Please welcome our newest members who joined IAVM in October 2024. Thank you for being a part of the association! Also, let us get to know you better by participating in the I Am Venue Management series. Please visit here to share your story and photo. Andrew Adrian, Sydney Showground

Legendary promoter Louis Messina, Founder and CEO of Messina Touring Group, regaled attendees at the International Entertainment Buyers Assn. (IEBA) convention with his stories about how he was kidnapped, what leads to new clients, and what motivates him every day. Eric Church, one am

Nomination deadline for 2025 Charles A. McElravy Award, Joseph J. Anzivino Distinguished Allied Award, and Foundation Legacy Award is December 20, 2024 The nominations and letters of recommendation should be written and addressed to Trevor Mitchell, MBA, FASAE, CAE, CDP, President &am

Craft Culinary Concepts, the preferred food and beverage provider at Will Rogers Memorial Center (WRMC), has named Waylon Cornelius executive chef of the center’s catering and concessions. A native of Mansfield, Texas, and 2003 graduate of AIMS Academy of Culinary Arts in Dallas, Corn

John B. Meyer Jr., CVE, one of IAVM’s more passionate advocates of certification, passed from this life on Oct. 31 at the age of 77. Meyer, who was director of convention center operations and special projects for SMG at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, joined IAVM in 19