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Illinois State University Sport Management Symposium

What: Second annual ISU Sport Management Symposium

When: Friday, February 24, 2012

Where: Bloomington, Illinois

Keynote Speaker: San Diego Padres executive and sport marketing guru Dan Migala

Other speakers:

  • Matt Difebo – VP, IMG College Ticket Solutions
  • Mary Pink – Associate Athletic Director of Marketing, Iowa State Athletics
  • Erin Harvego – VP Marketing, Big Ten Network
  • Jeff Jurgella – General Manager, Badger Sport Properties-Wisconsin Athletics
  • Gary Friedman – Director of Athletics, Illinois State Athletics
  • Marty Hickman – Executive Director, Illinois High School Association

Cost: $25 (includes lunch and an internship fair). Registration form is embedded below.

Symposium Registration Form

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.