Global Spectrum Facility Management

Global Spectrum Facilty Management is the fastest growing firm in the public assembly facility management field with
more than 100 facilities throughout the United States and Canada. The Philadelphia-based company is part of one of the
world’s largest sports and entertainment companies, Comcast-Spectacor, which also owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the
National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, Flyers Skate Zone, a series of
community ice skating rinks, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a fullservice
ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, and Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial
rights sales company and Paciolan, the leading provider of venue establishment ticketing, fundraising and marketing
technology solutions. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televised
figure skating spectaculars on NBC.
The South Okanagan Events Centre (SOEC), located in Penticton, British Columbia,
is a 5,000 seat multipurpose venue. The SOEC can host hockey, basketball,
family shows in any configuration, rodeos, diverse concert settings
in various capacities and trade shows, and can accommodate just
about any event.
The
facility opened
in September
2008, and is home to the
Penticton Vees of the British Columbia
Hockey League and
the British Columbia Hockey Hall of
Fame. The South Okanagan Events Centre is part of a 400,000 square foot complex that includes the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre, Okanagan Hockey School Training Centre
and the historic Memorial Arena. The complex, which is owned by the City of Penticton, is managed
by Global Spectrum.
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