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ABOUT
The Consortium
    The Concert Industry Consortium was founded in 1994 with the objective of fostering greater communication among the key professionals within the concert business and also between the concert business and other elements of the music business. The partnership itself comprises executives from major booking agencies, concert promotion, facility management and record companies.
    The CIC seeks to facilitate the exchange of ideas between key decision makers, enhance the flow of information among professionals, and make a positive contribution toward enriching the concert industry's health.
    The concert industry landscape has changed significantly since the inception of the consortium; the business itself is constantly being redefined. Consolidation, new technology, and global economics are bringing unprecedented challenges and opportunities to our industry.These forces of change have made the CIC more valuable.
    Our ability to adapt to the new business climate depends on our ability to brainstorm, address common concerns, and share ideas that will brighten the future for all of us. The CIC's goal is to help the concert industry not just survive, but also to evolve and prosper.

The Conference
In order to stimulate constructive dialog between the various interests in our industry, the CIC annual conference was established.
The first step in addressing any issue facing the industry is to gather the key decision makers together in one place for provocative discussion. These conferences have allowed for a variety of viewpoints to be expressed, both from the panelists and the participants in the audience. On this level alone, the CIC conferences continue to be an overwhelming success.

Conference History
   Concert business history was made in February 1995 when the first CIC conference brought together an unprecedented number of major industry players in Los Angeles to begin "Reinventing The Business." A year later, CIC 2 sold out faster than the first despite a 50 percent increase in capacity.
    During CIC 3, a new topic, "Re-engineering The Concert Business," opened up more visionary discussions of the business's future, while the CIC 4 anticipated the huge impact of industry consolidation. CIC 5.0, with theme "Countdown To The Millennium," focused on how creative thinking and new technology were impacting the concert industry.
    CIC 2000 saw the conference move to the Bellagio in Las Vegas and a renewed desire to accept change and adapt to survive. This new, challenging era in our business began to take shape and forward-thinking took center stage during "CIC 2001: A Concert Odyssey."
    The 2002 conference, held at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, CA, convened in the shadow of the tragic events of September 11. Strong willed as ever, the CIC determined that nothing would prevent us from meeting, hence the tagline "The Show Must Go On."
    The conference returned to the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in February of 2003. Topics for panels and main sessions ranged from 2002 in Review and Marketing questions to International Touring and Establishing Club Level Talent. Highlights of the conference were the The If I Were King, I Would... session and the Fireside Chat with Michael Cohl and Donald Tarlton.
     The 10th anniversary edition Concert Industry Consortium convened February 4-6, 2004. Familiar faces, new connections, the always-popular forums, and exciting new features like the Career Center and Poster Contest helped make CIC 2004 another runaway success.
    From February 2 - 4, 2005, the movers and shakers of the industry converged once again on Southern California to continue the now-decade-long tradition of brainstorming, networking and planning for the future during CIC 2005.
    The Green Valley Ranch Resort in Las Vegas was the site for CIC 2006. The sold out conference was a huge success as we "took over" the entire hotel for three days!
    CIC 2007 was a complete success as we returned to the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. CIC 2007 featured another sell out and another blue print from which to build even better CIC conferences in the future.
    We look forward to seeing you soon as we celebrate our 14th year of exchanging ideas and working toward a better concert experience for everyone during CIC 2008!

CIC Directors
Gary Bongiovanni
Pollstar
Gary Smith
Pollstar

Staff
Shari Rice
Conference Director
Stephanie Bridgemon
Conference Co-Director

CIC Partners
Irving Azoff
    Front Line Management
Michael Belkin
    Live Nation
Fred Bohlander
    Monterey Peninsula Artists / Paradigm
Jack Boyle
     JJJ Management
Tim Collins
    Collins Management
Peter Conlon
    Live Nation
Alex Cooley
    Concert Promotions
Bill Elson
    Ascendit, Inc.
Michael Evans
    SMG
Liana Farnham
    Columbia Records / Sony Music
Rick Franks
    Live Nation
Harvey Goldsmith
    Artiste Management Prod., Ltd.
Arny Granat
    Jam Productions
Peter Grosslight
    William Morris Agency
Alex Hodges
   House of Blues Concerts
Laurie Jacoby
   Radio City Entertainment
Don Law
    Live Nation
David Leiken
    Double Tee Concerts
Rob Light
    Creative Artists Agency
Ben Liss
    NACPA
Larry Magid
    Live Nation
Jim McNeil
    United Concerts
Tom Mendenhall
    Sunshine Promotions
Jerry Mickelson
    Jam Productions
Brian Murphy
    Live Nation
John Scher
    Metropolitan Talent
Carl Scott
    Simmons & Scott
Lee Smith
    Bill Graham Presents
Carolyn Specht
    O.C.E.S.A. Presents
Jon Stoll
    Fantasma Productions
Donald Tarlton
    Donald K. Donald Group
David P. Touhey
    Musicentre Productions
Cynthia Wallace
    NACPA
Dan Weiner
    Monterey Peninsula Artists / Paradigm
Dan Zelisko
    Live Nation

In Memorium
Bob Kelley
Mid-South Concerts
David Williams
Cellar Door Concerts