A big part of the joy of receiving the Joseph P. Anzivino Award from the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) in Chicago was sharing the stage with some very important people. Mike McGee, who received IAVM’s top honor, the Charles A. McElravy Award, that same day, has always been a supporter and friend. Presenters […]
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LINDA’S AWARDS TOUR, STOP TWO
REPORTING FROM TORONTO – The second stop on Linda Deckard’s 2019 Awards Tour is now history, and I find myself learning a lot more about this business from a new vantage point. On June 13, 2019, my 72nd birthday, I received the highest honor the Event & Arena Marketing Conference confers – the Gigi Award […]
LETTER FROM LINDA — WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
As I watched Rich DiGiacomo and Rob Knapp present the VenuesNow Ticketing Stars awards during the INTIX 2019 opening luncheon, I was pleased to see the tradition continues. I had instituted the award in partnership with INTIX (The International Ticketing Association) when I was publisher of Venues Today because ticketing professionals literally make this industry […]