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."
    Last year's 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."
    In order to ensure the quality and intimacy of the conference, the capacity has been strictly controlled. The past CIC conferences illustrate the consortium's commitment to preserving the integrity and continued success of the concert industry.