Technology and Innovation Committee Infrastructure for the Future - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Technology and Innovation Committee – Infrastructure for the Future October 19, 2018

Presentation prepared by Jason Siegel

GREATER ORLANDO SPORTS COMMISSION (GO SPORTS) is a

private non-profit created to attract international and national events and sports related business to the region.

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• Recently celebrated our 25th anniversary
• Business Development
• 5 Primary Targets
• Major League Sports, Olympic, NCAA Major Youth/Amateur, eSports
• 4 Goals
• Economic Development/Visitor Spending, ROI, Marketing the Destination, Events for

the benefit and enjoyment of our Citizens and Community

• Bid Cycles & Lead Time
• Incentives
• Event Management
• Our Community

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• 2007-2018 FHSAA Football Finals
• 2008 & 2017 WrestleMania
• 2014 & 2017 NCAA March Madness
• 2016 Copa America Centenario
• 2016 USA Volleyball Open Championships
• 2017 Call of Duty World League Finals
• 2017 USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint Nationals
• 2017 USA Gymnastics Men’s Jr. Olympics
• 2017 FIFA World Cup Qualifier (USMNT)
• 2017 NCAA DI Women’s College Cup
• 2018 Celebrating Women in Sports
• 2018 USA Table Tennis US Open
• 2019 MLS All Star Game
• 2019 NCAA DI & DII Tennis Championships
• 2019-2020 Monster Jam World Finals
• 2022 Special Olympics USA Games
• 2026 FIFA World Cup - Candidate Host City

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• Held meetings on August 9 and October 9, 2018
• At the encouragement of the City of Orlando and Full

Sail University

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City of Orlando

• Brooke Bonnett
• Craig Borkon
• Kevin Brown
• Kathy DeVault
• Heather Fagan

Orlando City Soccer Club

• Ed Cahill
• Ryan Martinez

Orlando Magic

• Gabe Causse
• Ryan DeVos
• Michael Forde
• Pat Gallagher
• David Storm

Venue Partners

• Rodney Gutierrez, OCCC
• Joe Imbriaco, CFE Arena
• Robb Larson, OHP

EA Sports

• Stephen Csikos
• Daryl Holt
• Matt Marcou

University Partners

• Josh Mora, Full Sail
• Dr. Paul Jarley, UCF
• John Kvatek, UCF
• Maritza Martinez, UCF
• Patrick Ransdell, UCF

Industry Partners

• Matthew Carson, PRG
• David Glass, OrlandoiX
• Dustin Schumacher, Red Bull

Disney Sports

• Faron Kelley
• Todd Myers
• Jorge Senior

Universal Orlando

• Eric Marshall
• Kevin McMahon
• Shawn Sarma

GO Sports

• Jennifer Lastik
• Brent Nelson
• Jason Siegel

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• Gamers
• United States Olympic Committee
• NCAA
• Bandwidth Providers – ex. Smart City
• Social Media Influencers
• YouTube Celebrities – T. Martin (local celeb)

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“The global eSports audience will reach 380M this year, made up of 165M eSports enthusiasts and 215M

• ccasional

viewers.”

“On its current trajectory, we estimate the eSports industry will reach $1.4B by 2020. If any

• f these factors

accelerate, a more optimistic scenario places revenues at $2.4B.”

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• Open discussion – a community coming together on a unified approach to

bring eSports and eGaming events to Orlando.

• Theme Parks
• University System
• Tourism
• Airports
• Weather
• Public/Private Partnerships
• Number of users/gamers
• Orlando’s 2018 Wallet Hub Rankings
• #1 – Best Cities for Gaming
• #1 – Best Cities for a Staycation
• #2 – Most Fun Cities in America
• #2 – Best Places to Visit in the Summer
• #2 – Best Cities to Start a Career
• #6 – Best Foodie Cities in America
• #28 – Greenest Cities in America
• Facilities
• Amway Center, OCCC, The Arena at

EWWS, The Fortress at Full Sail, OHP, Magic Sports & Entertainment District, Universal’s Rocket League/Nintendo

• Title driven, pro-sports driven and fan conventions & festivals
• Opportunities to bring events at advantageous times of year

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• Connectivity, Capacity, Speed
• Barrier to Entry
• #1 concern = cost to ramp up, ex.10 terabytes
• Users with 4-5 devices
• 1,000 laptops

• Infrastructure
• Incentives – ex. Hillsborough EDI2 Fund
• Promotion of the Destination as a Hub

for eSports

• Collaboration
• Profile of Users
• Jobs/Education
• Competition

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• White paper analysis -

comparison of cost of rental/services at comparable venues

• Gaming Community

Schedule

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• TBD

• NCAA & Olympics
• LA, Dallas, Seattle, Austin, Atlanta
• NBC Sports – Inside The World of

Competitive Gaming

• Netflix – Explained: eSports (season 1, ep 8)

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• 2-Day Event – sold out in two weeks
• Total Attendance of 22,434 from around the world
• Live broadcast on Twitch, ESPN, Disney XP and ABC
• Broadcasts averaged anywhere from 80K – 170K

concurrent viewers.

• Bandwidth Needs
• 300 megabytes
• 1 gigabyte
• 500 megabytes
• Redundant service

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