It is my pleasure to announce that the IAVM Executive Committee has engaged Carol Wallace as IAVM’s temporary Executive Administrator. Carol recently retired from her role as president and CEO of the San Diego Convention Center and has established her own consulting company, Carol Wal

Please welcome our newest members who joined IAVM in February 2016—a total of 77 new members. Thank you for being a part of the association! Also, let us get to know you better by participating in the I Am Venue Management series. Please visit http://www.iavm.org/i-am-venue-management

The ICCC Committee is currently accepting nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award. Please think about someone who comes to mind when you think of outstanding, innovative leaders in the convention center industry and submit a nomination for them by April 15. We appreciate you ta

A few months into my new position as the operations manager at the Bridge View Center, there has not been a single day that has gone by in which I have not learned something new. Day after day, event after event, there are so many pieces and variables that go into an event regarding t

Congratulations to the following individuals who recently were awarded the Certified Venue Professional (CVP) designation during the Performing Arts Managers Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Thanks to the generous funding and support from the IAVM Foundation, the CVP program was laun