By Tom Cornwall, CVE I retired from Oilers Entertainment Group in December 2019 after a great 47-year career in sports/entertainment and was fortunate to have been in several unique roles and be involved in several once-in-a-lifetime events along the way. My wife, Betsy, and I had pla

By ISSA and R.V. Baugus IAVM members continue to go through and earn GBAC STAR accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council, a Division of ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association. There are currently more than 3,000 facilities in 66 different countries undergoing t

By Cliff Wallace, CVE The Shenyang New World EXPO has fully reopened in the capital of Liaoning province in the northeast of China. IAVM member and EXPO General Manager Diane CHEN reports: “With great acceptance and success, EXPO has reopened following our closure on January due to th

By Nadia Vanderhoof, MA The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) successfully hosted the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior National Volleyball Championships under modified operations from July 14-22, 2020. With an estimated 9,600 players, chaperones and coaches in attendance, the

By Kalyn Sisco EventBooking, a cloud-based venue software company, announced that Explore St. Louis has selected VenueOps to manage their facilities, and Simpleview, a partner of EventBooking, to help manage client relationships and marketing of the premiere CVB. Explore St. Louis, op