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Since 2013, an Events Management archive of news resources designed to support the textbook edited by John Beech, Sebastian Kaiser and Robert Kaspar and published by Pearson Education. See also http://tinyurl.com/TBOSM for Sports Management news.  Using the TAGS below is strongly recommended.
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February 5, 2014 12:36 PM
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How Sochi Won The 2014 Olympic Games

How Sochi Won The 2014 Olympic Games | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
How Sochi Won The 2014 Olympic Games
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February 5, 2014 9:11 AM
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Qatari infrastructure spend to top $205bn by 2018

Qatari infrastructure spend to top $205bn by 2018 | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
The scale of the financial commitment the Qataris are making in providing in-country infrastructure as it builds towards the 2022 World Cup was made clear again yesterday with $205 billion to be spent in the period up to 2018, according to a senior figure at the state's largest bank.
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February 5, 2014 8:02 AM
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Kuala Lumpur to host 2014 Laureus Awards

Kuala Lumpur to host 2014 Laureus Awards | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
The 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on March 26, following the cancellation of the planned event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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More at http://www.insidethegames.biz/news/1018224-kuala-lumpur-to-host-laureus-world-sports-awards-after-rio-stripped-of-hosting-right

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February 5, 2014 7:09 AM
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Pressure escalates on Winter Olympic brands to act against Russia’s anti-gay laws

Pressure escalates on Winter Olympic brands to act against Russia’s anti-gay laws | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
Activists ramp up call for a boycott of the Games and sponsors’ products. 
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February 5, 2014 6:47 AM
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Venue Spotlight: Norfolk Showground

Venue Spotlight: Norfolk Showground | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
Home of the UK’s largest agricultural event ‘The Royal Norfolk Show’, Norfolk Showground sits proudly as one of the country’s foremost outdoor events sites.  Boasting a selection of indoor venues ranging from meeting rooms to major exhibition space, the site can combine these with 150 acres of enclosed parkland to offer huge options to event …
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February 5, 2014 6:40 AM
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Commonwealth Games may go ‘back to basics’ to boost interest in 2022 Games

Commonwealth Games may go ‘back to basics’ to boost interest in 2022 Games | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
The Commonwealth Games could be reduced from 17 to 10 sports in an effort to increase interest in staging the 2022 edition of the multi-sport event, according to outgoing Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Mike Hooper.
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February 5, 2014 6:01 AM
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USOC sponsor AT&T condemns Russia's anti-gay law

USOC sponsor AT&T condemns Russia's anti-gay law | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — U.S.
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February 5, 2014 4:31 AM
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Journalists at Sochi are live-tweeting their hilarious and gross hotel experiences

Journalists at Sochi are live-tweeting their hilarious and gross hotel experiences | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
"My hotel has no water. If restored, the front desk says, 'do not use on your face because it contains something very dangerous.'"
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February 4, 2014 5:12 PM
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Putin 'calms' Sochi leopard cub

Putin 'calms' Sochi leopard cub | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
Russian President Vladimir Putin tries to calm a leopard cub after two journalists are attacked during a visit before the Sochi Winter Olympics.
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February 4, 2014 12:54 PM
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Franz Ferdinand to let fans choose their 6 Music festival setlist

Franz Ferdinand to let fans choose their 6 Music festival setlist | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
The band will play the Manchester event on March 1
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February 4, 2014 12:44 PM
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Lima steps up preparations for 2019 Pan American Games

Lima steps up preparations for 2019 Pan American Games | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
Lima 2019 has set its budget for the Pan American Games at $712m (€523.5m) and is targeting the completion of its major sports facilities before 2016.
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February 4, 2014 12:37 PM
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Hoteliers are not only ones in dog-house in Sochi

Hoteliers are not only ones in dog-house in Sochi | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
SOCHI SKETCH: PHILIP BARKER with news and views from inside the MPC and, fortunately for him, the media hotels at the Winter Olympics
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February 4, 2014 10:36 AM
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Gay Norwegian Minister to take husband to Sochi 2014

