The International Association of Venue Managers has named Amy Fitzpatrick as the organization’s new Director of Marketing. Amy joined the team on February 27, 2017.  She was previously the Graduate Program Coordinator for the School of Kinesiology, Recreation, and

May 2017 will bring the end of “The Greatest Show On Earth” when the Ringling Bros. Circus will close forever. “Feld has been a terrific partner, offering great events and a diverse line-up of quality shows for many years,” said Brad Mayne, CFE, IAVM’s Pr

Last week (November 22), a U.S. District Judge in Texas issued a nationwide temporary injunction against the Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime regulation, which was scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016. The nationwide temporary injunction puts a hold on the

I drove from the IAVM Headquarters near Dallas back in early 2013 to visit Dean Justice, CFE, in Austin and to view the association’s archives that he oversaw at an off-campus location from the University of Texas at Austin. As the former IAVM president in 1981-82 greeted me, I could

“I’m at $500 n I wan $550, $550, bid n $550, I’m at $500 will you go $550, $550…” Intentional spelling errors aside, this narrative is a prime example of the imprecise sounds that an auctioneer might chant at his audience. Auctions provide the opportunity for bi