Event and Team Director Conference

USA Cycling and the National Association of Professional Race Directors (NAPRD) are joining forces to expand the NAPRD annual meeting into a two-day conference and workshop for event organizers and team directors.

Day one, led by NAPRD, will feature presentations from the top race promoters in the country. Day two, led by USA Cycling, features deep-dive trainings, panel discussions, and group activities.

In-person and virtual registration options are available.

• State of the sport + participation trends
• Digital Marketing
• Communications/PR
• Sponsorship
• Course Safety
• Emergency Action Plans
• Strategic Planning
• Strategies for increasing participation among minority groups
• Strategies for increasing participation among beginners
• Leveraging Innovation to Drive Participation
• Leveraging data to make decisions

The Graduate Hotel, Fayetteville, Arkansas (Hilton property)

70 N East Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701

$175 – in-person option (includes lunch both days) + industry dinner

$100 – limited in-person option (includes lunch both days)

$100 – virtual option

Virtual attendance includes all presentations and panel discussions. Group activities are limited to in-person attendees.

Wednesday, November 6 – Arrivals, dinner on your own

Thursday, November 7 – Full day of sessions (9am – 3pm) + industry dinner

Friday, November 8 – Full day of sessions (9am – 5pm), dinner on your own/departures

Saturday, November 9 – Departures

We’ve secured a room block at The Graduate Hotel, please use this link when booking your stay.

The Graduate Hotel is located 25 miles from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) and is accessible via Uber/Lyft. Rental cars are also available.

The NAPRD is pleased to offer a one-year membership for any non-member participant in our upcoming Annual Conference. If you register for the conference either to participate in person or virtually, we will waive your first-year NAPRD membership fee. Please join the conference and be a part of a growing community that includes many of the country's most successful bike races. We want to grow the community of like-minded race directors to share our interests, needs, and ideas, as well as with the other key stakeholders including USA Cycling and the Pro/Am teams that compete at our events.