article thumbnail

Formula 1 US Grand Prix: Mercedes-Benz, Levi’s, Amex, Pacsun Activate in Austin

Event Marketer

Fans could hear Q&As from Williams Racing F1 drivers Alex Albon and Franco Colapinto, INDY NXT driver Jamie Chadwick, Williams Racing F1 team principal James Vowles and 2009 F1 World Champion Jenson Button. Plus, on Friday, they could take part in an Early Careers Talk to learn about getting a job in the motorsport industry.

Apparel 317
article thumbnail

Renegotiating Live Event Agreements When All Parties Are Innocent Victims

Velvet Chainsaw

The previous low for occupancy was during the financial crisis in 2009 when occupancy was 55 percent. However, from past experience, any time that there has been a shift from a seller’s to a buyer’s market, those contracts signed during a seller’s market just flat out had to be updated. From Recovery to Reform. Remove Barriers.

Contracts 397
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Event Moves: Sundance May Relocate, Collision Rebrands, ComplexCon Heads to Vegas

Event Marketer

But 2027 may see a shift for the long-running festival as its 13-year contract with Park City ends in 2026 (the 2025 and 2026 editions will remain in Utah). In May, Sundance began taking proposals from other cities as part of a review process exploring a move.

2026 278
article thumbnail

Warrington Wolves sign security contract with Showsec

Event Industry News

Showsec has signed a new two-year contract with Warrington Wolves to provide security services for all upcoming home games. The crowd management and event security company has already worked at The Halliwell Jones Stadium since 2009, and has been the Wolves’ primary security supplier for much of that time.

article thumbnail

Q&A: Inside Google’s New ‘Inclusive Event Design Guide’ for the Industry

Event Marketer

Michelle Rosen Sapir: We put out the very first set of guidelines, which focused on accessibility, in 2009 on our company’s intranet and in a Google Doc, really simply. Event Marketer: How did these guidelines come about, and what was the process for developing them?

article thumbnail

What’s the Economic Impact of the Meetings Industry?

PCMA Convene

These are among the takeaways of “The Economic Significance of Meetings to the US Economy” report, which updates the 2009 report by the same name, from Oxford Economics, the Events Industry Council, and the Meetings Mean Business Coalition, released in February. The industry’s economic value has grown by 23 percent,” Sacks said. “If

2009 93
article thumbnail

COVID 19 Business Impact Study – Global Perspective

Event Industry News

It takes account of the COVID-19 environment and global economic contraction predicted by the International Monetary Fund and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development over the rest of the year. The research involved 675 survey respondents from 59 countries. This includes redundancies and business closures.

2009 90