By R.V. Baugus Tammy Koolbeck, CVE, shared some final remarks as her most interesting and unprecedented year as chair of IAVM drew to a close. Koolbeck offered her thanks and acknowledged the contributions of many who helped her get through a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic shutte

By Stefanie Tomlin and Eboni Wilson 2020 has been a year of landmines. In February, a young Black man, Ahmaud Arbery, was murdered while jogging in Georgia. We watched him get shot over and over on the news. Next, a worldwide pandemic hit. So, in March, we braced for what some thought

By Erin Goldmeier The Virginia Beach Convention Center (VBCC) was recently presented with a 2020 Leadership Award by the U.S. Green Building Council Virginia Chapter (USGBC VA). These prestigious awards recognize Virginia building owners and project teams for their extra effort to acc

By Manish Chandak “What is EBMS?”, you may wonder while reading this article. EBMS stands for “Event Business Management Systems” and many of Ungerboeck’s long-standing customers across the globe remember it as the very first name for Ungerboeck’s event management software that

By R.V. Baugus Be sure and save the rapidly approaching date to participate in the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals’ (NCBMP) July 23 Zoom panel meeting on “The State of Black Culture.” The panel session begins at 1 pm EDT. The State of Black Culture