Congratulations to IAVM member Brad Gessner, CFE, the senior vice president and general manager of the Los Angeles Convention Center – AEG Facilities. The Cal Poly Experience Industry Management Department named him executive-in-residence, November 6-8. “I’ve had the pleasure of

The Princeton Review recently released its ranking of the best schools where students fill their stadiums. “We tallied the rankings lists in the current edition, The Best 381 Colleges (published August 2016), based on the data from our surveys of 143,000 students at the 381 scho

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

I love a good hackathon, and the one recently held at the University of Buffalo (UB) produced some worthy ideas. More than 50 students spent 24 hours visualizing about the stadium of the future, concentrating on hospitality and guest experiences. Delaware North, the UB School of Engin

Internships and experiential learning programs aren’t long enough for students, according to new research from the University of Houston. “There is a gap between the expectation and the reality of the students’ experiential learning opportunities, like internships,” David Walsh,