KeyArena in Seattle played host to 12,000 professional video game players last week for the International Dota 2 tournament—an event that offers a $6.5 million prize for the first place winner. To compare, Jordan Spieth netted $1.8 million for winning the 2015 Masters Tournament. So,

IAVM reached a notable membership milestone this year with Candice De Hont, an event manager at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, becoming the association’s 5,000th member. We briefly spoke with De Hont at VenueConnect to learn more about her. Why did you join IAVM? 

We aired our third episode of The Venue last Friday, but if you missed it, no problem. We recorded it, and you can listen to the above audio of it. On this episode, we were joined by our guest host, IAVM Chair Kim Bedier, CFE, and we discussed a variety of topics, such as SMART goals

Why is load monitoring so important? Tens of tons of equipment are hung above people in live events. Anytime a load is suspended using multiple lift points there exists the potential for a structure to become “statically indeterminate,” making it impossible to calculate the loads on e

This week’s spotlight of recipients in the IAVM Foundation’s inaugural class of 30|UNDER|30 are asked, “As a future leader, what areas do you deem necessary for future success in this competitive industry?” Kelsey Metzger Covart Sales and Event Manager Ames Center Burnsville, Mi