plan ahead and receive an additional discount by ticketing at least 30 days in advance. To obtain discount, you or your travel agent should call United at 800.521.4041, refer to Road Race Management meeting ID #529V V.