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 R.V. Baugus (Editor’s Note: To access the IAVM CARES Act Advocacy Toolkit, click here.) Kevin Molloy has been an IAVM member for more than 30 years, and has a confession to make. “I haven’t really used any IAVM advocacy elements,” said the executive director

(Editor’s Note: The following was written in advance of the Democratic National Convention and serves as a leadership piece for all venue professionals.) By Marty Brooks With a $420 million expansion approved and the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on the horizon, 2020 was

By Ellen Lampert-Greaux #WeMakeEvents #RedAlertRESTART and #ExtendPUA represent a major call to action, imploring the US Congress to pass the RESTART Act (S.3814) as quickly as possible, offering economic relief to the Live Events Industry, which has been shuttered since March 2020, p

After #COVID19 forced the Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas, to furlough 13 of its staff including operations, the venue’s full-time administrative staff stepped up and is participating in #MowMonday! From left behind the masks: Jared Lillard – Director of