By Rita de la Fuente On Monday, November 11, we hosted IAVM’s Mark Herrera for a security training. This was a free training for our staff and we invited other venues around our region to send members of their team to spread the knowledge beyond our building. We even ran the tra

By Kevin Kern The City of Memphis and Renasant Bank announced a naming rights partnership for the Memphis convention and meetings facility to be renamed the Renasant Convention Center. The naming rights partnership, which takes effect immediately, runs for 10 years, with the bank havi

By Matthew Glendinning The mayor of Paris has sent a letter to IOC president Thomas Bach warning of the “risks” inherent in the recently-signed Olympic sponsorship with the accommodation marketplace Airbnb. Airbnb was unveiled on Monday as a Worldwide Olympic Partner in the exclusive

By R.V. Baugus Somehow back in the day when we had an extra writer or two on the IAVM staff I ended up being the “obit guy.” Whenever we got word of an IAVM member’s passing, the call always came to me to follow up and write the obituary. I actually enjoyed the respo

By R.V. Baugus While lounging on the sofa the other night watching an NFL game while at the same time nursing a cough that doubled as a bullhorn and sent the wife and dogs scurrying for cover every time I unleashed a booming salvo, I watched a play unfold that happens over and over ag