Tag: QSIC

Back to the beginning

Katrina Galas was part of the first, unofficial contingent of Queen’s Sports Industry Conference (QSIC) delegates. Back in 2005, Galas — now a brand manager at Sportsnet — joined a group of Commerce and Physical Education students who travelled to Toronto to gain a better understanding of the sports...

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A change in the game

A keynote speech from Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos was merely the tip of the iceberg at this year’s Queen’s Sports Industry Conference (QSIC). Last weekend marked the 10th annual QSIC, and what entailed was a major evolution from past iterations of the event. Speakers like Anthopoulos...

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Shnarped in the show

Dustin Sproat grew up in Red Deer, played hockey in England and was enlightened in Nashville. The former professional hockey player arrived in Kingston last Thursday to appear on a speakers’ panel at the ninth annual Queen’s Sports Industry Conference (QSIC). A former captain of the Princeton University...

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Inside the war room

Hunkered down in a Goodes Hall breakout room, the Houston Rockets have $21 million to spend. Four team executives huddled around a table last Saturday, knowing their basketball club had an hour to fulfill four objectives: finding a point guard, a power forward, a top defensive player and a veteran...

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Conference audibles

Like the star athletes they want to work alongside, Russell Reeves and Vaanan Thiru are game changers. They’re the co-chairs of this year’s Queen’s Sports Industry Conference (QSIC), an annual three-day event run by the Commerce Society that attracts delegates from across Ontario and speakers from...

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Sport conference kicks off

Canadian Football League executives are hoping Queen’s Commerce students can find ways to fill the seats at Toronto Argonauts games next season. The CFL is sponsoring a competition at this weekend’s Queen’s Sports Industry Conference (QSIC). The case competition — which takes place this afternoon...

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