By R.V. Baugus IAVM is sending out a survey this week to attendees from last year’s VenueConnect in Chicago asking for your reply to recommend education sessions you would like to have take place at this year’s VenueConnect. “We are pushing out a survey this week wit

By R.V. Baugus The Events Industry Council announced the members of the APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Task Force, a global and inclusive body that will work toward providing resources that support the industry’s recovery globally and will curate accepted practices across the events

By Ashley Peacock, CVP In the age of a global pandemic shutting down many businesses and events to keep people safe, venue managers as well as event planners and promoters are looking toward the future of live events and the light at the end of the tunnel. Although many executive and

By Kerry Painter, CVE In the December 2006 issue of Facility Manager magazine, I wrote the following: “The story here is not about buildings, moldy carpets, insurance issues or structural integrity. What I’ve come to learn after endless weeks is that the story is about change, adaptio

IAVM Region 1, 2, 3 & 5 friends and colleagues: The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted us all, and along with meeting and travel restrictions in both Kansas City and the State of Missouri, the Region Directors and their Boards have made the decision to pos