The 2016 USL Operations & Sales Summit kicked off Monday as all of the league’s teams convened to the Alamo City for the San Antonio FC-hosted event.

This marks the second annual Operations & Sales Summit, which was hosted in 2015 by Tulsa Roughnecks FC at ONEOK Field. This year’s summit runs through Wednesday as the league and its organizations share ideas and best practices to help boost off-the-field business within the USL’s respective markets and league-wide moving forward.

Holding the event in San Antonio certainly is a benefit for the USL, particularly with Spurs Sports & Entertainment’s role as the owner and operator of San Antonio FC. Frank Miceli, the SS&E Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales, took part in a management and leadership session Monday. On Tuesday, SS&E’s Jeanne Garza, the Senior Director for Corporate Partnerships, will spearhead a broadcast industry trends session, giving the USL clubs present insight from two of the organization’s top executives.

“The resources available to our clubs, which include senior executives from the NBA speaking to our group, will be a tremendous learning tool our clubs can take with them back to their respective clubs,” USL President Jake Edwards said. “In addition, the opportunity to host the event at a first-class stadium like Toyota Field will provide important hands-on experience for the staff members on hand.”