At VenueConnect 2017, venue managers attended numerous educational sessions to discuss safety and security techniques, and the technology that can enhance them. These sessions included highly trained, respected, and educated experts serving on panels, which focused on threats venues f

The Opening Session of VenueConnect 2017 offered hope for the country in times of terrorist turmoil as Acting Secretary Elaine Duke of the Department of Homeland Security pledged the support of her office in helping keep venues safe as a place where people go to assemble and enjoy a v

Following her stirring comments at the Opening Session, Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security  spent a few extra minutes briefly addressing and meeting some IAVM members in a meet-and-greet where she reinforced the resolve of citizens in the wake o

SMG announced that its managed facilities in New Orleans have achieved a record-setting concert year. The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, the Smoothie King Center and Champions Square collectively sold over $40 million in concert tickets during the 12 months ending June 30, 2017. Among the m

U.S. Bank Stadium celebrated its first year of operation with the anniversary of the facility’s ribbon cutting ceremony on July 22, 2017. In the first year, the stadium welcomed 1.6 million visitors for over 600 public and private events. “We are impressed by the job that the SMG staf