The Maine Sports Commission

The Maine Sports Commission Profile and History

About the Maine Sports Commission - The Maine Sports Commission aims to promote Maine as a four-season destination for sports events and sports-related meetings and to increase their economic impact in the state by attracting new events or by growing existing sports-related events, including professional, collegiate, amateur, and youth sporting events. The Maine Sports Commission was created in Fe bruary 2012 in response to the growing demand for information regarding sports events and sports-related meetings in the state of Maine. The leadership of the Maine Sports Commission includes representatives from seven of the eight tourism regions, the Maine Office of Tourism, representatives from the Bangor and Portland Convention & Visitors Bureaus, and representatives from the sports, education, and tourism industries. The seven tourism regions participating in the commission are the Maine Beaches, the Greater Portland & Casco Bay Region, the Mid-Coast Region, Western Maine's Lakes & Mountains, Aroostook County, the Kennebec River Valley, and The Maine Highlands.