By Mark Herrera The reality of the event industry is one of unrelentingly disruptive change. This change is happening at an unprecedented pace. Venues of all types must successfully adapt and operate under a set of rules and expectations that are constantly in flux based on the curren

By R.V. Baugus When IAVM Director of Education and Life Safety Mark Herrera is not on the road he is … wait, isn’t Mark Herrera always on the road? Well, not so much now as Herrera — like pretty much the rest of us during the current pandemic — is doing his best to b

By Sam Dores, CVP We can picture the headline now, “Mass Gatherings, Concerts and Events are Back and Better Than Ever!” While there’s no timeline for that headline, we try to remain optimistic and push forward in these tough times. We’re all very focused, and rightfully so, on the di

By R.V. Baugus Mark Herrera, IAVM Director of Education and Life Safety, is a leading face and voice at IAVM regarding the Association’s heavy involvement in working with governmental entities as well as member venues to help work through the current pandemic and work toward bri

By R.V. Baugus IAVM is sending out a survey this week to attendees from last year’s VenueConnect in Chicago asking for your reply to recommend education sessions you would like to have take place at this year’s VenueConnect. “We are pushing out a survey this week wit