By Molly Rosenberg Venue Coalition announced that Julia James has been promoted to Director of Booking. In her expanded role, James will focus on national booking and business development while continuing to service new and existing Venue Coalition clients. Julia started her career wi

Fern, a leading provider of exhibition and event services, announced a partnership with Stephan Murtagh, The Exhibition Guy, to launch the Fern Exhibitor Success Program. This collaborative effort provides a series of custom webinars that event organizers can provide to exhibitors to

ASM Global has claimed a first for the live events industry with the launch of a facial verification network in partnership with technology provider PopID. The network was rolled out at Pechanga Arena (pictured), as the American Hockey League’s San Diego Gulls faced off against the Ab

By Sarah Donovan The Portland’5 Centers for the Arts announced the promotion of Brian Wilson to deputy director. Wilson will oversee the daily activities and operations of the center’s five performing art venues in downtown Portland, which include the Keller Auditorium, the Arlene Sch

By R.V. Baugus Dr. Jim Riordan, who established the MBA Sport Management Program at Florida Atlantic University in 2000 and led the program to a No. 19 on the 2021 ranking of the world’s Top 40 postgraduate sport management degrees, has died at the age of 61. The FAU MBA Sport program