We are excited to let you know that Daymond John will be our opening keynote speaker at VenueConnect 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 23-26. John is the CEO of FUBU, a “shark” on ABC’s Shark Tank, and author of the new book, The Power of Broke. He will offer atte

We are pleased to announce that John Quiñones will be our keynote speaker at the 2016 Performing Arts Managers Conference (PAMC) in San Antonio, Texas, March 7-9. Quiñones has won seven national Emmy Awards for his Primetime Live, Burning Questions, and 20/20 work. He was awarded an E

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