Deadline to submit nominations for the 2021 Joseph J. Anzivino Distinguished Allied Award is December 11, 2020. 

The Joseph J. Anzivino Distinguished Allied Award may be awarded annually by the Board of Directors to an individual currently or previously employed by a firm which is or was an Allied member in good standing.  The President and CEO will provide evidence the nominee meets the criteria.

The following criteria are established for the Anzivino Award nominees:

1. The nominee must have been an IAVM member for at least ten (10) years total, which need not be consecutive.
2. Any member may make a nomination, which must provide a minimum of three examples of the nominee’s exemplary service and contributions to IAVM and/or the industry (for example: leadership, accomplishments, professional service/activities, projects/results).
3. The nominee must have served IAVM by: 1) Attendance at no fewer than 6 Annual Conferences (VenueConnect); 2) Attendance at no fewer than 10 Region Meetings; 3) Being chair of at least 2 IAVM committees or sub-committees; 4) Being a member of IAVM Board of Directors, IAVM Foundation Board of Trustees, Board of Regents or Board of Governors during the members’ tenure with IAVM; 5) Being a member of an IAVM program, campaign or task force/committee.
4. No Chair of the Allied Committee is eligible for consideration until the second Annual Conference (VenueConnect) following his/her term of office.
5. At least three letters of recommendation must accompany the nomination.
6. Previous recipients are ineligible (and may be found on our website under Awards).
7. The award may be given posthumously.
8. Selection of recipients will be made by an 80% vote of the Board of Directors; Recommendations to the Board of Directors for nominees shall be made by the Allied Committee.

The nominations and letters of recommendation should be written to Brad Mayne, CVE, President & CEO and submitted to Rosanne Duke electronically.  The nomination letter and all letters of recommendation must be received by close of business December 11, 2020.  If you have any questions, please contact Rosanne Duke via email or by phone – 972.538.1025.

Deadline To Submit Nominations For The 2021 IAVM Foundation Legacy Award Is December 11, 2020

The IAVM Foundation Legacy Award may be awarded annually by the Board of Trustees to an individual or organization who, in the opinion of the IAVM Foundation has made a significant financial and/or non-financial contribution to benefit the mission and objectives of the IAVM Foundation. The Foundation Chief Executive Officer will provide evidence the nominee meets the criteria.

The following criteria are established for the Legacy Award nominees:

1. The nominee may be from any membership category of IAVM or from outside of the Association in a related field.
2. Any current or past contributor to the IAVM Foundation may make a nomination, which must provide, in writing, specific examples of the nominee’s outstanding contributions to the IAVM Foundation.
3. At least three letters of recommendation must accompany the nomination.
4. No Chair of IAVM or Chair of the IAVM Foundation is eligible for consideration until the third VenueConnect following his/her term of office.
5. Previous recipients are ineligible (and may be found on our website under Awards).
6. The award may be given posthumously.

The nominations and letters of recommendation should be written to Brad Mayne, CVE, IAVM Foundation CEO and submitted to Rosanne Duke electronically. The nomination letter and all letters of recommendation must be received by close of business December 11, 2020. If you have any questions, please contact Rosanne Duke at 972.538.1025.

Deadline to submit nominations for the 2021 Charles A. McElravy Award is December 11, 2020

The Charles A. McElravy Award may be awarded annually to a Professional, Honorary, or Retired member of IAVM who, in the opinion of the Board of Directors has made the greatest lifetime achievement to the welfare of the Association or profession.

The following criteria are established for the McElravy Award nominees:

1. The nominee must have been a Professional, Honorary, or Retired Member of the IAVM in good standing for at least fifteen (15) years total (though not necessarily consecutively).
2. The nominee needs to meet the minimum service to IAVM requirements for Honorary Membership, but is not required to be retired. The following criteria must be met for a member to be eligible for consideration for Honorary Membership:  1) Attendance at no fewer than 10 Annual Conferences (VenueConnect) during the past 15 years; 2) Attendance at no fewer than 5 Region Meetings during the past 15 years;  3) Service as chair of at least three international or two Region committees during the past 15 years;  4) Service as:  Director of IAVM or officer in a Region at least once during the member’s tenure with IAVM or b) Program chair for an IAVM venue-specific or specialty meeting during the member’s tenure with IAVM or c) Member of Board of Regents, Board of Trustees, or Board of Governors during member’s tenure with IAVM.
3. Any member in good standing may make a nomination, which must provide, in writing, a minimum of three examples of the nominee’s outstanding contributions to IAVM and/or the industry (for example: leadership, accomplishments, professional service/activities, projects/results).
4. At least three letters of recommendation must accompany the nomination letter.
5. No Chairman of the Board (or Past President) of IAVM is eligible for consideration until the third Annual Conference (VenueConnect) following his/her term of office.
6. Previous recipients are ineligible (and may be found on our website under Awards).

