By R.V. Baugus Barry Strafacci knows a thing or two about the Convention Center Lifetime Achievement Award as presented by the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) after nomination and selection from the association’s Convention Centers Committee. It was Strafacci,

By Stacie Bauer For 170 years, World Expos, or World’s Fairs, have provided a platform to showcase the innovations that have shaped the world we live in today. Expo 2020 Dubai will continue that tradition with the latest technology from around the globe. In October 2021, the first Wor

By Communications Staff/Ernest N. Morial Convention Center The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center has embarked on an innovative and ambitious plan to upgrade an already award-winning employee culture by placing ownership of the plan referred to as “the Culture Project,” in

By Briana Martin Spectra, providers of Venue Management to the St. Charles (MO) Convention Center, has hired Mark Tenholder as Director of Sales and Marketing. Tenholder will oversee all sales and marketing operations at the award-winning facility. Prior to joining the team he was the

By Nadia Vanderhoof Marking the largest event to date hosted at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando, the Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU) 48th AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships welcomed more than 135,000 attendees across two weeks, from June 18-29, 2021, cre