ADVISORY/As City and Teams Discuss Construction Financing, Giles, Keating and Others To Debate Stadium Controversies.

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What:               With Philadelphia now developing a financing package for
               new Eagles and Phillies stadiums, the need for -- and
               benefits of -- these new sports complexes will be
               debated by an elite panel of key players and experts at
               a Drexel University-sponsored symposium: "If
               You Build It, Will They Come?"
When:               Tuesday, Oct, 6, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Where:               Grand Hall of Drexel's Creese Student Center, 3200
               Chestnut St.
Background:    This symposium will focus on the relationship between
               professional sports franchises, their fans, and the
               cities they call home.  It will address the controversy
               surrounding stadiums, as franchises sometimes hold
               cities hostage by sometimes threatening to leave
               unless a palatial new sports facility is built.
               The public has been invited to attend and participate in
               the symposium, co-hosted by Drexel and Mid-Atlantic
               Center of the National Consortium on Academics and
               Sports (NCAS), which is housed on Drexel's campus.
Who:               Among the symposium panelists:
                Bill Giles, Chairman of the Phillies
                Dan Keating, Bala Cynwyd developer pushing for new
                 stadium
                Robert Castronovo VP of the New Jersey Sports and
                 Exposition Authority
                John Simurgyn, Public Affairs, NJSEA
                Evans Paull, executive planner, City of Baltimore
                Mark Rosentraub, author of Major League Losers
                Arthur Bernsetin of USFans
                Andrew Zimbalist, Smith College, noted author on topic
                Neil DeMause, author, "Field of Schemes"
                Jonathan Saidel, Philadelphia City Controller
                Jon Morgan of the Baltimore Sun

News Media
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