Dear Andersonians,

When you watched the Super Bowl yesterday, as most of you did, here's what you were a part of:

* The biggest audience in American television history, 106.5 million viewers
* The single-most important day of the year for the advertising industry
* Several ambitious and aggressive advances in new mediaThe sports industry is estimated to be worth $410 billion in the US alone (that's "billion" with a "b") by Plunkett. 

Sports have the power to:
* Rally a nation to economic prosperity (1980 Olympic Hockey, USA versus Russia)
* Initiate peace amongst contentious neighbors (2010 World Cup qualifier, South Korea versus North Korea)
* Be a catalyst for blockbuster M&A activity (2009, Comcast / NBC)

On Tuesday, February 16, UCLA Anderson's Sports Business Association proudly presents our annual Career Night.  

Learn more about the driving forces behind one of the largest industries in the world from our distinguished guests from the following companies: 

* ESPN -- sports media
* Anaheim Ducks -- National Hockey League
* Los Angeles Clippers -- National Basketball Association
* Chivas USA - Major League Soccer* Mandalay Baseball -- minor league baseball* Ontario Reign -- minor league hockey
* RotoHog - fantasy sports
* AccuScore -- sports forecasting and statistics
* Epic States -- sports social media consultancy

Date: Tuesday, February 16
Time: 6pm-9pm
Place: Executive Dining Room, Building B, UCLA Anderson
Keynote Speaker: Kelly Perdew (Anderson Class of 1996), CEO of RotoHog and winner of Season 2 of "The Apprentice"

Best of all -- it's FREE for SBA Members ($10 non-SBA Members)

RSVP at this link by 5pm on Friday February 12 to reserve your place now.  http://ucla.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_eX00jRJRpAUYNNO&SVID=Prod

Contact Sreesha Vaman (sreesha.vaman.2011@anderson.ucla.edu) or Daniel Haight (daniel.haight.2010@anderson.ucla.edu) with any questions.

We look forward to seeing you all there! Kind Regards,
Sreesha Vaman and Daniel Haight
UCLA Anderson Sports Business Association
 


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