Meet Minneapolis recently named Christy Loy as the organization’s next Senior Vice President of Destination Sales. Currently the general manager of the Canopy by Hilton Minneapolis Mill District, she will replace Brent Foerster who is retiring from Meet Minneapolis after 10 years in t

Effective this year, what was IAVM’s Graduate Institute has been rebranded Leadership Institute (LI) and will open enrollment to experienced venue leaders, whether they attended Venue Management School (VMS) or did not. Registration is now open to IAVM members for VMS and Leadership I

It was a confluence of occurrences — contract expiration, expansion project completion, a successful opening year, and turning 68 in April —that prompted Jeffrey A. (Jeff)  Blosser, president and chief executive officer of the Seattle Convention Center (SCC), to announce his reti

Applications are now open for the 2024 Education & Service and Venue Excellence Awards.  These awards will be presented during VenueConnect in Portland, OR.  The deadline to submit applications is March 29, 2024.  The application process is extensive, and we encoura

Those who attended IAVM regional meetings in the 80s probably remember Gary Horvath as host of the Volume Services hospitality suite and ubiquitous card game. Those who worked with him over the years recall his skill at concessions operations, and particularly, hiring the right people