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Countdown to Ticket Summit 2008: World’s Largest Gathering of Ticket Industry Professionals

June 10, 2008, Vernon, CT- TicketNetwork, the leading source for the ticket industry’s most comprehensive inventory and host to Ticket Summit 2008, today announced that several marquee organizations have come on board as sponsors of the industry’s most attended ticket conference. Ticket Summit 2008 will be held July 23-25 at The Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“With just over a month until the start of Ticket Summit 2008, we are pleased to welcome all of our newest sponsors including JetBlue, which is offering all conference attendees with a discount on their flights to Las Vegas,” said Molly A. Martinez, Executive Director, Ticket Summit 2008. “Based on current registration figures, we expect over eight hundred ticket industry professionals to attend this top rated industry event which will feature more speakers and exhibitors than any other ticket conference. Ticket Summit 2008 is the undisputed leader in educating ticket brokers, concert promoters and other ticket community members about current trends and issues in the ever changing ticket market,” added Martinez.

Companies that have been added to the expanded sponsor roster include official airline sponsor JetBlue, in addition to corporate sponsorships on behalf of Live Nation, eBay Google, Houston Rockets, Billboard and David Saxe Productions. Ticket industry heavyweights Eric Baker, CEO of viagogo.com, Chris Tsakalakis of Stubhub /eBay and Greg Bettinelli of Live Nation, are slated to speak at Ticket Summit 2008 about evolving developments in the technology, legal, partnership and expansion aspects of the ticket business.

"Tremendous momentum is being established as we approach the third annual Ticket Summit conference in July," said Molly Martinez, Executive Director, Ticket Summit 2008. "The addition of various ticket industry influencers as speakers, exhibitors and sponsors will further enrich the overall experience among attendees and event participants," said Martinez.

TicketNetwork is the leading source for the most comprehensive selection of tickets at competitive prices. It is the world's leading provider of real-time ticket inventory and sells sought after tickets to concert, sporting, and theater events through North America. TicketNetwork’s inventory includes more than $ 1 billion in tickets to 72,000 events worldwide. TicketNetwork’s properties include: TicketLiquidator.com, TicketNetwork Direct, TicketNews, Ticket Summit and TicketNetwork point-of-sale solutions. TicketNetwork.com was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Vernon, Connecticut. For more information, visit TicketNetwork.com