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Ride the
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub
Association is a not-for-profit trade association Red Carpet!
open to investor-owned and member-owned
fitness, racquet and athletic facilities. Associate
memberships are available to manufacturers
or suppliers of products and services of use
to IHRSA members.
Welcome to IHRSA’s 29th Annual International
800-228-4772 USA & Canada
617-951-0055 International
Convention and Trade Show in San Diego! I
617-951-0056 FAX
www.ihrsa.org opened my first club in 1979, attended my first
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info@ihrsa.org IHRSA convention in 1980, and have been here
IHRSA Board of Directors
every year since. I consider it a personal impera-
David Patchell-Evans: Chairperson
GoodLife Fitness Clubs
tive and a prerequisite for professional success.
519-661-0190 ext. 238
Lynne Brick: Brick Bodies Fitness
410-252-8058
The IHRSA convention experience is always new, and, each time,
Rick Beusman: Saw Mill Club I come away with at least one outstanding idea that has a positive
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impact on my business. This year, I’m bringing along 40 of my
Bob Shoulders: Fayetteville Athletic Club
Canadian employees, some of whom will have traveled more than
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3,000 miles, and I consider it a wise and worthwhile investment.
Mike Raymond: Curves International
I expect to head home with 40 great ideas—at the very least!
254-399-9285
Some attendees will cover twice that distance and won’t
Susan Cooper: BodyBusiness Health Club & Spa
ever have cause to regret it. IHRSA intends to roll out the red
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carpet like never before, and will be devoting a great deal of
Art Curtis: Millennium Partners
Sports Club Management, LLC
attention to its long-distance international delegates. The
David Patchell-Evans
617-476-8910
IHRSA Chairperson
lineup of trade-show exhibitors, for example, attests to the
Sandy Hoeffer: Western Athletic Clubs
truly global nature of this event. From China, we have the
415-901-9243 Zhejiang Hope Sports Equipment Co., Ltd.; from Germany, C+P
David Hardy: Franvest Capital Partners Mobelsysteme Gmbh & Co.; from Italy, Technogym; from Israel, GymTek;
780-953-4273
from New Zealand, Les Mills International; from Singapore, 3D Art Pte, Ltd.,
Kilian Fisher: ILAM Dynaforce; and from Taiwan, Tung Keng Enterprise Co., Ltd.
+ 353 (0) 45 902235
I suspect the deals you’ll enjoy on the trade-show floor will more than
Chuck Runyon: Anytime Fitness
offset all of your travel and other convention-related expenses.
651-438-5000
For club operators, this unique, one-of-a-kind gathering offers a rich, well-
Kay Yuspeh: Elite Fitness & Racquet Clubs
rounded experience: a perfect marriage of educational sessions, business
262-786-0880
networking, social activities, and serious shopping. Attend as many keynote
Bill McBride: Club One
415-477-3000
addresses, seminars, and workshops as you possibly can, and evaluate best
practices that have been developed throughout the world. Learn about the
Gene LaMott: Ex-officio
TW Holdings
latest ideas and most promising innovations with respect to technology,
360-877-3915 revenue growth, emerging markets, competitive strategies, performance
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motivation, workplace health programs, new “green” initiatives, etc.
LATIN AMERICA
Come armed with a stack of business cards and be prepared to explore
Richard Bilton: Companhia Athletica intriguing opportunities. Connect and do business!
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But don’t miss out on the fun. Be sure to participate in the early-morning
workouts; the 90-minute Zumbathon gala to benefit Augie’s Quest on
March 11; the 5th Annual Augie’s BASH, a cocktail reception, dinner, and
show to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), on
March 12; and the scenic San Diego Harbor cruise on March 13.
Every day at IHRSA’s convention and trade show is filled, from daybreak
to sunset, with appealing and promising possibilities.
Clearly, it’s about what you get while you’re there; but, even more impor-
tantly, it’s about what you get to take home.
—|
– David “Patch” Patchell-Evans,
patch@goodlifefitness.com
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