The Hawai‘i Convention Center welcomes Hector Morales as its new executive chef. Morales has 25 years of culinary leadership experience in Hawai‘i. He most recently served as the chef de cuisine at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on the Island of Hawai‘i. He also founded a food service consulta

By R.V. Baugus and PCMA Music City Center President and Chief Executive Officer Charles Starks, President and CEO of the Music City Center in Nashville, has been named Chairman of the Board for the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA). With 8,400 professional and stud

By R.V. Baugus and Asian Leisure Business Geoff Donaghy, long-time IAVM member, ASM Global’s Group Director of Convention Centers for the Asia Pacific region, and CEO of the Sydney International Convention Centre, has been inducted into the United States-based Event Industry Council’s

by Nat Grubbs Kevan Kirkpatrick is the new Executive Director of the BancorpSouth Arena & Conference Center in Tupelo. He brings 18 years of experience in the venue management industry to the area’s premier regional event center. “The Tupelo Coliseum Commission conducted a nation

The Meadowlands 2040 Foundation has revealed plans to build a new Meadowlands Convention Center at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. The 460,000 square foot center would supplement area attractions like American Dream, MetLife Stadium and the Meadowlands racetrack. It would host major c