Archives for May 2007

Back in Montreal

May 28, 2007
After almost 30 days in Greece I'm on my way back to Montreal...

UEFA Champions League Final

May 22, 2007
After the Euroleague Final Four and the Athens Champions Cup, another big sporting event is taking place in Athens in the month of May. In fact, this is the biggest event hosted by the capital of Greece after the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. It's the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final between A.C. Milan and Liverpool! Tickets anyone?

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Sampras Wins Athens Champions Cup

May 20, 2007
Winner of a record 14 Grand Slam singles championships, Pete Sampras added one more title to his legendary career - this one in his ancestral homeland, Greece.

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IAB Canada Intensive, One-Day Course in Social Media Marketing and Web 2.0

May 18, 2007
My esteemed colleague in digital marketing Mitch Joel is producing as well as instructing Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada's (IAB) intensive, one-day course in Social Media Marketing.

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Sampras vs Courier Under The Acropolis

May 17, 2007
Hours before the opening match of the Athens Champions Cup, tennis legends Pete Sampras and Jim Courrier played an exhibition game at the foot of the Acropolis!

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Athens Champions Cup

May 16, 2007
Thanks to Deno Macricostas, a successful businessman who lives in the United States, tennis fans in Athens (Greece) have the opportunity to watch Greek-American Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and other tennis legends compete at the Athens Champions Cup (May 17-20, 2007).

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11th International Seminar for Sports Journalists

May 16, 2007
I’m back in Athens after attending the 11th International Seminar for Sports Journalists in Ancient Olympia, organized by the International Olympic Academy (IOA).

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Euroleague Final Four

May 05, 2007
Athens is hosting the Euroleague Final Four this weekend (May 4th & 6th) and tonight the organizers hosted a gala at Megaron Concert Hall to honour the best in European basketball. Thanks to my good friend and esteemed Greek sports journalist Vassilis Skountis, I had the opportunity to attend the gala.

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Business Trip to Greece

May 01, 2007
Over the next month I will be in Greece (mainly in Athens) on a multi-purpose business trip. Although I will have Internet access (either by visiting those Internet cafes or by hooking up via... dial-up from my parent's house) blog posts will be less frequent.