WORLD NEWS
Euro 2008’s missing stadium; Stadia & Arena 2006 at Wembley; 2012 Olympic bid venues.

WORLD CLASS POS
Venue POS has to capture fans’ cash in a short window of opportunity.

MEMPHIS BELLE
FedEx Forum is the latest in US arena design.

HEALTHY PROFIT
It can pay to build a health centre on to your venue, for sport and the community.

ALL-SEATER DECADE
How all-seater stadiums have changed UK spectator sport.

SPORT LIGHTING
One control system can manage floodlights and general lighting.

SINGAPORE STATUS
Singapore’s National Stadium is being redeveloped with the help of a publicprivate initiative.

SEATING MAKEOVER
Fulham FC has increased capacity and added corporate boxes through a temporary seating overlay.

NICE ON ICE
Notts Arena is trying out a new ice cover.

DRIVE CREATIVELY
How do you deliver highquality content on your big screens, to the satisfaction of fans and sponsors?

PRODUCT PROFILES
LED screen deal; seating options; architectural finishes; Olympic sports lighting; racecourse irrigation; weather proofing.

FACILITY WATCH
Worldwide arena projects in planning, design and construction phases.

WORLD NEWS
Stadia & Arena conference in Munich; Europe Talks Tickets; Kuwait International Tennis Centre.

BETTING MAN
Jeff Lyndsay on how a casino operation can suit some sports clubs.

INDUSTRY INTERVIEW
Wilfrid Spronk discusses the future of the arena business in Europe and reveals plans for Olympiapark in Munich.

SHOW TIME
IAAM best for business in Reno, and LIW ideas in UK.

SMART ACCESS
Smart cardsare integrating ticketing with access control.

ONLY THE BEST
Professional sport can’t risk anything other than the best artificial turf.

FIFA RECOMMENDS
FIFA has introduced a new top level standard for artificial turf.

EUROPE’S BIGGEST
How Westfalenstadion brings in more fans than any other.

SALTEX REPORT
New engineering solutions for top sports turf.

SOUND NET
The multiple components in a sound system harnessed by networking.

OLYMPIC DIARY
How did Athens 2004 score on spectator experience?

SEGREGATION
Crowd control techniques at UK soccer games.

PRODUCT PROFILES
Artificial turf maintenance; LED screens for F1 and horse racing; Köln Arena new PA; smart card system.

FACILITY WATCH
Worldwide stadium projects in planning, design and construction phases.

WORLD NEWS
Milan clubs may go it alone; London Olympics planning ahead; World Cup in SA

MILAN SHOW
Europe’s only sport venue specific conference and exhibition.

JUST THE TICKET
Ticketing software can become the core of your operation by integration.

TURF DEBATE
Natural versus artificial. Proponents of both types of turf put the case.

SURFACES
Surfaces need to be safe and sound, both for the public and the sport competitors.

ACCESS FOR ALL
UK venues must provide equal access for disabled clients.

WEMBLEY ARENA
London’s main concert venue is getting a major overhaul to capture and keep customer spend.

CASINO – SAFE BET?
Can you add a casino to your business mix without getting your fingers burned?

SEGREGATION
Strategy and tactics to successfully segregate home and away fans at soccer games.

SALTEX PREVIEW
Europe’s major outdoor exhibition for
the turf industry this
year features a temporary stadium.

PRODUCT PROFILES
Turf growing; turf relaying and maintenance; turf machinery; indoor sports flooring and scorer’s table with LED display.

FACILITY WATCH
Worldwide arena projects in planning, design and construction phases.

WORLD NEWS
New arenas for Liverpool and Glasgow. Athens roof slide, UEFA funding, venue news, new EAA president.

OVERHEAD DESIGN
Turning heads with new roof design, engineering and hi-tech materials.

FOOD AND DRINK
A portable beer or a three-star four-course sit down? Venues must provide both.

STADIUM EXPERT
Jan Gaasterland was chairman of the board at Amsterdam Arena and now heads up his own consulting company.

SOCCER SPECIFIC
Borussia is building a new out of town stadium.

FLEXIBLE FLOORS
A new concept in indoor sports floors that gives arenas a competitive edge.

LICENCE TO THRILL
What UEFA’s club licensing means for soccer stadiums.

SAFETY FIRST
A facility manager’s first concern is for the safety of everyone in the building. Regulations can help focus the safety effort.

LED SCREENS
All-in-one screens: video replay, scoreboard, spectator communication and sponsors’ messages.

SECURITY
Bombs in Athens, streakers at the Super Bowl. A roundup of the latest preventative products and technologies.

PRODUCT PROFILES
Seats, security, a sound lab to ‘auralise’ your facility, temporary accommodation, ticketing and access control.

FACILITY WATCH
Worldwide stadium projects in planning, design and construction phases.

WORLD NEWS
Munich scandal, Lansdowne Road, Brit Oval, Dubai.

SEATING
Value-added seating. How you can introduce more comfort to earn more cash.

SMA REPORT
Stadium Managers Association on risk, security, motivating staff and ops.

ARENA COMMUNITY
Modestly-sized US towns and city suburbs are building communities around arenas. Have the developers and designers got a winning template?

THIRD GEN TURF
Artificial turf with infill requires new maintenance techniques and suitable covers for multi-event use.

STUDENT CHIEFS
As part of their degree courses, students at Clemson University help manage and operate Littlejohn Coliseum.

PROFILE: KÖLN
Rheinenergie Stadion has upgraded stand by stand.

WEMBLEY ARCH
Wembley’s trademark feature is about to be raised up. It’s eye-catching but there’s a lot of other work going on too.

ACCESS CONTROL
Smart venues are installing smart access systems.

MOBILE CASH
M-commerce and wireless hotspots can deliver revenue.

HARD-WEAR
Grassmaster is extending the playing time for natural turf.

PRODUCT PROFILES
Artificial turf, roofs, sound systems and screens.

FACILITY WATCH

WORLD NEWS
Wimbledon fold-up roof, Croydon arena, casino jackpot.

MECCA TO MOTORS
Bahrain International Circuit combines interesting architecture and the flatout speed of motorsport.

BALLPARK DESIGN
Quintessential temples of sport brought up to date.

SOUND ROUNDUP
Sound plays its part in the rejuvenation of a Rome arena, plus audio solutions for Home Depot soccer stadium.

ON A SHOESTRING
A profile of Uganda’s National Stadium in Kampala.

HYDRO GAMES
Arenas can profit from water-based events such as swimming championships and boat shows.

STADIUM BRAND
How do you make your facility stand out? The graphics guru who rebranded Lambeau tells all.

TICKETING
Multi-level marketing via the internet. Can your ticketing solution do it all?

SPORTS TURF
Making effective repairs and relaying. Successful sports grass in the unnatural stadium environment.

PRODUCT PROFILES
Irrigation at Lord’s, tickets.com CRM, turf machinery, soccer nets and goals, guides to meeting the needs of the disabled.

FACILITY WATCH