Darren G. Mire, the director of valuation for the Orleans Parish Assessor’s Office, has been appointed Commissioner to the Board of the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority (Authority) by Governor John Bel Edwards. The Authority’s 12-member Board of Commissioners gov

The International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) is pleased to announce the nomination of Clifford “Rip” Rippetoe, CVE, for Second Vice Chair of the IAVM Board of Directors. Rippetoe will serve a four-year term, taking on the Chairman position in 2020-2021. Rippetoe currently se

When author and speaker Sunjay Nath comes to Toronto and VenueConnect to keynote the International Convention Center Conference sector meeting on July 25 from 9:15-10:15 a.m. (ET), he will do so knowing that he will be speaking to an audience that seeks results in their business. No p

In a time of unrest and turmoil inside and outside the workplace, Phillip Ragain, director of training and human performance and partner at The RAD Group, brings some answers to the madness and will share those keen insights during a keynote presentation at the upcoming Region 6 confe

Robert Hutton “Bob” Kent, age 96, peacefully passed away on March 9, 2018. He served as then International Association of Auditorium Managers president during the 1968-69 term while employed in Greensboro, NC. Born on February 14, 1922, in Olcott, W. Va., he was one of Ern