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An Interview with Mark Godley, Executive Director, Big City Mountaineers

An Interview with Mark Godley, Executive Director, Big City Mountaineers

Mark Godley, executive director of Big City Mountaineers, began his career in the corporate world before redirecting his energy toward organizing life...

Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Event Planning Success Emanates from the Ground Up

Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Event Planning Success Emanates from the Ground Up

Baseball is the great American pastime. Softball was a medalist event for the United States at the summer Olympics for years. The two sports are a par...

Learning about Destination Management Companies

Learning about Destination Management Companies

In these days of tighter budgets, smaller staffs and lightning-fast decisions, sports event planners often find it beneficial to close their Google se...

Mountain Madness:  Atlantic to Pacific, All Year Long

Mountain Madness: Atlantic to Pacific, All Year Long

North America has hundreds of mountain ranges, stretching from north to south, dotting the landscape from sea to shining sea. Formed by unique geologi...

Community Volunteers: Saving You Time and Money; How a Destination's Greatest Asset Resides in its People

Community Volunteers: Saving You Time and Money

The sites for your next event are narrowed down, all of which have great facilities, ample hotel and dining options, convenient locations, and resourc...

Finding Facilities that Can Lead to a Homerun Event for Everyone

Finding Facilities that Can Lead to a Homerun Event for Everyone

Baseball in the U.S. dates back to the mid-1800s. Played by individuals of all ages, gender and skill-levels, baseball is considered an American past...

Security: 10 Safety and Security Considerations the Rights Holder Needs to Consider When Bidding a Sports Event

Security: 10 Safety and Security Considerations the Rights Holder Needs to Consider When Bidding a Sports Event

In post 9/11 world, rights holders must be adequately knowledgeable of available safety and security measures to prepare for, prevent, detect, and det...

Mountain Region: The Hills are Alive with Sports Destinations

Mountain Region: The Hills are Alive with Sports Destinations

When you think about the mountain region as a destination, what typically comes to mind is skiing, skating and snowboarding. Well, it's time to think...

The World's First Sport: Track & Field

The World's First Sport: Track & Field

Track and field or "athletics" - from the Greek word "athlos" meaning contest - is the world’s oldest physical competition, the original sporting even...

Lodging: Innovative Approaches for Managing Sports Room Blocks

Lodging: Innovative Approaches for Managing Sports Room Blocks

Talk to any event organizer, rights holder, or event planner and the subject of room block management, specifically attrition management, will eventua...