These are selected news articles that showed up in our inboxes on Monday morning that we want to pass along to you. Congress Ready to Ban “Pay for Patriotism” Salutes at Sports Events (NJ.com) “The bill also seeks a study of all existing sports sponsorships and adver

The International Exposition (I-X) Center in Cleveland, Ohio, designed and installed a flexible, live performance space that includes sound walls, telescopic seating, and custom seating. It can go from a 3,500-seat theater to a 7,000-capacity arena, for example. “Previously, our barri

The Joseph A. Floreano Scholarship + Internship program is now accepting applications for all 2016 events. Scholarships + Internships will be awarded for the Academy for Venue Safety & Security, the Performing Arts Managers Conference, Venue Management School, VenueConnect, the Ar

The Arena Management Conference (AMC) just wrapped up, and among sessions covering branding lessons from U2 and AC/DC, evacuating 50 guests in wheelchairs, the art of building (and negotiating) a new venue, and handling local civil unrest, attendees also looked at upcoming shifts in P

Eventbrite U.K. surveyed 1,000 people about their ticket purchasing habits (e.g., last event attended, cost, how far in advance, etc.), and the company came away with some very insightful information. There are a lot of results, so I’m going to hit some of the highlights. The fu