By R.V. Baugus Samir Bitar, Principal with The Art of Consulting in Los Angeles, will headline the Performing Arts Centers keynote at VenueConnect when he speaks on Guest Journey Mapping. The session is Thursday, July 21 from 11:00-11:45 am. A highly sought thought leader, Samir and h

By R.V. Baugus If someone was not out of a job due to COVID-19 and the inevitable job layoffs that followed, then one was still employed and working way beyond intended human hours. For the sake of discussion at VenueConnect this July in Phoenix, Dr. Matt Huml will share in a Universi

By R.V. Baugus and Office of the Governor IAVM Director of Safety & Security Mark Herrera served on Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Task Force on Concert Safety that was formed last November 10 in response to the tragedy at Astroworld Festival in Houston that killed 10 concert

By R.V. Baugus Tom Bedard, ABCP, Meteorologist and Business Continuity Specialist based in Wichita, Kansas, is not your typical “weather guy.” How can he be when he proposed to his wife at … wait, we’ll save this most interesting story at the end. Bedard will a

By R.V. Baugus March ushers in spring as well as the beginning of the severe weather season. IAVM holds is Severe Weather sessions on March 4 in Las Vegas as part of the Academy for Venue Safety & Security. Wayne Middleton, CVE, is a veteran IAVM member and owner of the risk mana