CHAIRMAN’S COLUMN
By Doug Booher, CVE Education has always been the foundation of IAVM’s role in our For the many of you who are picking up this issue of FM Magazine
as you arrive in beautiful Toronto for VenueConnect 2018, let me be education, advocacy, and inspiration of our great association is on full display. it will be an exciting week focused on learning about the latest trends and connecting with colleagues, both new and old. If you didn’t get the chance to join us in Toronto, be sure to mark your calendar now for VenueConnect 2019, which will be held in one of North America’s greatest cities, Chicago, Illinois, on July 21-24. to visit with our members and see their venues in action. Invariably, someone during each visit has asked what I have experienced during my year as chair. Now, as my time as IAVM Chair of the Board of Di- rectors comes to a close, I’d like to share what I have learned with you. IAVM is as strong, or stronger today, than it has been in my 22
years of membership. Over the past year, I have seen this demonstrat- ed in four important ways. First, we have exceptional members and membership’s interests. Whether it’s a challenge being faced by festi- stadiums, or an emerging trend that will reshape the environment for all of our sectors, IAVM mobilizes its network of volunteer commit- tees and boards to provide responsive advocacy and education to help move our industry ahead. Our diverse membership is another important contributor to our
- erations, gender and sexual identities, ethnicities, geographic areas, and venue sectors. As our membership has now exceeded 5,700, with growth in these important categories, we expand our ability to better serve our members. With a greater number and variety of member our members and help our members serve their public.
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industry, and we have several key legacy programs that continue to School, Academy for Venue Safety and Security, and Senior Executive Symposium each are reviewed and enhanced each year, delivering the most current and applicable educational experiences for our members. VenueConnect, our annual meeting, has been thoughtfully redesigned to provide both higher quantity and quality of educational sessions, now with more than 130 hours of compelling content packed into the four-day conference. To make our education more accessible, IAVM members. With the help of your IAVM Foundation, we are making of scholarships and internship programs. With all of our participation, we can easily double this investment and ensure that our premiere programs are accessible to even more of our members. Most of all, this year reminded me that IAVM is a truly venerable
association because of the dedication, passion, and excellence of its members. Everywhere I visited, I witnessed members working with - nancial performance. I observed volunteers dedicating many precious hours to serve on a task force or committee to noticeably advance the mission of IAVM. A record-setting 211 members raise their hand and agreed to help enhance IAVM’s impact on our industry by serving as a volunteer for the coming year. I am truly grateful for each personal interaction, whether on a committee conference call, a reception, boot camp, email, phone, or hallway conversation. During these connections, members regularly shared their story of why IAVM has been so important in their ca- reer and even their life. They gained important knowledge that helped them achieve a promotion or move to a venue in a larger market. They learned that the work they loved doing is truly a profession with tens of - sel from their network of IAVM peers when facing an unanticipated challenge. They received a valuable “heads-up” about a problematic attraction or promoter from a friend who was earlier on the route. They earned a respected credential that helped them gain credibility with their boss. They met their mentor, best friend, professional inspi- ration, or even the love of their life at one of our programs. Lives were saved in their venue because of training they received from IAVM. I am truly grateful for the privilege of serving as the Chair of
IAVM. Thank you for your support, guidance, passion, and friendship over the past year. I’d like to believe that these stories that were shared with me represent the outcomes that were envisioned by the seven building managers who met in December of 1924 to form our asso- ciation. Hopefully, the work that we have accomplished this year will contribute to their great legacy of volunteer leadership so that IAVM will continue to inspire leaders, build expertise, and create connections for life. FM
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