By Michelle Riehle-Ludtke The Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) and in-house caterer Taste of LA by Levy Restaurants recently repurposed more than 800 meals from two GRAMMY® Week events, hosted by the Recording Academy®, to serve several Los Angeles-based nonprofit organizations. T

By Michelle Riehle-Ludtke The Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), owned by the City of Los Angeles and managed by ASM Global, announced the appointment of Scott Banks as the new Vice President of Security & Guest Services and Patrick Smart as the new General Manager of Taste of

By R.V. Baugus When news came that industry veteran Brad Gessner was retiring, my first thought was that our profession was indeed losing one of its finest. My second thought was, “Dang, there goes my PR guy!” Gessner, who got his industry start in 1978 as the assistant director of sp

From Wire Sources ASM Global announced that Senior Vice President of North American Convention Centers, Brad Gessner, will retire at the end of 2019. Gessner will continue to serve as a consultant with the company. “My wife Debra and I will be moving back to Texas in January to be clo

The Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), owned by the City of Los Angeles and managed by AEG Facilities, recently collected and donated 14.1 tons of remaining event items and 12 tons of carpet to several Los Angeles-based nonprofit organizations. The recent donations underscore the L