By R.V. Baugus Adina Erwin, CVE, wrapped up her productive year as IAVM Chair by passing the gavel to Kerry Painter, CVE, to for the most part conclude activities during VenueConnect. Erwin recounted her most recent column in Venue Professional magazine in which she equated the role o

By R,V, Baugus Prior to receiving the 2023 Convention Center Lifetime Achievement Award, Courtney Dyer, CVE, was described as a unicorn, that rarest of public assembly venue managers who worked in one local market – Virginia Beach, VA. Not only one market, but Dyer was even born in Vi

By R.V. Baugus It was an IAVM Foundation kind of night at the Leadership Dinner that was one of the first events to kick off VenueConnect in Pittsburgh. In a night that recognized 15 Past Presidents/Chairs among other announcements of incoming and outgoing IAVM Board leaders, Chair Ad

By R.V. Baugus The Miami Beach Convention Center invites you to join them on August 10 for Venue Safety & Security Training provided by IAVM Director of Safety and Security Mark Herrera. Herrera will bring his recognized and renown teaching and will present on Situational Awarene

By Gloria Fong The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HKSAR”) Government announced on July 1 that Monica Lee-Müller, Managing Director of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited (“HML”), has been awarded Medal of Honor. The medal will be presented by Joh