Applications for the 2014 Senior Executive Symposium (SES) close on March 31. This year’s focus is on leadership culture, and sessions will cover topics such as diversity in the workplace, ethical dimensions of leadership loyalty and brand management, and applied HR strategies. The curriculum is co-developed by IAVM and Cornell University, and it’s geared toward senior-level venue managers and other individuals on leadership tracks.
“SES provides an Ivy League-caliber professional development experience for hospitality management customized for the venues industry,” said IAVM memer and past SES attendee Tony Pereira. “It’s really a one-of-a-kind opportunity.”
Pereira, senior director of ballpark operations for Safeco Field/Seattle Mariners, said that attending SES was an overall reminder each year that the world we operate our businesses in is ever-changing.
“A personal commitment to continued learning is imperative,” he said. “SES is a great resource with which to fulfill that commitment. As a rotating three-year program, each year brings new attendees, and with it, the opportunity to make contacts with like-minded industry leaders.”
If you’d like the opportunity to meet with like-minded leaders, please consider attending SES this year, May 12-15, in Ithaca, New York.
The Anaheim Convention Center expansion was approved by the city council on Tuesday night. The 200,000-square-foot expansion will cost $180 million and will begin this summer. It is set to be completed by fall 2016.
“The feedback from potential clients like the American Heart Association has been incredible because they feel an ownership in helping to create this,” said Jay Burress, president and CEO of the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau, in an article in the Orange County Register. “They’re thrilled when we show our plans and they’re clamoring to try to get that space. This really puts us back in the game in a lot of ways and keeps us competitive.”
After completion, the convention center will offer 1.8 million square feet of rentable space.
Please visit the Orange County Register for more coverage about the expansion.
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Just a little over two weeks left for the IAVM’s get-a-member campaign, iCommit. The goal is to increase the association’s membership by adding 500 new members by March 31. This would take IAVM to an unprecedented community of 4,700 members. More members means more collaboration, a bigger and more diverse network for you, and a greater pool of experts to create inspiring and motivating educational sessions at conferences.
We are 4,200 members strong today. What we need each member to do: Refer just one new member. Do you know any potential superstars that will benefit by being a part of our tremendous network? If you do, we can easily reach our goal by March 31!
Will you commit to building a stronger association and a bigger network of like-minded leaders? We hope so! You did an amazing job last year and helped us achieve record numbers. Let’s do it again. Please forward this email to any of your referrals.
You Can Win For Your Efforts!
Besides feeling good about supporting and helping to grow the industry, for each new member that you refer who actually joins IAVM, your name will be entered into a raffle to win one of five $500 Apple gift cards (generously provided by Ungerboeck Software) to apply toward the purchase of any Apple product including an iPad, iPhone, or iPod—your choice.* The more members you bring in to IAVM, the more chances you have to win. Hurry—March 31, is the deadline.
To ensure you are eligible to win, make sure the new member who joins lists your name in the Applicant Section titled “Who Recommended IAVM To You?” and enters “iCOMMIT” in the Promotional Code field in the Payment Method section of the membership applications. Your referral will save the one-time initiation fee up to $150.00.
If you have questions, please contact me or Summer Beday, member care manager, at 972.906.7441, or membership@iavm.org. We value and appreciate your support of IAVM!
*iPAD, iPhone, iPod not included
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I’m happy to introduce our newest IAVM members—a total of 151 members in January and February. Our network is growing; our membership now totals 4,254 members. A huge thank you to those of you that referred new members to our ranks!
Shakespeare’s Globe theater in London recently announced a world tour of Hamlet. The company plans to perform the perennial play in every country. One of those countries happens to be North Korea, long know for its questionable human rights record.
“No tragic play could come close to the misery that the 100,000 people trapped in the country’s prison camps endure,” Amnesty International said in a statement. “There’s a dark irony in the fact that Hamlet focuses on a prince wrestling with his conscience. Kim Jong-Un is no Hamlet. Sadly he shows no sign of wrestling with his conscience.”
The Globe replied, in turn.
“We have decided that every country means every country, since we believe that every country is better off for the presence of Hamlet. Shakespeare can entertain and speak to anyone, no matter where in the world they are,” the company said in a statement. “We have always believed that cultural communication, and different peoples talking to each other through art, is a force for good in the world. In every country, we are going for one single and simple purpose: to play Hamlet there.
“We are very proud of our record of working with a selection of NGOs over the years—Amnesty themselves, PEN, Reprieve and Human Rights Watch,” the statement continued. “We have raised money for their operations, provided space for them, and felt their influence in many of our productions and the new plays we have performed. In that light, we were disappointed that Amnesty put out a quote about our touring without realizing that it was a world tour, but under the impression that it was going solely to one country.”
What are your thoughts?
(Image: From Shakespeare’s Globe Facebook page)