{"id":57031,"date":"2023-08-21T08:23:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/?p=57031"},"modified":"2023-08-21T08:23:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:23:57","slug":"esportstravel-summit-why-grassroots-esports-efforts-are-essential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/esportstravel-summit-why-grassroots-esports-efforts-are-essential\/","title":{"rendered":"EsportsTravel Summit: Why Grassroots Esports Efforts Are Essential"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EsportsTravel Summit: Why Grassroots Esports Efforts Are Essential\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/sportstravel-podcast\/esportstravel-summit-why-grassroots-esports-effort\/embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe EsportsTravel Summit is the world\u2019s largest gathering of esports tournament and video-game event organizers and the only event focused on the travel side of the esports industry. Presented by SportsTravel and hosted by Destination Toronto, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/record-breaking-esportstravel-summit-educates-entertains-in-toronto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 EsportsTravel Summit was held July 12\u201314, 2023, in Toronto<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the major programming sessions at the event was on grassroots esports. Recognizing the important work being done at the grassroots may be even more crucial to a destination\u2019s success in building an esports ecosystem of its own. In this session, attendees were able to hear the experiences and advice from a panel of experts that included <strong>Katie<\/strong> <strong>Briggs<\/strong>, president at LanFest; <strong>Melissa<\/strong> <strong>Burns<\/strong>, founder and chair of Esports Canada and <strong>Gerald<\/strong> <strong>Solomon<\/strong>, executive director of the NASEF. Your moderator for the discussion was <em>SportsTravel<\/em> Managing Editor <strong>Matt<\/strong> <strong>Traub<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:15:<\/strong> What is the big-picture state of grassroots esports?<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:45:<\/strong> The differences between grassroots esports and the other disciplines of the industry<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:25:<\/strong> The value that grassroots esports brings to destinations around North America<\/p>\n<p><strong>14:50:<\/strong> Esports parents and the role they have with encouraging grassroots esports involvement<\/p>\n<p><strong>21:32:<\/strong> Sustainability in grassroots esports and having educational facilities encourage its involvement<\/p>\n<p><strong>27:37:<\/strong> The authenticity of grassroots esports and keeping that feel to encourage attendance and family involvement<\/p>\n<p><strong>32:57:<\/strong> How grassroots esports can serve as a model for the rest of the industry on various levels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EsportsTravel Summit is the world\u2019s largest gathering of esports tournament and video-game event organizers and the only event focused on the travel side of the esports industry. 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