Leading Research Fellow of the Laboratory Angel Barajas from the University of Vigo (Spain) and head of the sports economy section Dennis C. Coates, from the University of Maryland (US) were involved in the seminar series. The seminars look at scientific research and development plans for the Laboratory. Yulia Naidenova, Petr Parshakov, and Alexei Chmykhov presented their work on football sponsorship. IDLab staff discussed Angel Barajas' research into attendance at basketball matches in Spain.