2009 
London 2012 events days
http://www.london2012.com/get-involved/open-weekend/event-search.php
London 2012 are holding events days all over Britain to encourage national pride and get people together.
On 24-26 July, organisations across the UK will be opening their doors, giving you the chance to try something new, open your eyes, open your mind.
From 'scratch and sniff' cinema to an inside view of the English National Ballet; trying a new language to having a go at beach volleyball.
2009
Gearing up for 2012: Body Protection in Sport
http://events.imeche.org/EventView.aspx?EventID=489
Thursday 17 September 2009
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Hinton Room
1 Birdcage Walk
London
SW1H 9JJ United Kingdom
2009
Sport and technology conference
http://www.sportandtechnology.com/
SportBusiness is proud to announce the fifth annual Sport and Technology – The Conference. This seminal event is returning to the state-of-the art facilities at BT Centre in London on Thursday, 4 June 2009.
The conference will bring together an array of sports properties and technology/digital solutions providers to discuss what’s hot and what’s not in the fast-paced world of technology and sport.
2009
Sports Industry Awards 2009
http://www.sportsindustry.biz/
The shortlist for the Sports Industry Awards 2009 has been released. The shortlist for the best technical innovation is as follows: Aqua Sphere - Vista Cross-Swim Goggles; Everton FC - Everton Bluetooth; HI-TEC - HI-TEC featuring ion mask; Johnson & Johnson - The Road to Beijing; Speedo - Speedo LZR Racer.
2009
Red dot sports awards
For those of you who have an interest in sports design, the latest red dot awards concerning sports have been judged and are found at this link.
2009
Touch screens introduced to stadiums
Oakland A's have installed touchscreens to every seat of their future home - Cisco Field. Spectators will be able to look up player profiles, replays and other sports scores as they watch - will this be the end for the official programme?
2009
London's Olympic stadium to be flatpack?
In an article published in The Guardian, HOK Sport have published plans to build London's Olympic stadium as a 'flatpack', to be assembled and then disassembled post-games. Talks to the next Olympic hopefuls, Chicago, have already been initiated. The Guardian continues:
It would be the first time in history that a stadium of this size has been moved. Last year, 16,000 seats which had previously been used at the 2006 football World Cup in Germany were shipped to Barbados where they were used in the ICC Cricket World Cup. "If we could box it up and ship it to the next games, that's something that could benefit the Olympic movement," said Doug Arnott, director of sports and operations at Chicago 2016. "We have had preliminary discussions about what London's stadium design team are planning and how it might fit in. This is to do with the responsible use of materials and trying to avoid leaving infrastructure that will burden a city."
HOK Sport, architects of London's Olympic stadium, have deliberately designed the arena as a kit in part. A permanent concrete bowl of 25,000 seats will remain in place for athletics, lower league football and rugby, but every other component could be sold on. Chicago has made staging a low-impact games a core part of its bid. It is using several existing arenas, including Soldier Field where the Chicago Bears NFL team play, and the Chicago Bulls' basketball arena will host gymnastics and basketball. "Chicago think this would be a coup for their bid, and would show they are putting their money where their mouth is on their commitment to sustainability," said a source.
Article via The Guardian and Treehugger.
2009
£15 million Sports Technology Institute officially opened
Loughborough University unvieled its £15 million state of the art Sports Technology Institute on Wednesday 27th February to a high profile V.I.P. guests. Interesting, novel and unique sports equipment test apparatus and methodologies were displayed. The institute has worked with a number of sports brands in the past and have been part of the design process for the FIFA World Cup Teamgeist football, Nike 2007 Rugby World Cup shirt and Umbro England 2007 - 2009 football shirt, among other distinguished sports products.
For more information please click the link. Images and information reprinted from Loughborough University .
