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Industry News: Entertainment Experts Will Educate Casino Execs at G2E
November / December 2009


Entertainment Experts Will Educate Casino Execs at G2E

LAS VEGAS — Mark Sonder, CSEP, author of "Event Entertainment and Production" (Wiley, 2004) will moderate "Entertainment 101: Negotiations, Contracts and Concepts," a panel discussion for casino entertainment executives attending the Entertainment Arena at G2E, the Global Gaming Expo, Nov. 17-19, 2009, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Also participating on the panel will be Charlie Davis, Senior Casino Agent, Paradise Artists; Stephen Gudis, President, The Production Department; and Carrie Moore-Reed, CEO, Third Coast Talent.

As part of a conference educational series presented by CA, this panel will walk casino executives through the process of negotiating talent buying terms, including contracts and riders, artist relations and block booking. The unique issues of booking talent at small and medium-sized casinos also will be discussed.

Sponsored by the American Gaming Association and Reed Exhibitions, the Global Gaming Expo is the world's largest conference and trade show for the casino entertainment industry, which last year attracted more than 25,000 attendees. This year, G2E will be co-located with the IAAPA Attractions Expo, the world's largest event for the amusement and theme park industry.

More information and online registration is available at: http://g2e2009.conferencepath.com/speakerlist/?action=showsessions&userid=34738.


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Mark Sonder, CSEP is the Chief Entertainment Officer of Mark Sonder Productions, an award-winning entertainment producer, Mark Sonder Productions, Inc. is the national leader in designing event marketing solutions through headline entertainment and production services for facilities, corporations and associations, since 1985.

In addition, Sonder sits on the faculty of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV), The George Washington University, Stratford University, and Northern Virginia Community College.

Event Entertainment and Production
is the book published by Wiley authored by Sonder.