The global events department.
Really, I think at times is the
connector across the
organisation that allowed all
the different apartments that
utilize events or host meetings
to come together and centralize
the needs of each of the
business groups to fulfil on the
goals of the event or the
meeting.
The global events department has
a hand and pretty much
everything that happens that all
star between play ballpark, the
draft, the home run derby, all
Star game futures game,
celebrity softball, a lot of
hospitality, private hospitality
events that are hosted by major
league baseball, buy some of our
partners.
There's really a robust schedule
, there takes place probably for
the five days leading up to All
Star.
We can't put on events like the
All Star game without the Acuna
discussion and assistance of the
public sector in the market.
Because a lot of resources that
we need to put on a big event,
especially on law enforcement
are coming from the public
sector.
And so we need to make sure that
they were planning the event.
We're always checking back with
a public sector to make sure
aligns with how the city
functions and how the local area
functions to be sure the right
resources, the event is say fits
well planned and it's actually
gonna allow for ease of use.
The fans that come to the event
, the city and the Mariners and
the Sports Commission here in
Seattle have been amazing
partners.
I say they are like family and
to be honest, I probably talked
more now with the Mariner's in
the Sports Commission than I do
with some of the other members
of global events because they
really come to the table and
make sure that everyone is
aligned.
We want to talk to the local
stake holders because ultimately
were in their house and we're in
their city and we know that we
won't fans from that city too,
enjoy our event.
And so it's really important for
us to understand what their
goals are and to make sure that
is we're planning the event were
taking into account what will
play well in Mexico as much
different that will play well in
London.
And so if we aren't targeted
with how we're going to actually
put the event on a specific
market that we may not have
success on attractive fans to
come to the event or having a
positive experience with the
fans have an experience that I
talk about for the rest of their
lives, whether it's sitting in
the bleachers at Wrigley during
a World Series, whether it's
walking through the corn path in
Iowa, the fan experience I want
him to walk away and want to go
to, I want to tell their friends
to go to Moore and want to be a
part of major league baseball
and become a fan for the rest of
their lives.
When a city invites us into a
market to host one of our events
, one of the things that they
want to do is put their best
foot forward.
And so what I think we often see
happen is that the financial
commitments that a city makes or
the resources that they put to
the event often have a trickle
down effect allow the
neighborhood to be left in a
cleaner way and to allow the
venues that the event was had to
be up to date.
In order two host our event that
when we leave those venues still
Kan activate the next event and
a lot of resources the city or
the local entity has put into
place will ultimately benefit,
the next event will come down
the road or the community will
still be able to use the events
base after were out of the
market.