Concerns relating to local funding for sports events and issues causing cities to think twice about bidding on certain events were among the subjects covered in the first Best Practices Summit hosted by the Atlanta Sports Council on July 19th in Atlanta, GA.

The Summit was sponsored by the National Association of Sports Commissions in response to growing concerns from cities about the rising costs of events.

“Some of our members are reporting difficulty reaching the level of financial support required by some event owners,” said Don Schumacher, executive director of the National Association of Sports Commissions.

See the attached press release to read more.