By R.V. Baugus Threats exist today like never before. They come in all shapes and sizes. Some are seen and some are invisible. But one that always lurks that keeps IAVM members and those who visit the venues vigilant is that involving threats with mass gatherings, which essentially de

By R.V. Baugus William “Shannon” Brown, Chief, Security Planning Branch – Security Programs, Infrastructure Security Division with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), will deliver a presentation on October 6 at IAVM’s virtual ENCORE con

By R.V. Baugus We came upon a little piece of news that flew under the radar. That is, until our astute friend Rick Haycock, CVE, touched base with me to share the news that he thought IAVM members would take an interest in. As I replied to Rick, you are more than correct about that,

By R.V. Baugus Dr. Jerry Teplitz, JD, PhD, CSP, president/CEO of Jerry Teplitz Enterprises, Inc. in Virginia Beach, VA, and a familiar name to those who attended VenueConnect in Toronto in 2018, brings his dynamic “Managing the Stress of Change” session to ENCORE, IAVMR

By Meghan Risch The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Foundation recognized more than 20 business events industry leaders at the 2021 Visionary Awards, held at the Hilton Washington in Washington, D.C. The Visionary Awards honors the industry’s exceptional stars fo