by Jessika Spearing | Nov 6, 2024 | Blog, Member News
The VMA Quayclean Mentor Program continues to provide a platform for emerging and established venue management professionals to connect, learn, and grow together. As we look ahead to the 2025 intake, there’s no better way to showcase the impact of this invaluable...
by Jessika Spearing | Oct 22, 2024 | Blog, From the CEO's Desk
By Joel Edmondson, VMA CEO The art and science of managing attendee behaviour is central to the practice of venue management. Richard Thaler’s Nudge: The Final Edition offers insights into behavioral economics and choice architecture that can serve as valuable...
by Jessika Spearing | Oct 9, 2024 | Blog, From the CEO's Desk
By Joel Edmondson, VMA CEO In the high-pressure, fast-paced world of venue management, where the stakes are high and events can be unpredictable, the concept of vulnerability in leadership isn’t always top of mind. Aren’t we here to just safely get...
by Jessika Spearing | Oct 8, 2024 | Blog, IAVM, Venue Management School
The Venue Management School (VMS) is renowned for offering students the opportunity to learn from some of the most experienced professionals in the industry, and this year, we’re excited to introduce our distinguished IAVM International Exchange Guest Instructor,...
by Jessika Spearing | Sep 25, 2024 | Blog, Member News, Venue Management School
We recently caught up with Jay Mejica AVM, the Event Services Manager at the Darwin Convention Centre and a proud graduate of the Venue Management School (VMS). With a wealth of experience in venue management, Jay shared valuable insights for those considering...
by Jessika Spearing | Sep 24, 2024 | Blog, From the CEO's Desk
By Joel Edmondson, VMA CEO Welcome to our new editorial series ‘Meditations on Venue Management’. Every fortnight, I will be waxing lyrical on how the insights of our great contemporary thinkers relate to the world of venue management. These are...
