The 2015 IAVM Region 4 Meeting in Tacoma, Washington, April 19-21, was another resounding success. More than 125 attendees and 21 partner companies participated in the outstanding networking and educational opportunities provided over the three days. Drawing from the Pacific Northwest

The IAVM Foundation is proud to announce the Joseph A. Floreano Scholarship + Internship Program recipients for the 2015 Venue Management School (VMS), recognizing individuals who demonstrate leadership, character, community involvement, and the potential to be future leaders in the v

Larry Perkins, CFE, CPP, CMP, is a giving person. For many years, he’s given back to and volunteered for IAVM in countless ways that have helped the association. “Over the years, I have been a volunteer leader with IAVM; from Crowd Management to heading the Safety and Security T

Guests often have to wait in lines to enter venues, and sometimes it feels like it takes forever to get in and other times it doesn’t faze a guest at all. Why is that? Well, a study in the Journal of Consumer Research looked at the factors that determine how people experience ti

You can smell happiness. It’s true. According to new research published in Psychological Science, humans communicate positive emotions through sweat. It’s been long known that we can communicate fear and disgust through chemical compounds in our sweat, but until now no stu