Due to the constantly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, applicants for Venue Excellence Award (VEA) and Education & Service Award, as well as their respective peer review committees, cannot give the attention needed to the application and selection process at this time.  IAVM has r

By R.V. Baugus Last Friday we here in Texas were granted permission for our restaurants to open to no more than 25 percent capacity. It came as Phase 1 as the state slowly reopens businesses and hopefully the economy. Being the investigative journalist that I am, I considered it my jo

The International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) is pleased to announce that they have partnered with The Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, today to offer the GBAC STAR™ facility accreditation program on cleaning, disinfection, and infectious dis

  The announcement was made Monday, May 4th, to students and faculty of Venue Management School that VMS 2020 will not be held, due to the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the ability for students and faculty to travel.  VMS will resume as planned in 2021.

By R.V. Baugus The other day I got a phone call from a long-time friend who wanted to just chat. He is one of the fortunate ones still employed who has a weekday off each week on his schedule. Early in the conversation, he threw out a line that I did not know whether to receive as a q