Greetings IAVM Friends, At the end of April, the Board of Directors (BOD) had its spring conference call and we wanted to share some key updates with all of you. The CEO search is well underway with interviews of the top five potential candidates to take place on June 20 and 21 in Dal

The Young Professionals (YP) Committee is dedicated to finding new and innovative ways to engage the under-30 membership base. One of these ways is by hosting quarterly “Hangouts” with industry veterans. This quarter, we’ll be having a conversation with Matt Hollander, CFE, general ma

You, as an IAVM member, are our most important asset. Without your commitment to the association and to the venue management industry, we wouldn’t be here. Because of your support, we are featuring member profiles in our I Am Venue Management series. If you are interested in participa

IAVM grew by 10.31 percent  in 2016 for a total of 5,458 members. Net growth was 510 members. This success is largely due to Group Membership, which launched in July 2014. Today, we have 99 venues that have signed up for this program. As a result, significant increases have occurred t

We recently received word that longtime IAVM member David “Dave” Gordon passed away on March 2. Gordon was a member for 32 years and managed the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center for 21 years. He got his start in the industry working at the Houston Astrodome w