Two of our member venues have received Google Glass to experiment with in order to learn about the pros and cons of the technology when using it in a facility. We’ll be following their progress on the blog here and in FM magazine. The first blog post from the AT& T Performing Arts

A superb guest experience is the heart of every venue manager’s strategy, because ultimately, without guests, there’s no business. So it isn’t surprising that two morning sessions at the 2014 Arena Management Conference focused on the guest experience. Specifically,

Soccer legend Pelé helped open a new, innovative pitch yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The field, sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell, features 200 underground tiles—covered by a layer of Astro Turf—that capture kinetic energy created by the players’ movements. This energy is th

Two of my favorite things are music and sports, and when the two come together, it’s like flight, magical and mesmerizing. So what James Murphy is doing in partnership with IBM and the US Open is very interesting because it’s a new way to experience an event. Murphey, form

The photos are starting to roll in from VenueConnect 2014, and we’re putting them on our Facebook page for everyone to enjoy. What, you don’t follow IAVM on Facebook? You really should. It’s one of many channels we use to highlight news, members, events, and venues.