International Association of Venue

“The association is a membership organization. Membership in this organization is divided into the following five categories:1) active membership shall be limited to any person who is primarily and actively engaged in the management of, or who has retained his/her active membership during planning and construction of, an arena, auditorium/theatre, convention/exhibit hall, stadium, or other public assembly facility or group/complex of such facilities, either existing or under construction, deemed by the board of directors to qualify as a public assembly facility as defined in the policies and procedures manual of the association.2) associate membership shall include individuals who are engaged in education, or professional fields related to the public assembly management industry, and whose relationship with iavm members can result in a significant impact on the member of the public assembly facility industry. Associate members are otherwise not eligible to serve as an active, honorary or allied member of the association. Associate members may attend business meetings of the association, provided the presiding officer has not called the meeting into executive session, in which case the associate members may not attend. Associate members do not have voting privileges, but may serve ex-officio/non-voting on all committees except budget, executive, nominating and certification.3) allied membershp shall be limited to any firm, organization, or individual proprietorship engaged in providing product, equipment, services or attractions to the active membership of the association and is not otherwise eligible to serve as an active member of the association. The allied member shall nominate one individual representative who, upon approval of the board of directors, shall be the allied member's primary contact person with the association. Allied members may attend business meetings of the association, provided the presiding officer has not called the meeting into executive session, in which case allied members, except the director-at-large allied, may not attend. Allied members may serve ex-officio/non-voting on all committees except nominating and certification. Allied members shall not have the right to vote except as may be provided for elsewhere in the bylaws. Additional individual representatives of the allied member may be designated by the allied member and, upon payment of dues as set forth by the board of directors, shall have all the rights and privileges afforded to the primary representatives.4) honorary membership shall be limitied to any person who has retired from active management of a qualified public assembly facility or a group/complex of such facilities; has previously been an active (known previously as principal, regular, or admininstrative) member for no less that ten years, is no longer eligible to be an active member of the association, and is recommended, in writing, by the district vice president of his/her district. Such individual shall be considered for honorary membership within two years of becoming ineligible for active membership. An honorary member shall be one upon whom the board of directors desires to bestow special recognition for past service to the association. To be considered by the board for honorary membership, the candidate must have met the criteria established by the board of directors and recorded in the policies and procedures manual of the association. Iavm headquarters staff shall maintain records of each member's involvement in the association and shall furnish those records and the criteria to any member who wishes to pursue honorary membership; the member shall be responsible for verifying the accuracy of his or her records of involvement. An honorary member may attend business meetings, but privileges of voting and holding association office do not apply. Honorary members may serve ex officio/non-voting on all committes except budget, executive, and nominating.5) retired membership s”

“Individual regions report annually to the parent organization which uses this reporting to monitor their activities.”

“The president/ceo and the cfo/coo of the organization review all returns before signing and submitting to the irs.the audit committee will also review the association's form 990.”

“All employees are asked to pay close attention to possible violation. Any employee who is aware of possible violation is instructed to notify their manager, company officer or if applicable, executive committee.”

“The compensation is set by the compensation committee which is the executive committee of the board of directors. The compensation is then approved by the full board.”

“The compensation is set by the compensation committee which is the executive committee of the board of directors. The compensation is then approved by the full board.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“There has been no change in this process from the prior year.”