The National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC) held its annual Sports Event Symposium on April 13-15, 2010 in Columbus, Ohio. The conference included the announcement of the locations for the 2012 and 2013 conferences.

The process began in the summer of 2009 when the site selection committee, along with the NASC staff, created the Request for Proposal. After reviewing and scoring all eligible bids, finalists were chosen and site visits conducted. Following the site visits, the committee made its final selections and in March, Jack Hughes presented the recommended host cities to the NASC board of directors who voted unanimously to accept the recommendations.