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

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited (“HML”) announced the appointment of Paul Jeffrey Chandler as its new Director of Food & Beverage. HML is the professional private management and operating company for the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (

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