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Safe and Sound

Safe and Sound

Posted by | May 29, 2020 | ,

L.A. LIVE: Dodger Stadium sits waiting for baseball to begin. As sports venues reopen, many will seek a new health-safety certification rating formed by experts across multiple industries. (Getty Images) Interdisciplinary collection of experts formed to create certification program for sports and entertainment venues Venues and live events can’t be made fully safe in the age of COVID-19, but a new initiative tied to the International Well Building Institute can go a long way toward making them safer for everyone, says an expert and co-chair of a panel formed as part of the program. Dr. Allen Hershkowitz, chairman of Sport and Sustainability International and science adviser to the New York Yankees, is among 40 industry professionals, team officials, scientists and other experts who have formed the Well Advisory on Sports and Entertainment Venues. The goal is to develop a new health-safety certification program, the Well Health-Safety Rating for Facility Operations… Continue Reading Safe and Sound

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Drive-In Events on Tap for Petco Park

Drive-In Events on Tap for Petco Park

Posted by | May 29, 2020 |

Petco Park in San Diego will use a nearby parking lot to host drive-in graduation ceremonies, screenings of the movie “Anchorman” and a concert by Switchfoot and Hirie.

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Drones Offer Aerial Assault on Virus

Drones Offer Aerial Assault on Virus

Posted by | May 28, 2020 | , ,

Companies including Rantizo Inc. of Iowa City, Iowa; OMI Environmental Solutions of Belle Chasse, La.; and EagleHawk of Buffalo, N.Y., are offering amphitheaters, arenas, stadiums and other facilities the opportunity to have airborne sprayer drones disinfect and sanitize their facilities.

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Video: Digital Sessions With Rip Rippetoe

Video: Digital Sessions With Rip Rippetoe

Posted by | May 15, 2020 |

Clifford “Rip” Rippetoe, president and CEO of the San Diego Convention Center Corp., sat down for a video interview Friday as part the VenuesNow Digital Sessions.

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GBAC Star to Mark Accredited Venues

GBAC Star to Mark Accredited Venues

Posted by | May 8, 2020 | , ,

The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., is among the facilities that have committed to attaining GBAC Star accreditation. (OCCC.net) New program will certify facilities’ disinfecting efforts A new facility hygiene accreditation program formally unveiled Thursday by the Global Biorisk Advisory Council offers live event venues and other industries detailed guidelines and performance criteria on sanitation, disinfection and infectious disease prevention best practices. When followed, the program leads to a formal accreditation that’s expected be a key part of ensuring safety and restoring confidence amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Already committed to attaining the GBAC Star accreditation are Hard Rock Stadium, home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, and several convention centers: Chicago’s McCormick Place; the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.; the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Las Vegas Convention Center; and the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas. The 20-point accreditation program answers facilities’ need for… Continue Reading GBAC Star to Mark Accredited Venues

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