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March Newsletter

Registration open for commissioners meetings April 22-23 in NYC March 6, 2010

Registration is under way for APSE’s annual meetings with the commissioners and chief executives of the nation’s major sports organizations, scheduled for April 22 and 23 in New York City. The meetings are open to all members.

We do not have an official hotel, but APSE recommends using the Midtown East Courtyard by Marriott, 866 Third Ave. To register, call 800-894-6380 and say you are with Associated Press Sports Editors. The rate when last checked was $289.

Please e-mail Phil Kaplan at kaplan@knews.com if you or any other representatives are attending, including New York-area editors who plan to commute. We need an accurate head count to ensure we can accommodate all in our meeting rooms.

You also may call Kaplan at 865-755-6326 if you have any questions.

APSE Commissioners Meetings
April 22-23, 2010
New York City

Thursday, April 22

Meet in the hotel lobby at 10:30 a.m. Or go directly to the MLS office.

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Brunch

Major League Soccer

Commissioner Don Garber

420 Fifth Avenue, 7th floor. (corner of 37th Street and Fifth Avenue).

1-2:30 p.m.

National Basketball Association

Commissioner David Stern

645 Fifth Avenue, 19th floor. (Enter on either 51st or 52nd Street between Fifth and Madison, about 100 feet east of Fifth)

3:30-5 p.m.

Major League Baseball

Commissioner Bud Selig

245 Park Avenue, 31st floor (between 46th and 47th Streets)


Friday, April 23

Meet in the hotel lobby at 8:15 a.m.

9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

ESPN

Breakfast with George Bodenheimer, President, ESPN Inc. and ABC Sports; Co-chairman, Disney Media Networks and Vince Doria, former APSE President

Offices of ABC

77 West 66th Street ( between Central Park West and Columbus)

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

National Hockey League

Commissioner Gary Bettman

1185 Avenue of the Americas (between 46th and 47th streets)

1-2:30 p.m.

National Football League

Commissioner Roger Goodell

280 Park Avenue, 17th floor (between 48th and 49th Streets)

3:30-5 p.m.

NFLPA

DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director

Location to be determined

Phil Kaplan is president of APSE and Sports Editor of the Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel. You can reach him at kaplanp@knoxnews.com or (865) 342-6285. You also follow him at Twitter www.twitter.com/philkaplan or Facebook www.facebook.com

Officers

Michael Anastasi

Michael Anastasi

President
Salt Lake Tribune

Gerry Ahern

Gerry Ahern

First Vice President
USA Today

Tim Stephens

Tim Stephens

Second Vice President
Orlando Sentinel

BenBrigandi

Ben Brigandi

Third Vice President
Williamsport (Pa.)
Sun-Gazette

Jack Berninger

Jack Berninger

Executive Director
Richmond Times-Dispatch (retired)

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