The 2017 China Sports Venue Facilities Forum will soon be unveiled at the China International Sports Goods Expo. The forum will analyze the problems in the sports industry, provide industry perspectives for sports venue owners, operators, contractors, material suppliers, etc., and seek communication and interaction between departments, enterprises, and industries. The forum will also interpret policies, seek solutions to problems, face the pains of enterprise development, and explore the development path of China's sports venue and facility industry.

Facing industry issues and emphasizing the construction of sports venues and facilities

Currently, there are many sports events that require venues, facilities, equipment, supplies, and materials. A blue ocean is the time to set sail. This venue forum has added the content of "facilities", which has profound significance and rich connotations.

The scale and speed of sports venue construction are currently at a historical peak. Various ministries and commissions have issued a series of documents and policies to develop the sports industry, promote the sports industry, and drive sports consumption. The sports industry has ushered in good development opportunities, and the enthusiasm of the people for physical fitness has risen. A bottleneck that restricts the further increase of sports industry and sports consumption is the relative lack of venues and insufficient utilization of venues. Therefore, a series of documents and policies have been issued intensively, which put forward clear requirements for accelerating the construction of sports venues and increasing venue utilization, pointing out the development direction. There are many requirements for the construction of football fields, ice and snow venues, etc. Each department is vigorously implementing measures at all levels, and the tide of construction is sweeping towards us, forming a peak. This construction volume provides good development opportunities for sports venue and facility enterprises, while also putting forward high requirements.

From venues to facilities, it greatly enriches the functions of sports services. Sports venues refer to ground built products and buildings, and the meaning of facilities includes these buildings, but is much more applicable than buildings. Compared to venues, facilities have rich connotations and long extensions. With the advancement of architecture, mobile and multifunctional products are not only sports facilities, but also sports equipment. Many devices need to be reserved, budgeted, and even prioritized in venue planning and design. Sports facilities themselves are a system integration that includes various devices. At a time when the scale and speed of sports venue construction were at a historical peak, the forum added the word "facilities" and proposed the forum's purpose of "building and operating sports venue facilities according to the needs of the people".

Only by utilizing new methods, materials, and products can the full potential of sports facilities be realized. Modern sports venues are a system that integrates multiple equipment, not just a reinforced concrete building product. Their functions and service scope depend on the concept, as well as whether the facilities and equipment of the venue are scientific. This requires reaching a consensus and striving to build and operate sports venues and facilities that are in line with local conditions, both grounded and forward-looking. In the construction process, the developers and suppliers of facilities, equipment, and materials are the second party, but they are the first party in better utilizing the functions of the venue. The addition of the word 'facilities' to the forum reflects the forum's shift from focusing on sports venue operations to emphasizing both facilities and operations.