FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 11, 2008
Envision Media Selected to Provided Digital Signage Event Management for British Open 2008
Santa Cruz, CA - Envision Media, Inc. announces that it has been selected by The R&A as the supplier of audio visual event-management services for the tented village and media centre at The Open Championship, to be held this year at Royal Birkdale, July 17-20.
The selection of Envision Media to manage the complex logistical challenges of the world's premier golf championship is yet another sign that the Santa Cruz-based company has evolved into a global leader in the growing event-management industry, says Envision Media CEO Sean Tabatabai.
The R&A spokesperson Michael Wells said "The R&A is very pleased with its choice of Envision Media to provide event-management services for The Open Championship. Numerous candidates were considered, but Envision Media clearly stood out from the rest, thanks to its impressive record of success, along with its innovative technological resources. In addition, we were impressed with Envision's proven commitment to environmental sustainability, which is fully consistent with The R&A's ongoing initiatives to grow the game of golf around the world in an ecologically sensitive and sustainable manner. We look forward to a long and productive relationship with Envision Media."
"Naturally, it's a tremendous honor to have been selected to run the technology for the tented village and media centre at a sporting event as prestigious and significant as The Open Championship," says Tabatabai. "It also serves as a powerful endorsement of Envision Media's strategy of sustainable, global growth. The fact that The R&A has selected us, is proof that our experience, vision, and technological resources have earned Envision a position of global leadership in the event-management and event-based marketing space."
The R&A is golf's world rules and development body and organizer of The Open Championship. It operates with the consent of more than 130 national and international, amateur and professional organizations, from over 120 countries and on behalf of an estimated 30 million golfers in Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and The Americas (outside the USA and Mexico). The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the game's governing body in the United States and Mexico
Located in Santa Cruz, CA and Hertfordshire, England, Envision Media has been delivering customized, cutting-edge event-management services and solutions to Fortune 100 companies for more than 15 years. To learn more about Envision Media's event-management solutions and services, email info@envisionmedia.com or call 831.429.5400 ext. 406.
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