Tennis facility and club management experts, along with sports and fitness industry executives, will share their knowledge, experience and expertise at the 2017 Tennis Owners & Managers (TOM) Conference, March 27-29, at the award-winning Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Fla. Visit TheTOMConference.com for more information and to register.

The Future of Tennis Forum will be on Monday, March 27, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in Orlando, Fla. The Forum is presented by the Tennis Industry Association (TIA) and will feature key speakers from U.S. and global tennis associations. It kicks off the fourth annual Tennis Owners & Managers Conference, at the award-winning Rosen Shingle Creek Resort

The fourth annual Tennis Owners & Managers (TOM) Conference March 27-29 in Orlando, Fla., will provide an opportunity for attendees to learn about the latest products and trends, and offer exhibitors a unique chance to have their products and services in front of hundreds of potential customers.

The 2016 TIA Facility Census is now under way. Facility owners/managers should take a few minutes to update and/or add to their information in the TIA’s facility database. Information in the database is available to consumers through search engines and tennis websites, so when potential customers are looking for a place to play tennis or find programs, they can easily find your business.

Tennis facility and club management experts, along with sports and fitness industry executives, will share their knowledge, experience and expertise at the 2017 Tennis Owners & Managers (TOM) Conference, which will be March 27-29 at the Rosen Shingle Creek resort in Orlando.

Donald Tisdel, a longtime member of the USTA board of directors, has been named “Person of the Year” for 2016 by Tennis Industry magazine in the publication’s January 2017 issue. Tisdel led off the magazine’s 16th annual “Champions of Tennis Awards,” which honors people, businesses and organizations dedicated to improving the sport and business of tennis.

Health IQ, a life insurance broker for the health conscious, has joined the Tennis Industry Association as a new Corporate Partner. Health IQ will become the official life insurance option within the TIA’s TennisInsure®.

The tennis marketplace continued to struggle through the third quarter of 2016, as racquet units at both wholesale and pro/specialty declined, as did ball and string wholesale shipments.

Throughout the summer and fall, the TIA hosted a free series of educational webinars for the industry on a variety of important business topics. Nearly 2,000 people signed up for a webinar in the series, and recordings of the webinars are available online at TennisIndustry.org/webinars.

Registration is now open for the fourth annual Tennis Owners & Managers (T.O.M.) Conference, presented by the TIA, which will be March 27-29 at Rosen Shingle Creek resort in Orlando, Fla., with a site visit to the USTA National Campus. Register at TheTOMConference.com.