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Welcome to the IFEA's Event Insider-your location for up to date news in the festivals & events industry.
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Tens of thousands evacuated as high winds threaten music Lollapalooza fest
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The Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago was suspended and tens of thousands of fans were evacuated to shelters as the city braced for dangerous storms with high winds, organizers said. Organizers stopped at about 2:30 p.m. and many of the fans were told to go to one of three underground parking garages designated as "emergency evacuation shelters," the Los Angeles Times reported.
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Great British Festivals map revealed
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An interactive map pinpointing more than 500 commercial music festivals in the U.K. has been unveiled by U.K. Music and Visit Britain. Together, the festivals contribute £864 million to the British economy and attract 7.7 million fans each year, according to U.K. Music. Of that figure, 357,000 are international music fans who contribute £247 million to the economy, 18 percent of total music tourist spending.
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Olympic sponsor BMW escapes ban on venue advertising with mini Minis at track stadium
The Associated Press via The Washington Times
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Olympic venues are supposed to be free of sponsor ads, but night after night BMW's iconic Mini car is right there in the middle of the main stadium at the London Games. The automaker is deploying miniature remote-controlled versions of the car to move track and field equipment around the Olympic Stadium. The IOC's in-house broadcaster has regularly zoomed in on the radio-controlled cars and sent images to networks around the world, giving BMW global exposure of its brand.
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Olympics sponsors riding high on London's feel-good factor
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Major sponsors are delighted with how London has staged the Games while the enthusiasm generated by the success of the British team is also a plus, International Olympic Committee Marketing Chief Gerhard Heiberg said. Britain had a strong record of organizing big sporting events and the IOC had always been confident it would put on a good show, Heiberg said, but the growing tally of British gold medals has lifted the atmosphere in London.
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G4S fills Olympic security quota
The Associated Press via ESPN
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With the London Olympics nearly over — and after a staffing debacle that called Olympic security into question — the private contractor in charge of Olympic security says it has made good on its numbers. That means some military personnel have been called back from Olympic venues and put on standby.
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The Nexus Between Risk Management and Your Event Security & Safety Management Plan
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Check out IFEA's next online webinar on Thursday, Oct. 18, with Peter Ashwin, Principal and Partner at Exelar Consulting and Security Consultant to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
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NASCAR: After lightning strikes, disagreement over weather warnings at Pocono Raceway
The Associated Press via Sports Illustrated
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Brian Mattson and Tom Deacher climbed into their truck and got set to leave saturated Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania. That's when the lightning bolt slammed into a tent canopy just a couple of rows away from where they parked, shooting off sparks like a Roman candle. The NASCAR fans jumped out and found two men on the ground. Deacher and others tried to administer CPR until paramedics arrived.
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Why did the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games select TRS for volunteer management and TRSTickets for online ticket sales? Because everything has to be done right.
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Editorial: City can't provide services for free
The Commercial Appeal
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With the city of Memphis, Tenn.,'s budget nearly stretched to the limit, it makes sense for city officials to look for ways to save money and to have a more consistent policy to recoup, where applicable, the costs of services it provides for a wide range of events. City Attorney Herman Morris is spearheading an effort to develop a fair and transparent policy, using a number of verifiable factors, to determine how much event organizers should pay for using city services, such as police and public works.
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Olympics planning has paid off for logistics firms, says FTA
SHD Logistics News
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The first week and a half of the Olympics has gone swimmingly for logistics firms delivering in and around London. With those living and working in the capital heeding transport for London's messages to change their travel plans for the Games, traffic levels on London's roads have dropped by 17 percent.
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Have you made plans to be at the IFEA's 57th Annual Convention in Denver?
IFEA
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Mark Your Calendars and get ready to join your professional peers from around the world for the IFEA's 57th Annual Convention & Expo this Sept. 21-23, in Denver.
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Musikfest braces for better year after record loss
The Morning Call
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Musikfest was preparing to hit a high note in 2011, introducing the 10-day party of music and food to south Bethlehem at its ambitious new SteelStacks campus. But rain doused the festival for six days, flooding the Monocacy Creek and closing down nearby venues on the north side. The festival lost $750,000 — triple the amount of its worst year since it began 28 years ago.
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