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leisure industry week 2011 Are you ready for LIW? We offer a sneak preview of what’s coming up at this year’s show L
eisure Industry Week returns to the Birmingham NEC this month for what promises to be an inspirational and innovative leisure industry showcase. A key highlight at the show this year
will be the launch of a dedicated Youth Engagement Zone in partnership with Fit for Sport and COMPASS, putting the leisure industry at the forefront of youth sports innovation. LIW 2011 will also see the introduction of the CPD
Masterclass Arena, powered by SkillsActive and sponsored by MYZONE and Quick Energy, along with the CPD Seminar Theatre also supported by SkillsActive. These exciting features will give visitors from the fi tness industry the opportunity to collect CPD points by booking onto training sessions and seminars for a taster of the industry’s latest training programmes and products. The whole LIW Education Village will offer an engaging and comprehensive education programme, with more than 150 hours of free seminar content.
new for 2011
With the tag line ‘Where Innovation Meets Inspiration’, LIW is set to introduce numerous new features and exhibitors. Portfolio director Jonny Sullens
highlights one of the reasons why the show is so exciting for the health and fi tness sector: “With the 2012 Olympics just around the corner, it’s an exciting year for the active leisure industry. To celebrate this once in a lifetime opportunity for the UK, we have joined forces with Technogym,
LIW will also showcase the industry’s leading health and
fi tness suppliers, demonstrating their products side by side. These exhibitors include Technogym, Precor, Life Fitness, Cybex International, Escape Fitness, Pulse Fitness and Keiser. With so many varied highlights at LIW this year, the
events team at UBM Live has created the new and eagerly anticipated LIW phone app to help visitors get the best out of the show. Details are available on the show website.
LIW: visitor information Venue:
Dates: Opening times:
NEC, Birmingham 20–22 September 2011 Tues 20 September, 10am – 5pm
Weds 21 September, 10am – 5pm Thurs 22 September, 10am – 4pm
Contact: Pre-register for the show for free at
www.liw.co.uk
who will be showcasing a special London 2012 Team GB-Paralympics GB area at the show. Participating clubs will get the chance to win equipment from the Olympic Village gym, and REPs-accredited trainers will be able to enter a competition to win a place as a trainer in the Olympic Village gym during the Olympics and Paralympics.” In another Olympics-related session,
Joe Ryan, director of Right Directions, will explain the simplicity of a successful health and safety management system. Right Directions has been contracted to deliver the Baseline Health and Safety
Management System for all London 2012 Olympic Park venues on behalf of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited (LOCOG). Ryan will show how a fi ve-step strategy can help your organisation meet regulatory health and safety requirements, and will demonstrate how he has used this process to take companies including the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority from a one- to a four-star British Safety Council award. Developing a positive safety culture is key to succeeding in the effective delivery of health and safety arrangements, Ryan says. He will explain not only how this approach can help implementation of the process, but also how to do it well and effi ciently.
Find out how Joe Ryan took Lee Valley from a one- to a four-star safety award 78 Read Health Club Management online at
healthclubmanagement.co.uk/digital
celebrating innovation Also new to the show is the FIA Spark of Innovation Showcase. Nominees for the 2011 FIA Spark of Innovation FLAME Award will be highlighted at the show, and the 2012 nomination process will be launched. The FIA Spark of Innovation Award, part of the Outstanding Performance Awards, is a new addition to the FLAME Awards and aims to highlight a club that has made a
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