From CNN NBA legend Kobe Bryant, 41, died Sunday in a helicopter crash. Bryant was one of nine people who died when the helicopter they were in crashed on a hillside in Calabasas, California. Among the victims was Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Millions of people never me

By Barbara Cosio Moreno The stage of the San Diego Civic Theatre was transformed into a classroom for important security, safety and crowd management training. On Thursday, January 16, 2020, Mark Herrera, Director of Education and Life Safety for the International Association of Venue

From ASAE Statement It is with great sadness that the American Society of Association Executives announces the passing of its President and CEO John H. Graham IV, FASAE, CAE, after an extended battle with cancer. On behalf of ASAE’s Board of Directors, staff, members, industry partner

By Melinda Landry Amarillo (TX) Civic Center Complex Marketing Administrator Han Owens has fulfilled a dream in earning United States citizenship. “The process is hard because you have a gazillion paperwork to do,” the newly minted citizen said. “You can’t help but to wonder and

By Scott Powers The Orange County Convention Center, operating for nearly two years under interim and acting leadership, will be taken over by the former leader of the Austin Convention Center, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings announced. Mark Tester, who was described as someone who