The nominations and letters of recommendation should be written to Brad Mayne, CVE, President & CEO and submitted to Rosanne Duke electronically.  The nomination letter and all letters of recommendation must be received by close of business December 11, 2020.  If you have any questions, please contact Rosanne Duke at 972.538.1025.

Speaker Pelosi has set today as the deadline for a deal on a COVID-relief bill prior to the November 3 election.  She and Secretary Mnuchin continue to talk and the White House just announced that they support a bigger package than the $2.2 Trillion package the House recently passed.  It is unlikely that Senate Republicans will support more than a PPP extension and $500 Billion package they plan to vote on today and tomorrow.

Through all this noise, IAVM members need to keep the pressure on their federal lawmakers to include government owned venues.  Please continue tweeting and posting on social platforms. Below are some sample tweets to use:

• The House included public venues in its PPP revisions, Senator (TWITTER HANDLE) please include us in the Senate bill too. #SavePublicVenuesNow
• Seven months of the COVID crisis and no federal assistance.  Senator (TWITTER HANDLE) please pass a relief bill that includes publicly owned venues like ours. #SavePublicVenuesNow
• No shows, no crowds, no $$.  We need federal help now Senator (TWITTER HANDLE).  Pass the House-passed PPP changes that include public venues.  #SavePublicVenuesNow

It’s also not too late for direct emails to your members of Congress.  Check out the IAVM toolkit for staff emails in every congressional office as well as Twitter handles.

Ask your senators to support the House-passed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that makes publicly owned venues eligible for the PPP.

Urge for inclusion of the Save Our Stages Act!

Tell the House and Senate to ACT Now to save publicly owned venues!

We need:

• A change to the Paycheck Protection Program that is included in the House Heroes II language to allow publicly owned venues to participate
• Inclusion of a grant program created by the SAVE OUR STAGES Act, S. 4258, but with sports and professional conventions and conferences added so that multi-function public venues can benefit
• Flexibility for state and local funding under the CARES Act to make clear those funds can be spent to cover expenses of public venues

Please don’t delay!  Call and email your U.S. representatives and senators urging them not to leave public venues out of the next COVID-19 package.  You can use the toolkit for your emails and staff email contacts in each House and Senate office are here.

Thanks for your help to get venues much-needed relief.

Due to the many generous donations given by members, your IAVM Foundation Board of Trustees is proud to announce the five raffle winners of the VC20 100+ Women Campaign Scholarships:

• Morgana Sommer, Kimmel Center
• Tiffany Stephens, Saint Augustine Amphitheatre
• Tina Segrove, SFJAZZ
• Carlene Moore, DelMar Fairgrounds
• Therese Spaseff, Charleston Gaillard Center

Launched four years ago by your IAVM Foundation, the 100 + WOMEN of IAVM Campaign 2020 is committed to generating funds for five women (one from each sector) to attend VenueConnect conference and two women to attend AVSS (one woman for each year). The idea is simple – 100+ Women (or Men) each giving $100 (or any other amount), which means $10,000+ each year. The 2020 campaign raised $13,945!

Bill “Sparky” Bavirsha, CVE, IAVM Foundation Chair stated, “Thank you to everyone for your dedication and support so that your Foundation can continue its legacy of making a difference for venue professionals. Your participation in this year’s 100+Women of IAVM campaign enables us to help these members receive professional development and to network during this unique time. Enjoy our first ever virtual VC20!”

If you have been furloughed full-time or laid off from your venue, reach out to Meetings@iavm.org for assistance to participate in VenueConnect by Friday, 10/23/2020 by 3:00 PM CDT. The conference is October 26-30, 2020.

To learn more about VenueConnect 2020, or to register, please CLICK HERE.

If you missed out on donating to the 100+ Women of IAVM campaign, you can still help fellow members to attend events and trainings for professional development by contributing to the Foundation’s #WeBelong Dollars for Diversity Scholarship fund.  CLICK HERE to learn more and give!