The International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) is pleased to announce that Scott McCartney will speak and lead a session on crowd management and security at the 2016 Academy for Venue Safety & Security (AVSS) and GuestX: Guest Experience & Crowd Management Conference.

The International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM)—representing thousands of venue managers and partner companies in stadiums, convention centers, performing arts centers, arenas, racetracks, amphitheaters, and other public assembly venues—is deeply grieved by the tragic events th

We’re happy to announce some programming notes for GuestX, Feb. 21-23, 2016, in Dallas, Texas. One of the most popular and informative sessions last year was led by Jennifer Blackmon, corporate director of culture transformation at The Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center, and we̵

Launched in August 2015 at VenueConnect in Baltimore, IAVM’s new certification, the Certified Venue Professional (CVP), recognizes the competence of middle to senior level managers of public assembly venues as well as assisting the managers in creating a professional road map in the v

TED talks are simply the best, and here we have one from Jason Wexler at TEDxMemphis. Wexler is the president of business operations for the Memphis Grizzlies and the FedEx Forum. In the video, he talks about how a team helps generate social connectivity and how you can measure the so