VenueConnect 2020 Closing Keynote “Now more than ever before– against this backdrop of pandemic and uncertainty–it’s critically important that we come together as a community to share best practices, unique perspectives, and innovative approaches to conducting busine

By ISSA and R.V. Baugus Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City kicked off the 2020 NFL season as a GBAC STAR Accredited Facility to Enhance Cleanliness. The stadium, home to the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, has achieved GBAC STAR accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Cou

By Scott Mullen, CVE On March 12 we were about to tip-off the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament at the TaxSlayer Center. The teams were on the court warming up and after an emergency conference call with the NCAA, the decision was made to cancel. Like many venue

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(Editor’s Note: The following is a Q&A with Jeff Johnson, Executive Director of the Minneapolis Convention Center [MCC]. Like other convention centers around the country, his addresses the issues of opening back up to new standards as a result of COVID-19.) By Kathy McCarth