Education kicked off at VenueConnect 2017 in Nashville with a hot-off-the-press update on the Exhibitions and Meetings Safety and Security Initiative (EMSSI), including a decorated panel of four who spoke and then fielded questions from the audience. Panelists Bruce Davidson, Office o

Following her stirring comments at the Opening Session, Elaine Duke, Acting Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security  spent a few extra minutes briefly addressing and meeting some IAVM members in a meet-and-greet where she reinforced the resolve of citizens in the wake o

I arrived in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Monday, September 12, 2005. After making the six-hour drive from Dallas, I parked in front of the Cajundome, the on-campus arena at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette that is home to Ragin’ Cajun athletics, concerts, family shows and much

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