THE DAA AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE GALA IS SOLD OUT!

Thanks to all for purchasing a ticket - the DAA looks forward to a fantastic evening!

At the 2nd annual DAA Awards for Excellence Gala, the DAA will celebrate the outstanding contribution to our profession by individuals, agencies, vendors and practitioners. Don’t miss an evening to honor your colleagues and partners by attending this Gala as it is the only place to hear first-hand who this year’s winners are! The evening event will begin at 6:00pm with a cocktail reception followed by dinner at 7:00 and the program at 7:30pm. You do not need to attend the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit to attend the DAA Awards for Excellence Gala, you can register through either eMetrics or the DAA.

Tables for the 2012 DAA Awards for Excellence Gala are reserved as a sponsor benefit only. Individuals may purchase up to six individual tickets with seating on a first-come, first-serve basis. Interested in becoming a sponsor of the DAA Awards for Excellence Gala? View the sponsorship opportunities.

Member Ticket Pricing: $90
Non-Member Ticket Pricing: $145

All Gala ticket sales purchased after February 14, 2012 are final.

Keynote Speaker: Ryan Zander, General Manager of Baseball Products, Sportvision

Changing The Game: How Data and Analytics Moved from the Boardroom to the Clubhouse

Ryan Zander serves as Sportvision’s General Manager of Baseball Products, and in this role he creates/manages the direction and strategy for all of SV’s baseball products including PITCHf/x, HITf/x, and FIELDf/x. Ryan has developed and currently oversees Sportvision’s data business for Major League Baseball teams as well as baseball’s growing international business. Ryan held Director and VP of Business Development positions at Sportvision, earning an Emmy Award nomination for RaceView in Motorsports, before concentrating his efforts on the baseball platform. Prior to his tenure at Sportvision, Ryan held Marketing and Product Management positions at Digeo and Informix. He earned his Master’s in Management from University of Southern California. He also holds a B.A. in Broadcast Media from University of the Pacific.

Using cutting edge technology and inventive data analysis, Sportvision has literally changed the way we view, play, and coach sports in America. They are the company responsible for the NFL’s virtual Yellow 1st and Ten™ Line, NASCAR.com's TrackPass RaceView, PGATOUR.com's TOURCast, and MLB’s K-Zone™. They were voted by Fast Company as one of The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies in addition to a ton of other cool things.

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