Your venue industry network starts here
The Venue Management Association (VMA) is the leading professional network for venue industry professionals across the Asia-Pacific.
With over 1,000 members in 16 countries, representing more than 300 venues — from stadiums and arenas to performing arts centres, showgrounds, convention centres, racetracks, and suppliers — the VMA is where your next connection, opportunity, or breakthrough begins.
The VMA Group Membership Package will allow venues and allied organisations to purchase a package of memberships for their direct employees at a reduced price point to standard individual memberships. Group membership provides:
12-month membership – Membership expires Dec 31st
*price subject to change. Price includes GST
Group Memberships are from the 1st Jan – 31st Dec – Price is prorated over the course of the year
12-month membership – Membership expires Dec 31st
A$3,150*
*price subject to change. Price includes GST
Group Memberships are from the 1st Jan – 31st Dec – Price is prorated over the course of the year
12-month membership – Membership expires Dec 31st
A$4,200*
*price subject to change. Price includes GST
Group Memberships are from the 1st Jan – 31st Dec – Price is prorated over the course of the year
From students to young professionals to senior executives, the VMA is your ticket to connect, progress and grow.
12-month membership
A$400.40*
*price subject to change. Price includes GST
Active members shall be persons who can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board a significant involvement in public venue management through the practise or provision of services in at least one of the following areas:
Active members shall be eligible for election to the VMA board, hold any position on committees or sub-committees and have full rights to the voting of motions, elections or nominations at any AGM or emergency/ special general meeting.
12-month membership
A$400.40*
*price subject to change. Price includes GST
Allied members shall be persons who wish to be allied to the public venue industry for professional reasons who do not fulfil the requirements for Active or Student membership.
Allied members shall be eligible for election to the VMA board, hold any position on committees or sub-committees and have full rights to the voting of motions, elections or nominations at any AGM or emergency/ special general meeting.
12-month membership
A$104.50*
*price subject to change. Price includes GST
Young professional members shall be persons who qualify for active membership or allied membership and are less than 30 years of age at the date of first becoming a member or renewing their membership (as the case may be).
Such members shall not be elected to the board and do not hold any rights to the voting of motions, elections or nominations at any AGM or emergency/special general meeting. However they may hold positions (excluding chair) on committees or sub-committees.
12-month membership
A$25*
*price subject to change. Price includes GST
Student members shall be persons who are currently studying a venue or associated industry course at a recognised education institution, but are not actively working in a full time position within the active member or allied member classifications.
Such members shall not be elected to the board or hold any position on committees or sub-committees and do not hold any rights to the voting of motions, elections or nominations at any AGM or emergency/ special general meeting.
The purpose of this membership classification is to foster association membership with the company to those students who are looking toward the public venue management or allied industries as a career.
Fellows shall be persons who have maintained a continuous financial membership of the VMA, at the active or allied level, for at least 15 years.
Additionally, any person who is a financial member of the VMA and has rendered special services either to the VMA or to the venue management profession may at the board’s discretion be eligible for fellowship.
Join the community of industry professionals who love what they do and value the collective sharing of experience and knowledge.
Enjoy premium venue industry educational and training opportunities, including priority placement in the Venue Management School and Leadership Institute held in November each year.
Access E-News publications and industry job advertisements, including the ability to broadcast information to the members (fees may apply). Also receive a complimentary subscription to Australasian Leisure Management magazine delivered 6 times annually.
Take advantage of valuable personal networking opportunities through regional meetings and After 5! Networking Events.
Take advantage of sponsorship and advertising opportunities at our key events throughout the year, including our digital platforms and publications.
Receive discounted registration to the annual Asia-Pacific Venue Industry Congress, the single largest meeting of venue professionals in the Asia-Pacific region. Approximately 350 high-profile venue managers and industry professionals make it a priority to attend in May each year.
Advertise your job opportunities directly to the venue industry through our membership network and target high-calibre candidates.
International Links Enjoy our international affiliation with the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) including access to all IAVM publications
Gain recognition in the VMA’s annual ‘Who’s Who’ Directory. The Directory can be used to find the right person with the right answers, the right supplier with the product you need and network with your fellow members.
We invite you to become involved in the success of the Venue Management Association in 2025.
Partnering with the VMA across our suite of events and programs will heighten your profile and position your brand at the centre of the venue management industry in the Asia-Pacific region.
The VMA is your competitive edge in accessing our industry to drive engagement, build brand awareness, deliver results, and achieve social accountability.
A partnership with the VMA will connect you with peers, multiply your opportunities and shape the future of our industry.
Talk to us about a tailored program to achieve real results. 2025-VMA-Sponsorship-Advertising-Prospectus-14.02 to view all the opportunities.
Representing key decision makers across venues of all sizes from stadiums, arenas, performing arts centres, racetracks, showgrounds and convention/exhibition centres; the Supplier Spotlight is a great, cost effective opportunity to reach a targeted audience across Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific.
For advertisers aiming to communicate to key decision makers in the sport, entertainment, performing arts, convention, exhibition and meetings industries, the Supplier Spotlight Package offers a targeted opportunity that can reach all levels: from middle management to chief executives, in hundreds of venues that, collectively, host tens of thousands of events attended by millions every year.
As a VMA Allied Member and supplier of goods and services to our industry, brand positioning opportunities are now available year-round for you. Do you need a medium that will give you direct access to the VMA membership and wider venue management industry?
INCLUSIONS
Provide up to 400 words telling your story to the industry, include images, links and even embed a short video – remember to craft your story to our audience, engage with them and most importantly educate them.
The post sits on the VMA website and remains prominent on the first page of blogs for on average 5 months.
Your blog will be featured in the following edition of the VMA fortnightly eDM to members. With close to 1,000 recipients on the mail out list this will ensure your message lands directly in their inbox.
The VMA will support your blog with a post on the official VMA Facebook and LinkedIn accounts.
You will be the exclusive Supplier Spotlight in your edition of the eDM. The VMA will only offer 25 Supplier Spotlight Advertising opportunities per calendar year, and ensure scheduling of them does not result in competitive posts back-to-back, thereby given you clear air in positioning your brand with our members and industry.
A Supplier Spotlight is only AUD$920 (inc GST).
The opportunity is only vailable to current VMA Allied Members.
No problems, check out all the benefits of VMA membership here and talk to us to bundle a membership & Supplier Spotlight package that suits your needs.
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Get in touch with us and we will help you understand how to be an active contributor to the development of the VMA.
