Overview

The Liaison Group of the International Association of Venue Managers, Inc. (IAVM) and Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) publish a joint best practices document to serve as a set of guidelines for destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and convention facilities.

The best practices guidelines are intended to facilitate partnership, provide joint advocacy, and identify common objectives for destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and convention facilities. The underlying objective of the best practices is to provide the destination customer with a seamless positive experience from the beginning of the sales cycle through move out; and they are not crafted to determine the best structural model for destinations or to be used in individual circumstances that may be prevalent in specific destinations.
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In July 2002, the IAVM Research Task Force received a charge to create a test outlet for scholarly research in the field of public assembly facility management in the form of a scholarly journal. The journal is expected to mutually benefit those in facility management and those in research by making the research accessible to practitioners and to benefit the researcher with an outlet and an audience for research. In the spring of 2003, the task force chose "Primary Principles of Post-9/11 Stadium Security in the United States: Transatlantic Implications from British Practices" by Benjamin D. Goss, Ed.D., Clemson University; Colby B. Jubenville, Ph.D., Middle Tennessee State University; and Jon L. MacBeth, Ed.D., Middle Tennessee State University.

The research task force members were: Cheryl Swanson, Chair; Mark Bonn, Ph.D. and James Riordan, Vice Chairs; Jan Addison; Roy Colunga, Jr.; Gil Fried, MA, JD, DABFE; Richard Haycock, CFE; Butch Hug; Andy Kreutzer; Garnett Mills; Tom Sawyer; Ben Seidel; Patti Shock; Michael Wynn. Click here to view or download article.
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The Planning Guide will be introduced at the May 29 interactive audio seminar. Those unable to participate in the seminar can obtain the complete audio seminar package, including a binder with the Planning Guide and other seminar print materials, audiocassette and audio CD of the conference. Pricing will be the same as for the seminar. The binder will be designed to hold future Planning Guides, White Papers and other materials developed by the Safety and Security Task Force. Materials consist of 1 file containing 19 pages. The Guide can be retrieved at the following link.
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In an exciting new venture, the IAVM Foundation funded the creation of this online rigging course. Based on the IAVM Public Assembly Facility Management School’s course on Stage Operations as taught by Robyn Williams, CFE, it presents rigging basics and food for thought for facility managers. Resource page contains web-links to useful sites. Member Access Ordering Information will be available shortly.




The Planning Guide was introduced at a January 9 interactive audio seminar. Those unable to participate in the seminar can obtain the complete audio seminar package, including a binder with the Planning Guide and other seminar print materials, audiocassette and audio CD of the conference. Pricing will be the same as for the seminar. The binder will be designed to hold future Planning Guides, White Papers and other materials developed by the Safety and Security Task Force.
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The Planning Guide was introduced at a June 27 interactive audio seminar. Those unable to participate in the seminar can obtain the complete audio seminar package, including a binder with the Planning Guide and other seminar print materials, audiocassette and audio CD of the conference. Pricing will be the same as for the seminar. The binder will be designed to hold future Planning Guides, White Papers and other materials developed by the Safety and Security Task Force.
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The Planning Guide was introduced at an October 3 interactive audio seminar. Those unable to participate in the seminar can obtain the complete audio seminar package, including a binder with the Planning Guide and other seminar print materials, audiocassette and audio CD of the conference. Pricing will be the same as for the seminar. The binder will be designed to hold future Planning Guides, White Papers and other materials developed by the Safety and Security Task Force.
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In addition, IAVM members can download the basic Planning Guide documents at no charge from the IAVM web site. These Planning Guides are in the form of an Acrobat pdf file. IAVM members must log on to a member-only area using a password they received last month.
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Soon after the storms of 2005, IAVM has responded to the need for best practice guidelines for mega-shelter operations. This first release, IAVM Mega-Shelter Best Practice Guidelines for Planning and Activation, provides Facility Managers with important information that can be helpful in deliberations with government authorities regarding the use of their facility in response to major disasters caused by powerful hurricanes. These guidelines will help the Facility Manager understand the activation process, shelter standards, contracting, liability exposure and how to plan for the next storm season.
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