1. ISRM (CYMRU) Seminars Major Sporting Events Impact and Sustainable Benefits for Wales Thursday 14 th April 2011 0930 – 1500 Millennium Stadium Cardiff 25 CPD Points Awarded ISRM & ISPAL will merge in 2011 to form the Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity - towards a united and chartered profession

2. Who Should Attend This is the second seminar in 2011 organised by the executive group of ISRM – Cymru Wales and will provide a unique opportunity to receive quality presentations on the “Global Impacts” that are linked to major events. It is often mentioned that “one off” events can be excessively costly and unproductive in terms of money ‘well spent’. What are the outcomes of recent major events (Ryder Cup, Commonwealth Games etc) in terms of benefits; what do they bring for the future of sport, communities and businesses in general. For the future, how are we prepared as a nation to host and manage major events on a World Stage? This seminar should draw the attention of Welsh Government Ministers, Officials, Heads of LA Services, Directors/Managers of the Private sector and a range of other professionals associated with sport and leisure provision whether strategically or operational “The cherished milestones in all our individual lives are marked by events. They are the movements that shape our destinies and remain etched in our memories. Major events have a powerful, almost indefinable quality to capture the essence of both individual and collective expressions. They connect us with the past and the future Nation building is a process not an event. But events illustrate and illuminate that journey as it is mapped into the future Major events influence the way we see Wales and the world, and how the world sees Wales” Ieuan Wyn Jones – Deputy First Minister and Alun Ffred Jones – Minister for Culture Welsh Assembly Government Source – Major Events Strategy 2010 – 2020 The seminar, coffee on arrival and a buffet lunch is FREE of charge to all ISRM members, guests are welcome for a non – refundable fee of £35 per person. Non members can pay by cash or cheque (payable to ISRM). For invoiced payments please provide a purchase order No. and address when registering. All delegates should register with Kevin Harding, ISRM regional secretary kevbrecon@btinternet.com Please be aware places fill up quickly kevbrecon@btinternet.com BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW – DETAILS ON NEXT PAGE

3. The Speakers Note: Any views expressed in this Seminar will not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the ISRM and we cannot be held liable for any of these Gerry Toms Millennium Stadium Gerry Toms was appointed to the post of Millennium Stadium General Manager in December 2006. Prior to becoming General Manager, Toms had served as the Millennium Stadium's Safety & Operations Manager since Autumn 2005 and had acted for several years in an advisory capacity to the Millennium Stadium on an event by event basis before taking up that appointment. Gerry is a former Chief Superintendent of South Wales Police and Commander of the Cardiff Division. In addition to his duties with the Millennium Stadium, Toms can be found applying the knowledge of his former occupation to the riddles of unsolved Welsh crimes in BBC Wales's Crime solver series. Rob Holt Ryder Cup Wales Rob was Chief Executive of Ryder Cup Wales 2010 Ltd (RCW) from September 2002 and played a key part in establishing the company following the successful bid to host the event. RCW role was to oversee and facilitate the public sector elements of the Ryder Cup bid commitments from 2001-10 including delivery of an annual “Wales Summer of Golf” including 6 major events, a £2m Legacy Fund, maximising the wider economic, tourism and golf development benefits of 2010. Prior to this Rob had responsibility for co-ordinating delivery of the bid commitments as Head of the Sport, Lottery and Major Events division at the National Assembly for Wales. Prior to this he worked on a wide range of projects inside and outside the Welsh Government including the Wales-Japan festival, local government re-organisation in 1996 and establishing the Carbon Trust in Wales Sarah Powell Sport Wales Sarah is Head of the Performance and Excellence Department in Sports Council for Wales, which comprises of a National Governing Body Department, and the Welsh Institute which is the elite performance arm of Sport Wales. Employed at Sport Wales since 1999 where she has worked with the National Governing Bodies of sport in the main. Her focus currently is to work closely with partners to embed a culture of high performance, alongside the delivery of the recently published elite sport strategy. This strategy sets out ambitious targets to be the number one nation in the Glasgow 2014 Games Martyn Woodruffe Head of Swimming Development Martyn war born and brought up in Cardiff, he represented Wales at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica and the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, winning one silver and two bronze medals in the latter. In 1968 Martyn represented Britain at the Olympic Games in Mexico City swimming in five disciplines, winning a Silver medal in the 200m butterfly. After the games Martyn was awarded the BBC Wales Sports Personality Award in 1968 and was admitted to the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. Martyn has recently returned from the Commonwealth Games held in Delhi and he would like to share his experiences of preparing and taking a successful team to a major international event.

4. The Programme 0930Delegates arrival Tea/Coffee 1000Welcome to the seminar – Julian Leybourne incoming ISRM Cymru President 1010The Millennium Stadium and World Class Events - Gerry Toms, General Manager, Millennium Stadium 1040Event Wales - Gwilym Evans, Senior Planning Manager Welsh Assembly Government 1110Short break 1120Ryder Cup Wales 2010, The Benefits to Wales - Rob Holt, Welsh Assembly Government 1150Question and Answer Session 1215Lunch 1315The Success of the Commonwealth Games and our Aspirations for Glasgow – Sarah Powell, Sport Wales 1345 Preparing & taking a successful team to the Commonwealth Games - Martyn Woodruffe, Swim Wales National Performance Director 1415Question and Answer Session 1430Seminar close 1430ISRM Wales AGM – Members only 1500Tour of Millennium Stadium – first 30 to register for this on the morning

5. Since opening in June 1999, the Millennium Stadium has welcomed, on average, over 1.3 million visitors per year. Sporting the first fully-retractable roof in the UK, the venue is at the leading edge as a multi-purpose, multi-faceted event venue. The Millennium Stadium boasts a UEFA 5-Star rating and has hosted matches from two Rugby World Cups including the Final in 1999, witnessed two Wales Grand Slam successes in the RBS Six Nations, staged six showpiece FA Cup Finals plus hosted the major artists of the music business with a plethora of major concerts and motorsports events on its CV. The installation of a partition drape system in July 2005 now means that the bowl of the Millennium Stadium can be used for multiple concert mode configurations and for staging exhibitions. Millennium Stadium will also play its part in the London 2012 Olympics as a host venue for the football competition. The Millennium Stadium is established as a world class must play, must visit venue and has played home to five major sporting bodies over the last eight years. There is no delegate car parking available at the Millennium Stadium and whilst there are numerous car parks in the City it is recommended that you consider using the “Park & Ride” services. For further information on these follow the link; http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/parkandride/ http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/parkandride/ Enter the Millennium Stadium at Gate 3 on Westgate St and take the elevator to level 5 where the Presidents Suite is situated Venue and Event Partners