Mark Wienkes, financial analyst from The Goldman Sachs Group, GregBettinelli, executive vice president, business development and strategy atLive Nation, and Derek Palmer, chief commercial officer of Tickets.com,will address the overlap between the primary and secondary ticket marketsin a panel titled "The New Paradigm." This session is scheduled forWednesdsay, January 7th, and is designed to educate Ticket Summit 2009attendees on how the blurring line separating two ticket markets willaffect a range of professionals in both sectors.

At Live Nation, Bettinelli is responsible for the strategic direction andpartnerships for Live Nation's ticket business. Prior to Live Nation,Bettinelli was Sr. Director of Business Development at StubHub where hespearheaded the company's partnership with Major League Baseball. Beforetransitioning to StubHub, he led eBay.com's Event Tickets and Mediabusinesses and was a catalyst in eBay's acquisition of StubHub in 2007.

Derek Palmer is the fueling force behind Tickets.com's operational andsales organizations. Over the course of his 15-year tenure withTickets.com, Palmer has launched clients such as Times Union Center,formerly known as Pepsi Arena, 9:30 Club, Washington Nationals, PittsburghPirates, and The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts.Additionally, he has major event experience working as ticketing managerfor the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia and the 1996 Olympics inAtlanta, GA. Palmer holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature fromGeorge Mason University.

"Ticket Summit 2009 provides a unique platform for leading professionalswhose business involves ticket sales to come together and share the latestdevelopments and advancements in the secondary market," said Don Vaccaro,CEO of TicketNetwork. "The evolving nature of the secondary ticket businessand the high demand for a forum addressing current industry issuescompelled us to launch a New York conference targeting theater, sports andentertainment professionals based on the east coast and Europe. We arepleased to host an elite gathering of key ticket industry decision makersat Ticket Summit 2009," said Vaccaro.

Ticket Summit 2009 is the premier conference in the secondary ticketindustry. A must-attend event, it presents a tremendous opportunity for anenhanced education on the ticket industry, and provides numerous networkingopportunities for professionals aiming to expand or meet partners for theexpansion of their ticket operations.

About TicketNetwork

TicketNetwork is the leading source for the most comprehensive selection oftickets at competitive prices. It is the world's leading provider ofreal-time ticket inventory and sells sought after tickets to concert,sporting, and theater events through North America. TicketNetwork'sinventory includes more than $1 billion in tickets to 82,000 eventsworldwide. TicketNetwork's properties include: TicketLiquidator.com,TicketNetwork Direct, TicketNews, Ticket Summit 2009 and TicketNetworkpoint-of-sale solutions.

TicketNetwork.com was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Vernon,Connecticut. TicketNetwork is ranked 27th in the 2008 Inc. 5000 FastestGrowing Private Companies in America. For more information, visitwww.ticketnetwork.com.

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