Considered by Time Magazine as one of the top 10 female sports pioneers of all time, Ann Meyers Drysdale will be AWSM's closing-night keynote speaker at the 2013 convention in Phoenix. Read more.
AWSM welcomes Brittney Griner, the 6-foot-8 Baylor center who was selected by the Phoenix Mercury with the top overall pick in the WNBA draft, to June’s conference in Arizona.
“A conversation with Brittney Griner” will be hosted by ESPN’s Holly Rowe during AWSM’s opening-night dinner, set for June 20 at Culinary Dropout at the Scottsdale Waterfront. The dinner follows a cocktail reception at the Ziegler Fiesta Bowl Museum. Continue reading this post.
By Stacy Bauman
This is the final piece of a four-part series on the founding members of the Association for Women in Sports Media.
Kristin Huckshorn is a freelance editor, producer and writer with more than three decades of experience in print, digital and television media. Most recently, Huckshorn was senior editor and coordinating producer at ESPN. Continue reading this post.
Thanks to a sponsorship from the Arizona Diamondbacks, 2013 AWSM convention attendees will have the opportunity to attend the June 21 (Friday night) game against the Cincinnati Reds. The game begins at 6:40 p.m. Transportation will be provided to and from Chase Field in downtown Phoenix.
Advance signup is required for this event. Continue reading this post.
Drifting clouds, towering pinnacles, and sheer canyon walls create a magical setting for the red rock country of Sedona. In sharp contrast to the bright blue sky, monoliths of vivid red sandstone rise as if cast adrift from the Mogollon Rim. Oak Creek Canyon, with its dramatic red rock ridges etched over millions of years by wind and seas, slices dramatically through the scene.
On Sunday, June 23, a group of AWSM attendees are invited to board a comfortable touring vehicle at the Montelucia Resort & Spa for a relaxing journey to Sedona. Continue reading this post.
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