By Mary Klida Karen Totaro, general manager, TCF Center/ASM Global in Detroit, announced several awards recently received by the venue, each representing the highest quality of venue service and meeting experience. “These awards are such a wonderful reflection of the creative, hardwor
Kara Dao, senior director, client engagement and operations for JDC Events, recently came up with a list of her 12 Favorite Event Planning Industry Trends. We would love to hear any that our IAVM members might have. These are all good “food for thought” as more and more ev
From Fort Worth Business Press As sporting and business events gradually return to pre-pandemic levels, the City of Fort Worth’s Public Event Department (PED) has recently promoted and hired new executive team members. “Our team members really had to roll with the punches during the p
By FightingIllini.com The University of Illinois has named IAVM member John Marquardt as the Associate Athletic Director/Director of the State Farm Center, removing the interim title he has carried since last fall. “We are very fortunate to have someone of John Marquardt’s
By R.V. Baugus October 24, 2021, marked the 50th anniversary of when the old Texas Stadium home to the Dallas Cowboys opened for business. Prior to the official opening in 1971, as a 15-year-old lad I along with my friends from Oak Crest Baptist Church hopped in our rickety church bus