By Jody Lake, CVE We all know we should “someday” take advantage of the many excellent opportunities IAVM has available to provide critical training in the areas of venue, patron, staff, guest, and vendor safety. How many times have we shared the deep emotions of hearing of our fellow

IAVM members have an opportunity to find great savings through the Association’s FedEx Advantage Shipping Discounts. If you are not currently in the program, you can get further information by clicking here. Harry Centa, Jr., Senior Program Manager for PartnerShip, which adminis

By R.V. Baugus IAVM’s live training on safety and security, perhaps better known as “the Mark Herrera Traveling Road Show,” was a huge success when IAVM’s Herrera recently brought his Critical Incident Training to the team at the Tampa Convention Center. The co

(Editor’s Note: Earlier this year IAVM Director of Safety & Security Mark Herrera took his live safety training and situational awareness to Denver Arts & Venues. In August, Mark’s training paid off in a real-time incident at a city venue that mitigated what coul

(Editor’s Note: The first time I met Steve Romer was on his home turf of Sydney, Australia back in 2009. I was on a whirlwind two-week assignment for then Facility Manager magazine and Sydney would be my final stop and where I would meet a number of venue managers from throughou