By R.V. Baugus I got an email from my friend and long-time IAVM member Dan Concepcion, CVE, giving me a heads-up that he will be retiring later this year on December 4. In all honesty, I held the email for a small period of time, thinking that I would get another from Dan telling me t

Troy Thorn, CVP, CTA, CPMM, has accepted the job of Assistant Director of Events and Operations at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, TX. With nearly 30 years of venue management experience, Troy has had executive stints with the Dallas Convention Center, Vicksburg Convention Cente

The Lynnwood (WA) Public Facilities District, owners of the Lynnwood Convention Center (LCC) and OVG360, the contracted operators for the LCC, announced the appointment of Erin Jepson, CVP, CMP as the LCC’s new General Manager as of July 11, 2022. Prior to joining the team at the LCC,

By Amy Procaccini Sodexo Live!, hospitality partner to the San Diego Convention Center, teamed up with Tortoise to launch the first-ever mobile vending robot in a convention center. The custom-wrapped mobile smart store was available to an estimated crowd of 135,000 attendees during C

By Anagelica Gonzalez Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced the retirement of Baltimore Convention Center (BCC) Executive Director and long-time IAVM member Peggy Daidakis, effective September 1, 2022. “I want to thank Peggy for her service to the City and its residents for 49 fa