The Venue Management Association Asia and Pacific (VMA) announced the appointment of Steve Harper, CFE, as their new president. Harper succeeds Trevor Dohnt, who held the position with the VMA for the past three years. Harper has served on the VMA Board since 2012, during which time h

The New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (NOHSEP) joined local, state and federal public safety officials to host the first full-scale exercise of the City Assisted Evacuation system at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center last week. Hundred

Respected and accomplished industry veteran Kevin Twohig, CFE, chief executive officer of the Spokane Public Facilities District, announced his impending retirement. Twohig said that at this point there is not a definitive timeline and “I am in no rush to get out the door.”

John Marquardt, CVP, serves as assistant director for event management at the State Farm Center at the University of Illinois in Champaign as well as the chair of IAVM’s Young Professionals Committee. As such, Marquardt leads a dedicated committee whose mission is to “work

The Shaw Conference Centre (SCC) is announced that Jan Szabat, the convention center’s director of engineering services, has been recognized by Venues Today Magazine, Venue Solutions Group and the Venue Operations Summit Board of Advisors for excellence in venue management. The award