By R.V. Baugus and Amy Fitzpatrick The “Public Assembly Facilities Recovery Guide” is now available as written guidance designed to help venues make reasonable decisions as it relates to the health and safety of all venue occupants. IAVM has conducted extensive research to

By R.V. Baugus Brad Gessner, CVE, ASM Global’s Senior Vice President, Convention Centers at the Los Angeles Convention Center, bid a retirement adieu to the industry earlier this year after a sparkling 42-year career in public assembly venue management. Let’s just say before he left t

By R.V. Baugus Jenny Stephens, principal and director of marketing for Denver-based Perkins&Will, has the distinct pleasure of guiding a panel discussion at the popular Empowered Women in Leadership session that takes place at VenueConnect20 on Friday, October 30 at 10:30 a.m. The

By R.V. Baugus Nick Schacht, Chief Global Development Officer at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and Sharoni Denise Little, Ph.D., Ed.D., Vice Dean/Senior Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer and Professor, Clinical Business Communication at the University of Sou

By R.V. Baugus Gene Smith is in his 15th year as director of athletics at The Ohio State University. He is widely recognized among the leaders of his profession and has been named “one of the most powerful people in collegiate sport.” Attendees at this year’s virtual VenueConnec