We are thrilled to announce that the fine people at The Expo Group have named Christy Jacobs, Director of Marketplace Sales at IAVM, 2013 Show Manager of the Year! Christy works tirelessly to provide the best marketplace possible for the IAVM community, whether through her execution o

We all need an advisor, a guide, a sounding board – a mentor involved in our professional lives. IAVM’s Mentoring Task Force is dedicated to helping venue managers build their support systems. We spoke with Terry Genovese, CFE, chair of the mentoring  task force and Joe Durr, Event Se

Securing the Olympic Games is a dream of many cities, but after the thrills of victory and the agonies of defeat are over, what then? For Rio de Janeiro, the Olympic fever will turn into civic pride. “More than half of the buildings erected for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeir

The crew started the conversion at 9:31 p.m. and were finished by 3 p.m. the next day. They relocated the pitching mound. They installed 6,679 seats. They removed foul poles and replaced them with goal posts. It took 17 hours, but when it was done, the reconfigured O.co Coliseum was r

The Daily Fix recently asked college football fans what features stadiums should have as they’re being rebuilt. The top two answers were comfortable seats and restrooms. Plenty of restrooms. “‘Plentiful—and I mean plentiful—restrooms that are clean! I dehydrate mysel