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Establishing Industry Benchmarks for World Class Stadiums.

 
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10 Mar 2012

Today‘s sports facilities are relied upon to host more and varied events. Qatar, after winning the bid to host the FIFA 2022 World Cup, plans to set the benchmark for stadium development. The iconic nature of a stadium is usually defined by its design and sometimes by its key feature . The challenge for stadium owners and designers is to deliver the comfort and entertainment of home, combined with the excitement of the live atmosphere.

The conference Building World Class Stadiums, to be held on 14– 15 May 2012 in Doha – Qatar, will address topics on the latest design concepts, comfort level, techniques and materials used for building a stadium of tomorrow. The event intend to turn the attention of world's real estate and construction industry to the new design, trends, safety and security of world class stadiums.

Establishing Industry Benchmarks for World Class Stadiums.

The high level conference will gather top level decision makers from sports industry, governing bodies of sports associations and stadium developers to share their experiences as well as strategies. It aims to convene more than 100 participants under one roof to network with expert speakers, exhibitors and leading real estate company representatives.

Dan Meis, Senior Principal at FAIA Populous will address the conference on the key feature of building a stadia. “To be considered truly world class,a stadium must employ the very latest technology, fan comfort and safety in a structure so flexible in use, and iconic in presence, that one can imagine it standing and useful for hundreds of years, not unlike the Coliseum of Rome”.

The line up of speakers include: Federation of International Football Association, British Olympic Association (FIFA), Disability Matters, Populous, The Sports Business CIC, Qatar National Bank, Burnley Football Club, talkSPORT, Place Dynamix, Olympic Board of London2012 and German Football Association to name a few.

The conference will serve as a platform to bring together international, regional and local investors, architects and designers, real estate developers, governmental authorities and senior executives involved in the design and construction of 21stcentury stadium developments from Qatar and internationally.



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