We let you know last month that IAVM member John Christison, principal and managing member at BCI+Network, was named a 2014 inductee into the Convention Industry Council (CIC) Hall of Leaders. Christison, along with two other inductees and two Pacesetter Award recipients, will be reco

As you make travel plans for VenueConnect, please be sure to book your hotel as early as possible. Summer is a popular season for Portland, Oregon, and hotel blocks are filling quickly with housing deadlines fast approaching. We recently added the Crowne Plaza Portland Downtown-Conven

It was 20 years ago today that a nation watched a white Bronco SUV drive up, down, and around L.A. freeways. O.J. Simpson was in the vehicle, and the former football standout was wanted by the police for questioning in a double murder. It was gripping television, as O.J. sat in the ba

We’ll be descending on Portland in six weeks for VenueConnect, and we’re super excited. Personally, I’ve never been to Portland (and admittedly, everything I know about it comes from Portlandia). So for those, like me, that aren’t familiar with the “City

The color blue is known to have a calming effect and can spark creativity. Now, let’s add hunger to that list. According to a new study, blue-enriched light exposure was associated with an increase in hunger 15 minutes after light onset and still lingered two hours after the mea