By R.V. Baugus Trudy Bourgeois, founder and CEO of the Center for Workforce Excellence, will serve as the keynote speaker for IAVM’s virtual annual conference ENCORE, held October 5-6. Suffice to say where she has been the last 20 years in founding and leading her business is qu

By Nancy Walker The Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), owned by the City of Los Angeles and managed by ASM Global, introduced the LACC Hall of Fame during the Center’s 50th Anniversary Celebration. “We are thrilled to have the 50th Anniversary celebration be a platform to launch th

The University of West Florida in Pensacola announced that Gil Fried has joined the faculty in the College of Education and Professional Studies (CEPS), starting in the fall 2021 semester. Professor Fried will not just teach sport management courses, but will also Chair the Administra

By CEIR The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released two additional case studies from its Global Virtual Event Trends series, sponsored by Swapcard, that examines insights among organizations that traditionally run or manage in-person business-to-business (B2B) exhibiti

By ISSA and R.V. Baugus From concerts to sporting events to art exhibitions to weddings, people are rediscovering the joys of attending in-person events as more facilities reopen and lift occupancy limits. This week, Strathmore Hall Foundation Inc. in North Bethesda, Md. has earned GB