A public/private partnership designed to create a new convention center in downtown Muskegon, Michigan, will connect a 201-room full-service hotel, a new 45,000 net square foot convention center, and the city’s LC Walker Arena to become a modern convention and exposition campus. The p

Have you been inspired by your experience with IAVM? Have your professional knowledge and network grown because of your IAVM participation? Are you looking for a way to ‘pay it forward,’ share your enthusiasm for our industry, or influence the future of our association? If so, the IAV

The Right Furniture Lets You Breathe Easier When you sit down for a conference or banquet, are you aware that the furniture in the room could be harmful to you not only from a structural standpoint, but also from an air quality perspective?  Indoor air quality is a term used to d

The Events Industry Council (EIC) announced preliminary results of an unprecedented worldwide study on the economic significance of face-to-face business events. The Global Economic Significance of Business Events, conducted by Oxford Economics, is the first-ever comprehensive study o

The City of McAllen, Texas, has hired Yajaira Flores as its new director of the McAllen Convention Center Facilities, which includes the McAllen Convention Center, the McAllen Performing Arts, and Oval Park and Quinta Mazatlán. Flores has more than 15 years of experience in public ass