IAVM has awarded the prestigious 2014 Convention Center Lifetime Achievement Award to Bob Mayer, CFE, an IAVM member since 1982. The Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented during the 2014 International Convention Center Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, recognize

Soccer legend Pelé helped open a new, innovative pitch yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The field, sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell, features 200 underground tiles—covered by a layer of Astro Turf—that capture kinetic energy created by the players’ movements. This energy is th

Bob Hunter, CFE, once noted that, “We are responsible for excellence in the public venue management industry. The more we develop industry professionals, the better prepared they will be to provide leadership in their venues. The CFE designation helps to bolster the image of IAVM and

The IAVM team expresses our deep condolences to the Ungerboeck family. Catherine Ungerboeck, co-founder of Ungerboeck Software International, passed away on September 4 after battling pancreatic cancer. She was 66. She founded the company with her husband, Dieter, in 1985, and before

Billboard magazine published a great story yesterday in which several arena executives were asked what it takes to run a successful venue in today’s competitive touring business. One of the executives was IAVM member Sean Saadeh, senior vice president of programming at the Barcl