By Alison Crumpton Russ Simons, Chief Listening Officer/Managing Partner at Venue Solutions Group, was presented with the Distinguished Leadership Award during the 2017 National Sports Safety and Security Conference & Exhibition on July 11-13 in Orlando, Fla. The event is present

Manchester Arena says it is “working extremely hard” to ensure it can reopen on time following the terrorist attack that claimed more than 20 lives in May. SMG Europe, which operates the venue, is hopeful of work being completed in time for a John Legend concert on September 16. All e

As the co-founder and managing director of The Gate 15 Company (Gate 15), based in Leesburg, Virginia, Andy Jabbour has been a supportive friend to IAVM in high-end safety and security information sharing, panel participation, conference participation, AVSS instructor and serving on t

Four experts in the field of safety and security took to a panel Thursday to lead an IAVM webinar on Understanding the Risk & Securing Mass Gathering Events. The webinar drew a large audience of 558 listeners and later participants who had several questions to ask of panel member

It has taken me more than 48 hours since the horrific attack on innocent people outside the Manchester Arena on Monday night to write something about the senseless carnage. As the editor of Facility Manager magazine and an employee of the International Association of Venue Managers, I