Attendees at VenueConnect 2014 experienced a wide range of educational offerings on Sunday, July 27. Some of the sessions included “The Future is Here: Certified Venue Professional (CVP) Coming to You in 2015,” “When a Crisis in a Venue Occurs,” and “A Co

Polly LaBarre, co-author of Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win and co-founder of Fast Company magazine, delivered the opening keynote address, Saturday, July 26, at VenueConnect 2014. LaBarre challenged the attendees to ask themselves how they can create po

As more people continue working well into their 70s and 80s, the workplace becomes a multi-generational melting ground. Myths get mixed up with realities, and people start making assumptions about co-workers based on age. One group that’s received the most blunt assumptions abou

The June/July issue of FM magazine is printed and currently mailing. Our cover story is a profile of IAVM’s in-coming chair, Kim Bedier, CFE. Other feature topics include emergency response lessons from commercial airlines, college sports and alcohol, and why you should give a m

Greg Wolfe, IAVM’s professional development manager, recently spoke with Krister Ungerboeck, CEO of Ungerboeck Software International about the session he’s moderating at VenueConnect in Portland. The panel, “Visionary Venues on Customer Relationship Management,” tak