There was a lot of news this past week. Here are some stories that caught our eyes. Why Major League Baseball Got Into…the Wine Business? —Fast Company “This season, seven teams–the Giants, Yankees, Mariners, Red Sox, Rangers, Phillies, and Cubs–became the firs

IAVM introduced its Venue Group Membership program this summer. The program delivers an affordable discount pricing structure that enables venues to sign up to 20 employees who are involved in venue management. Since its debut, several venues have joined the program, including the AT&

IAVM has awarded the prestigious 2014 Convention Center Lifetime Achievement Award to Bob Mayer, CFE, an IAVM member since 1982. The Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented during the 2014 International Convention Center Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, recognize

Soccer legend Pelé helped open a new, innovative pitch yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The field, sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell, features 200 underground tiles—covered by a layer of Astro Turf—that capture kinetic energy created by the players’ movements. This energy is th

The IAVM team expresses our deep condolences to the Ungerboeck family. Catherine Ungerboeck, co-founder of Ungerboeck Software International, passed away on September 4 after battling pancreatic cancer. She was 66. She founded the company with her husband, Dieter, in 1985, and before