By Michelle Riehle-Ludtke The Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), owned by the City of Los Angeles and managed by ASM Global, announced the appointment of Scott Banks as the new Vice President of Security & Guest Services and Patrick Smart as the new General Manager of Taste of

By Lauren Andrews Edmonton Economic Development announced the appointment of Emma Pietroleonardo as General Manager of the Edmonton Convention Centre and Olaf Miede as the General Manager of the Edmonton EXPO Centre. “After a competitive recruitment and selection process, we are excit

By Kerry Painter, CVE, CMP, CEM Our venues have always been a reflection of the best of our community by providing memorable moments for its citizens, iconic events as well as places of support such as fundraisers, economic impact, or in the recent decade, places of refuge from weathe

By R.V. Baugus When news came that industry veteran Brad Gessner was retiring, my first thought was that our profession was indeed losing one of its finest. My second thought was, “Dang, there goes my PR guy!” Gessner, who got his industry start in 1978 as the assistant director of sp

By R.V. Baugus We are on the fast track toward two of the biggest family holidays of the year in Thanksgiving and Christmas. I know this because as a leader at our church of a 13-week Grief Share class designed to help people through the grief of having a loved one die, we will have a