The IAVM Foundation opened its online silent auction last week, and the bids are rolling in. By bidding on items, you’re helping increase the positive impact of the venue industry by funding research, education, and resource development. Supporting the venue industry is importan

These are selected news articles that showed up in our inboxes on Monday morning that we want to pass along to you. With Opening of Cowboys’ New HQ, The Star in Frisco, “The Best is Here Today” (Dallas Morning News) “The price tag for the city-owned portion of

Congratulations to Karen Totaro, CFE, IAVM’s 2015-2016 chair, on being named the new senior vice president and general manager for the San Diego Convention Center! “In our industry, the San Diego Convention Center has always been recognized as a venue at the forefront, so

This post originally appeared on LinkedIn. It is republished with permission. I just completed a long, hard journey to achieve industry certification: the International Association of Venue Managers’ (IAVM) coveted designation of Certified Facilities Executive (CFE). Yes, the achievem

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) on its most successful financial and operational year to date. The center tripled the previous year’s profits of more than US$2.8 million to a record-breaking $8.1 million and added $6.1 million to its financial reserve