June 4, 2020 The Honorable Jerome Powell Chairman Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street & Constitution Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20551 The Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin Secretary Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20220 D

By Mark Herrera The reality of the event industry is one of unrelentingly disruptive change. This change is happening at an unprecedented pace. Venues of all types must successfully adapt and operate under a set of rules and expectations that are constantly in flux based on the curren

By R.V. Baugus When IAVM Director of Education and Life Safety Mark Herrera is not on the road he is … wait, isn’t Mark Herrera always on the road? Well, not so much now as Herrera — like pretty much the rest of us during the current pandemic — is doing his best to b

By Sam Dores, CVP We can picture the headline now, “Mass Gatherings, Concerts and Events are Back and Better Than Ever!” While there’s no timeline for that headline, we try to remain optimistic and push forward in these tough times. We’re all very focused, and rightfully so, on the di

By R.V. Baugus IAVM is sending out a survey this week to attendees from last year’s VenueConnect in Chicago asking for your reply to recommend education sessions you would like to have take place at this year’s VenueConnect. “We are pushing out a survey this week wit