Excitement in his voice comes quite naturally to actor, humanitarian and New Orleans native Wendell Pierce when he talks about his home town. Make that when he talks about anything that is New Orleans. Want to know where to go to hear some good jazz any night of the week? Pierce can t

Peggy Daidakis has known much success during a stay at the Baltimore Convention Center that started in 1979 when the venue opened, including seven years later when she became the first woman to manage and operate a convention center in the United States. The list of career achievement

According to the Convention Industry Council, on average, 205 million people in the United States attend the 1.8M conventions, conferences, congresses, trade shows and exhibitions, incentive events and corporate/business meetings each year. Face-to-face meetings build trust and relati

It seems a great deal of IAVM’s content and communications to members this week have been focused on safety and security. We have one more addition to share – WebSITE Spring 2013: Safe Stadium Operations. This hybrid conference will take place May 1, and includes several host-sites fo

According to the Society for Human Resource Management, among midsize and large employers across the U.S., the average raise in base pay is expected to be 2.9 percent in 2013 – that’s up slightly from 2.7 percent in 2012 and 2011, and 2.3 percent in 2010. Variable pay plans, or perfor