Students will learn about the event industry from the perspective of large-scale public assembly venues, including convention centers, sports arenas, stadiums, concert halls, and theaters. This course's content will help students understand how events hosted in public assembly venues are funded/financed from conception to completion. Topics covered include the history of public venues, facility selection and booking, scheduling and coordinating facility operations, crowd management, safety and security, and booking and management. Throughout this course, students will dive into the environment of large-scale events through case studies and examples of invoices, rental agreements, and financial statements to help illustrate the financial realities of operating event venues.

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