Date: January 6th 2010

2010 Soccer Industry Medical Symposium
Interest in fifth annual SIMS at all-time high; registration still available with open spots

Ft. Lauderdale, FL (January 6, 2010) -- Registered attendance for the 2010 Soccer Industry Medical Symposium (www.cme.hsc.usf.edu/soccer) has reached an all-time high, yet a few open spots remain open for new registrants. The event in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, takes place on Saturday, January 9, at the beautiful Westin Beach Resort (www.westinftlauderdalebeach.com).

Based upon the success of previous symposiums, the 2010 SIMS will make available a limited number of positions to sports medicine professionals approved through the online registration available at www.cme.hsc.usf.edu/soccer. Sports medicine professionals are approved to receive continuing education credits for this course through the University of South Florida. Details are offered on the SIMS and USF websites. Furthermore, an impressive number of exhibitors will be on site to offer information about their products and services designed for the elite level soccer athlete.

"HydroWorx is very excited to exhibit at this year's Soccer Industry Medical Symposium," says Nicole Biesecker, Creative Director. "We feel that our products are a great fit for the soccer industry and we are honored to have an opportunity to share this information at this year's symposium."

"HealtheAthlete is pleased to exhibit at SIMS," says Jason Wander, Strategic Business Development Manager for Cerner Corporation. HealtheAthlete transforms the health experience for athletes and those providing their care through an athletic performance platform that combines injury management, an electronic health record and advanced reporting. HealtheAthlete is powered by Cerner, which has a 30-year history of creating electronic medical record systems that place the person at the center of the health care experience

SIMS also thanks its distinguished list of exhibitors which includes Multi Radiance Medical, Sonocite, adidas, Depuy Mitek, DJ Orthopedics, Game Ready, Genzyme, ImPACT, Kneebourne Therapuetics, Mueller Sports Medicine and TOSA Medical. The 2010 Soccer Industry Medical Symposium has created a curriculum focused on the most relevant topics facing the sport and featuring many accomplished presenters. The keynote speaker this year will be Bert Mandelbaum, M.D., FIFA F-MARC, Major League Soccer & United States Soccer Federation.

SIMS is proud to announce its partnership with Enterprise Rent-A-Car and encourage registrants to utilize the weblink (www.enterprise.com/car_rental/deeplinkmap.do?bid=028&refId=MLSSIMS) to secure a rental car reservation at the event discounted rate. Additional information about event registration, vendors and exhibitors, travel and transportation information and other details about the 2010 Soccer Industry Medical Symposium is available at www.psats.net/sims.htm. Additional information about event registration, vendors and exhibitors, travel and transportation information and other details about the 2010 Soccer Industry Medical Symposium is available at www.psats.net/sims.htm.

About SIMS
The Soccer Industry Medical Symposium (SIMS) is an annual meeting organized by sports medicine professionals in Major League Soccer, United States Soccer Federation and its partners. For more information about SIMS, log onto the official website at www.psats.net/sims.htm. If you would like to subscribe to the SIMS email list, go to www.keepernotes.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi.

About Major League Soccer
Headquartered in New York City, Major League Soccer is the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and features many stars from the U.S. and around the world. The 16 teams in MLS are: Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, Chivas USA, Columbus Crew, D.C. United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Kansas City Wizards, Los Angeles Galaxy, New York Red Bulls, New England Revolution, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders, Toronto FC and 2010 expansion franchise Philadelphia Union. Teams in Portland and Vancouver will debut in 2011.

For more information about MLS, log on to the League's official Web site at www.MLSnet.com.