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2010 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference – SPORTS AGENT BLOG
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2010 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Before I go into the details of this event, please realize that it is completely sold out.  They do have a waiting list, which you can place your name onto, if you are so interested.  The only option on the waiting list is to register as a non-student for $200 (again, only if you are selected off of the waiting list).

What: 2010 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

When: Saturday, March 06, 2010 (7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.)

Where: Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) – map

Conference Goal: To provide a forum to discuss the increasing role of analytics in the sports industry.

Panels:

This Conference has one of, if not the, richest group of panelists that I have ever seen at an event.  If you do have a chance to make it off of the waiting list, the $200 may be well worth it.

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.