When Karina LeBlanc takes the stage at VenueConnect in Portland, OR, “the conversation is going to be about getting comfortable with being uncomfortable and living a life of purpose.” LeBlanc’s VC24 keynote address on Monday, July 29, will intertwine her experiences as an Olympian, a

Kim Bedier, CVE, former chairman of IAVM and current dean of the Leadership Institute at VMS, is leaving Honda Center and OCVIBE, Anaheim, Calif., where she has been SVP and General Manager, effective May 3. The announcement was made public while Bedier was assisting her husband, Rich

Effective this year, what was IAVM’s Graduate Institute has been rebranded Leadership Institute (LI) and will open enrollment to experienced venue leaders, whether they attended Venue Management School (VMS) or did not. Registration is now open to IAVM members for VMS and Leadership I

Those who attended IAVM regional meetings in the 80s probably remember Gary Horvath as host of the Volume Services hospitality suite and ubiquitous card game. Those who worked with him over the years recall his skill at concessions operations, and particularly, hiring the right people

Gareth James left an amazing legacy in the venue industry. He was, in effect, the Charles A. McElravy of the Venue Management Association of Australia. Just as McElravy saw a need of an association of auditorium managers in 1924, if for no other reason than to exchange ideas and viewp