Family. Team. Band. We’re all one group when it comes to venue excellence, education, and service and this year’s awards prove it. Excellence for all. Check. Easier submission process. Check. Multiyear application. Check. “I’m so proud of the updated Venue Excellence Awards program! T

It is my pleasure to announce that the IAVM Executive Committee has engaged Carol Wallace as IAVM’s temporary Executive Administrator. Carol recently retired from her role as president and CEO of the San Diego Convention Center and has established her own consulting company, Carol Wal

Please welcome our newest members who joined IAVM in February 2016—a total of 77 new members. Thank you for being a part of the association! Also, let us get to know you better by participating in the I Am Venue Management series. Please visit http://www.iavm.org/i-am-venue-management

The International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) is pleased to announce Jimmy Earl, CFE, senior associate director of the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, as the recipient of the 2016 Charles A. McElravy Award. The McElravy Award, named in honor of one of IAVM’s founding org

The IAVM Executive Committee continues to work with SearchWide, our selected executive search firm, to forge the path for selecting IAVM’s next president/CEO. I want to thank the members for reaching out and sharing their thoughts and ideas as it reassures me of the importance this de