Congratulations to IAVM member venue AmericanAirlines Arena for achieving LEED Gold recertification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The Miami-based arena received its first LEED Silver for Existing Buildings certification in 2009. “The HEAT Group is very proud to be a le

New Year’s Resolution: To be green, or not to be green? That is the question. According to recent studies, the trend continues to be that it is popular to “be green” in every aspect of business. And not only is it popular, but it is expected. From a recent public opinion poll, “more t

IAVM’s Academy for Venue Safety & Security (AVSS) is a two-year school built to train venue and event managers, security professionals, and other key personnel involved in every aspect of venue safety and security. The new 2015 curriculum, developed and taught by a diverse t

Fans attending this year’s Australian Open have access to real-time interactive data thanks to IBM’s SlamTracker and CrowdTracker. SlamTracker, already popular with fans, adds player and ball movement data to its wealth of match information. “Last year, visualization was m

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) voted to approve the installation of a full-building, real-time location services system at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC). Using “ActivLocator,” a geolocation technology from Sherpa Solutions, the MCCA will pr