When Jeff Davis, CVP, CMP, director/general manager of the state-of-the-art College Park Center arena on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), began a tour of the venue last Friday for IAVM staff, the first thing that raced through my mind was, “Hey, this ain

Adonis “Sporty” Jeralds, CFE, has enjoyed a distinguished career that has taken him from the outset of his public assembly venue management career at the Hampton (VA) Coliseum in 1983 to his current role as an clinical professor in the University of South Carolina’s

Robert Johnson, president and general manager of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, announced his retirement effective September 2017. Johnson has served as the facility’s senior director since 2007. Johnson has led the nation’s 6th largest convention and exhibition h

The Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA) announced a significant increase in its Wi-Fi capabilities at the Charlotte Convention Center. The update is part one of a two-phase investment to make extensive upgrades to the venue’s interconnectivity. It’s designed to keep the venue

When current IAVM members begin voting on May 19 on the One Member, One Vote initiative, former IAVM chair Robyn Williams, CFE, knows how she will cast her lot. Her vote will look different than it did three years ago. “Although I voted against the initiative brought forward in