City of Austin

Austin Convention Enterprises (ACE) Events

Name: Austin Convention Enterprises (ACE) Events
Creator: City of Austin

Special event permits for Tier 3 and Tier 4 events in Austin, Texas, reported under a 2023 city ordinance. Records identify event organizers by name and venue address.

Example records

Namebrand	Full Addressaddress	Last Nameperson	First Nameperson	Street Addressaddress

Use cases

Event Vendor Onboarding Verification

A fintech platform that processes payments for event vendors checks whether a business applying for a merchant account has a documented history of operating permitted public events in Austin, using the permit record to corroborate the business name and associated individual before approving the account.

NameFirst NameLast NameStreet Address

Repeat Promoter Fraud Pattern Detection

A fraud analyst at an insurance company underwriting event cancellation policies cross-references permit applicant names and business names against prior claims to identify individuals who have filed under multiple business identities for the same venue address, flagging potential identity cycling.

First NameLast NameNameStreet AddressFull Address

Venue-Level Market Sizing for Event Services

A sales team at a company selling event production equipment maps permit activity by street address to identify which venues in Austin host the highest volume of Tier 3 and Tier 4 events, prioritizing outreach to organizers operating at those locations.

Street AddressFull AddressName