Improv is having a moment. What was once considered a slacker art form for college students and actors is now taught to businesses worldwide as leaders discover the transformational power of active listening, agreement, and play that improv offers its practitioners. One of the art for

IAVM is pleased to announce that Pam Borton, the winningest coach in the University of Minnesota women’s basketball history, will speak at VenueConnect 2016 as the Women in Leadership keynote address speaker on Monday, July 25, at 9:45 a.m. Borton is a top‐performing, ICF executive co

Some of you may be aware of the proposed changes in the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in regards to overtime pay and are asking what can be done about it. WHAT IS THE PROPOSED RULE CHANGE? The DOL is seeking to change the salary levels for “white collar”

IAVM grew by 10.31 percent  in 2016 for a total of 5,458 members. Net growth was 510 members. This success is largely due to Group Membership, which launched in July 2014. Today, we have 99 venues that have signed up for this program. As a result, significant increases have occurred t

The International Association of Conference Centres (IACC) recently polled more than 150 meeting planners around the world to find out what features are most important to them now and in the future. “While the overall objectives and goals of meetings have generally remained constant,