Daktronics announced the upcoming installation of a new LED video display system at Northern Illinois University’s (NIU) Convocation Center in Dekalb, Illinois. Installation is scheduled for this summer to have the system up and running for the fall sports seasons. “I cannot wait to s

The Minneapolis Convention Center is going to be the center of activity in downtown Minneapolis this summer, with more than 25,000 visitors attending three upcoming conventions, starting at the end of June. The National Education Association (NEA) will hold its Annual Meeting and Repr

We have all heard about Google’s new guidelines for ticketing, but what does it mean for our venues, patrons, fans and customers? Expert speakers in Michal Lorenc, head of industry – ticketing, sports and live events, Google, and Jane Kleinberger, founder, Paciolan, will help at

One of the live entertainment industry’s biggest professional events, the 39th Annual Event & Arena Marketing Conference, was held recently in Las Vegas, and the SMG staff at Van Andel Arena® in Grand Rapids, Michigan, did not come home empty handed as their “Thank You Cards for

The CenturyLink Center in Omaha is undergoing a naming rights change to CHI Health Center Omaha that becomes effective on September 1. The deal is a 20-year agreement worth $23.6 million and was unanimously approved by the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority. CHI Healt