Richard Andersen, CFE, sat in the crowd last Thursday evening with fellow instructors and students for closing remarks of the 2017 Venue Management School (VMS) at Oglebay from Board of Regents Chair Cheryl Swanson, CFE. Part of those remarks would include the announcement of the reci

The Green Sports Alliance, a membership organization of nearly 500 professional and collegiate leagues, teams, and venues, along with supporting organizations such as vendors, suppliers, and sponsoring corporations – as well as individual athletes — issued a challenge to all sports lo

Four experts in the field of safety and security took to a panel Thursday to lead an IAVM webinar on Understanding the Risk & Securing Mass Gathering Events. The webinar drew a large audience of 558 listeners and later participants who had several questions to ask of panel member

John Marquardt, CVP, serves as assistant director for event management at the State Farm Center at the University of Illinois in Champaign as well as the chair of IAVM’s Young Professionals Committee. As such, Marquardt leads a dedicated committee whose mission is to “work

Erin Jepson, CMP, is one of the industry’s fast-rising stars, having been promoted four times at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, before landing in June 2013 as the director of event services at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. She stands out to me for