Gay Norwegian Minister to take husband to Sochi 2014 | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
Norwegian Health Minister Bent Høie is set to make a stand against Russia's controversial anti-gay propaganda law by bringing his husband here for the Games.
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February 5, 2014 12:05 PM
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World Match Play Championship returns to England for 50th anniversary

World Match Play Championship returns to England for 50th anniversary | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
Golf’s European Tour and the IMG agency have confirmed that the 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship will take place at the London Golf Club in Kent, England from October 15-19.
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February 5, 2014 8:13 AM
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The Super Bowl Proved Real-Time Marketing has Crested

The Super Bowl Proved Real-Time Marketing has Crested | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
Marketers across the board were trying to mimic Oreo's real-time marketing success from last year's Super Bowl after Candlestick Park lost power.
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February 5, 2014 7:38 AM
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IOC eyes Games revamp as Sochi opening nears

IOC eyes Games revamp as Sochi opening nears | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - While Sochi scrambles to get ready in time for Friday's opening ceremony, the International Olympic Committee cast its eyes past the most expensive Games ever staged and began
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February 5, 2014 6:50 AM
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Qatari trade mission visits England with football on the agenda

Qatari trade mission visits England with football on the agenda | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
Qatar World Cup organisers are in England this week as part of a fact-finding trip designed to boost trade relations between the two countries ahead of the 2022 tournament.
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February 5, 2014 6:42 AM
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Bach wants to scrap ‘seven-year’ rule for new sports at the Olympics

Bach wants to scrap ‘seven-year’ rule for new sports at the Olympics | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has confirmed he would be in favour of scrapping a rule that forces a sport to wait seven years before it can be considered for a place on the programme of the Olympic Games.
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February 5, 2014 6:12 AM
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ISPO PRESS | Final Report ISPO MUNICH 2014

ISPO PRESS | Final Report ISPO MUNICH 2014 | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
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February 5, 2014 5:38 AM
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New ice hockey format but expect same old results

New ice hockey format but expect same old results | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - A format change to the Sochi Winter Games women's ice hockey tournament may prevent coaches and players from having to apologize for the embarrassing routs that have blighted
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February 4, 2014 5:26 PM
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2014 Winter Olympics: new drug claim shocks World Anti-Doping Agency

2014 Winter Olympics: new drug claim shocks World Anti-Doping Agency | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
The World Anti-Doping Agency has condemned evidence of the availability of an undetectable new muscle-growth drug on the eve of the Sochi Games
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February 4, 2014 1:14 PM
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Auto Expo begins tomorrow, could be a strategy to revive sluggish car sales

Auto Expo begins tomorrow, could be a strategy to revive sluggish car sales | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
With an estimated 70 new models and concept cars set to be unveiled – 15 of them for the first time globally – this year’s Auto Expo, which opens to public on February 7, couldn’t have come at a better time for the Indian auto industry. Full Coverage: Auto Expo 2014
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February 4, 2014 12:52 PM
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Venice Carnival 2014 | Trip+ - Travel inspiration and insider tips from HouseTrip.com

Venice Carnival 2014 | Trip+ - Travel inspiration and insider tips from HouseTrip.com | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
This year’s Venice Carnival (February 22nd to March 4th) is themed on the ‘Wonder and Fantasy of Nature’. If you’ve never been to Venice for the 12 days of carn
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February 4, 2014 12:39 PM
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Sochi Olympics: global press pack hang on for their rooms, lightbulbs and wi-fi

Sochi Olympics: global press pack hang on for their rooms, lightbulbs and wi-fi | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
Construction delays at site of 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia test patience of journalists as opening of games nears
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February 4, 2014 12:32 PM
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Gay protests at Sochi 2014 "make no sense" claims Olympic Village Mayor

Gay protests at Sochi 2014 "make no sense" claims Olympic Village Mayor | The Business of Events Management | Scoop.it
Athletes competing at Sochi 2014 should not use the event as a platform to protest against Russia's controversial anti-gay propaganda law, the Mayor of the Olympic Village in the mountains warned here today.
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