(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

By R.V. Baugus Recently, IAVM Director of Safety and Security traveled to Moline, Il. to lead a session on that subject matter for the staff of the Vibrant Arena under the leadership of Scott Mullen, CVE. If your venue has not yet taken advantage of this opportunity to have the very b

By R.V. Baugus Mark Herrera, IAVM’s Director of Safety and Security, has trained more than 400 venues and organizations in various facets including Situational Awareness (Mitigating Risk Through Guest Services), De-Escalation Training for Frontline Teams, Active Threat/Active Sh

By R.V. Baugus From “Allied Member Community” to “Young Professionals” and everything in between, IAVM’s VenueNet currently has 51 communities for members to join to participate in discussions covering a vast range of topics. Participating is easy. Simply

By R.V. Baugus VenueConnect is officially underway in Phoenix, and we are here all week to provide you with many of the highlights. Mark Mettes, leader at the Herberger Theater Center, played host to the Leadership Dinner on Sunday night. Attendees actually dined on the theater stage,