Please welcome our newest members who joined IAVM in March 2016—a total of 83 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-sh

Family. Team. Band. We’re all one group when it comes to venue excellence, education, and service and this year’s awards prove it. Excellence for all. Check. Easier submission process. Check. Multiyear application. Check. “I’m so proud of the updated Venue Excellence Awards program! T

Congratulations to the following individuals who recently were awarded the Certified Venue Professional (CVP) designation during the AVSS/GuestX conference. Thanks to the generous funding and support from the IAVM Foundation, the CVP program was launched in August 2015 at VenueConnect

The year is flying by at warped speed as we just completed our mid-year board meeting in Dallas a few weeks back. Below are the key items discussed, accomplished, or moving forward. As you can imagine, the news at the top of the meeting revolved around the departure of our former CEO

Between IAVM’s Academy for Venue Safety and Security (AVSS), GuestX, and SevereWeather Preparedness (currently underway), and the safety and security session at Pollstar, venue managers and security professionals have recently shared a tremendous amount of insight and resources with o