Our industry attracts some dedicated, talented and visionary leaders. If you work with one of them, take the time to nominate your superstar colleague for one of IAVM’s top awards. The deadline to submit nominations for the awards is November 1, 2013. You never know, someday soon you

By Matt Alderton Virtual events continue to grow in popularity among marketers, according to virtual events provider ON24, which cites a May 2013 study by Forrester Research showing that nearly half (47 percent) of B-to-B marketers rely on virtual trade shows and events to research wh

The new federal health care law known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) kicks in as of January 1, 2014 when most employers with the equivalent of 50 or more full-time employees must provide health insurance or face significant penalties. For the public assembly venue industry, many are

The May cover of MPI’s member magazine, One+, highlights the feature story titled, “Hosted Buyer is Here to Stay.” The story focuses on the idea that hosted buyer-type programs seem to be transforming America’s meeting landscape much as they have done for the previous two decades in E

VenueConnect, IAVM’s annual conference and trade show, is a must-attend event for exhibitors targeting venue managers from the complete range of venue types. Our Allied community probably already knows about most of the benefits and access available to VenueConnect exhibitors, such as