Venue Management Association {Asia and Pacific} Limited (VMA) President Steve Harper CFE, announced that VMA Chief Executive Steve Romer has tendered his resignation from the organization after three and a half years in the position. Harper says that while it is disappointing to lose
Air Canada Centre in Toronto will transition to a new naming rights holder when the venue officially becomes Scotiabank Arena on July 1, 2018. The deal is for 20 years with a hefty price tag of $40 million a year, making it one of the most lucrative naming rights deals in professional
As Hurricane Harvey has finally left the Gulf Coast and headed north and east, many Texas residents have found refuge in shelters set up across the state. The George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston began immediately welcoming all people into the facility with an expected capacit
By Alexis Berggren For those of us fortunate enough to have attended VenueConnect in Nashville, I hope you are still basking in the glow of new-found information, strengthened skills and a growing network of friends and colleagues. I encourage you to seize this time of momentum, while
The Minneapolis Convention Center (MCC) announced that it is now LEED Certified for Existing Buildings: Operation & Maintenance (EBOM). The LEED rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the foremost program for buildings, homes and communities that