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Streamlining Venue Operations for Success: Enhancing Efficiency and Communication
Are you a venue manager looking to optimize your control centre and events for seamless operations? The key to success lies in proactive venue management. In this blog post, we will explore the shared challenges faced in running your operations effectively, discuss...
VMA launches the Institute of Venue Safety and Security
The Venue Management Association launches the Institute of Safety and Security The launch of the Institute of Venue Safety and Security (IVSS) by the Venue Management Association (VMA) is an important step in improving safety, security and risk management in...
2023 Venue Industry Award Winners Announced
The Venue Management Association (VMA) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 Venue Industry Awards. The awards were held tonight at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as part of the VMA’s 30th Asia-Pacific Venue Industry Congress. The Venue Industry Awards are...
VMA Board Elects New President
The Venue Management Association (Asia and Pacific) Ltd (VMA) is delighted to announce the election of Phil King AVM as the next VMA President. King commenced his 3 year term as President following his election by the VMA Board this week. First elected to the VMA...
Welcoming our 2023 Board Members
We are delighted to announce the results of the 2023 Board Election. This year’s election called for nominations to fill one vacant Active Board position and one Allied Board position. We are pleased to welcome back returning Allied Director – Anthony Duffy AVM. In...
Learn more about VMA’s After 5! Networking Events Sponsor: Grosvenor Engineering Group
The VMA is delighted to shed light on Grosvenor Engineering Group, one of our key event sponsors of this year's 30th Asia-Pacific Venue Industry Congress. Please come and meet the Grosvenor Engineering Group, After 5! Networking Events sponsor on the Trade Floor at...
Latest edition of Venue Professional magazine now available
The IAVM’s Venue Professional magazine’s May/June 2023 issue is now available for VMA members to access online. Under the VMA / IAVM affiliation agreement, all VMA members automatically receive reciprocal membership of the IAVM and access to the new digital format of...
2023 Venue Industry Awards Finalists
The Venue Management Association is pleased to announce the 2023 Venue Industry Awards Finalists. The VMA’s Venue Industry Awards is the leading Awards program within the venue management industry for the Asia Pacific region. For over a decade, the Awards have been...
VITEC, VMA Gold Sponsor is Enhancing the Fan Experience through the Power of Video
Stadiums and venues around the world recognise that success hinges on more than just what happens on the pitch. More than ever, fan engagement within each facility is a critical part of the overall experience as well as return on investment – and video is playing an...
Why has Ross Video decided to sponsor the Venue Professional of the Year Award?
The Venue Industry Awards at this year’s 30th Asia-Pacific Venue Industry Congress are set to be bigger and better than ever before, with Ross Video stepping in as the new sponsor of the Venue Professional of the Year Award. This exciting development highlights the...
Momentus invites all Young Professionals of the Venue Industry to nominate!
Once again, our Young Achiever of the Year Award is proudly sponsored by Momentus Technologies. We had the privilege to ask Charlotte Cailleaux, Global Marketing Director at Momentus Technologies, about the significance of sponsoring such events for their organization...
Latest edition of Venue Professional magazine now available
The IAVM’s Venue Professional magazine’s January/February 2023 issue is now available for VMA members to access online. Under the VMA / IAVM affiliation agreement, all VMA members automatically receive reciprocal membership of the IAVM and access to the new digital...
Why we should celebrate talent in our Industry
The VMA’s Venue Industry Awards are the premier Awards program in our industry for the Asia-Pacific region. Since 2010, the Awards have been showcasing the best of the venue industry’s talent across a number of categories: Venue Professional of the Year, Allied...
How Winning a VMA Industry Award can boost one’s confidence
The VMA’s Venue Industry Awards are the premier Awards program in our industry for the Asia-Pacific region. Since 2010 the Awards have been showcasing the best of the venue industry’s talent across a number of categories: Venue Professional of the Year Allied...
VMA Professional Development Workshops are back!
The immensely successful VMA Professional Development Workshops return in 2023 commencing in Sydney in March and touring around the country. These face-to-face half-day workshops are targeted primarily at those who work in operations on the ‘frontline’, ready to...
What it meant to me to win the VMA Industry Awards in 2022
The VMA’s Venue Industry Awards are the premier Awards program in our industry for the Asia-Pacific region. Since 2010 the Awards have been showcasing the best of the venue industry’s talent across a number of categories: Venue Professional of the Year Allied...
Congratulations Michael Gilling, H3 Event Delivery Manager named ‘Leader of the Year’
Michael Gilling, H3’s Event Delivery Manager, was crowned ‘VMA Leader of the Year’ at the 2022 Entertainment Venues Association of New Zealand (EVANZ) Awards in Wellington last week. Gilling, who is responsible for overseeing the delivery of all events across...
Congratulations to our VMS Scholarship Winners
The VMA hosted a record number of students last week for the 2022 Venue Management School (VMS) and VMA Leadership Institute (LI) in Kingscliff, NSW. The 27th edition of VMS welcomed a total of 97 enrolments across all year levels of the School, with 20 Year 2 and 17...
Latest edition of Australasian Leisure Management magazine now available
VMA members will be receiving Australasian Leisure Management issue 152 in their post this week. Under a longstanding link, all VMA members automatically receive Australasian Leisure Management magazine, giving them access to not only leading-edge content on...
WISE – “It’s in your Hands”
OUR MISSION AND PURPOSE WISE – “It’s in your Hands” aims to eliminate single-use plastic cups from major sporting and festival events. In Australia alone, over 60 million single-use cups are used every year within stadia, arenas, and festivals - with the...