The world isn't so easy these days and we are continually buffeted about by the
winds of discord, but sometimes the rays of hope shine through in the oddest places.
I start most days catching up on work and personal emails, replying to the overnight
texts and preparing for the day with the calendar overview. I try to keep the chaos of the
“outside world” at bay, but eventually I do pause, over a 2nd (or 3rd) cup of coffee, to
check out the news feeds and social posts of the morning. On Monday, Facebook was
running a new “eng agement” campaign that was heartening and a bit surprising. I wish
more people had chosen to share it instead of the normal schtick, but we live in a complicated
world. The more I thought about it today the more I was lifted by the Facebook “video celebrating community.” They had several tag lines but the one that stuck with me was, “What we do together matters.”
Communities take many forms in today’s world, but our show business and entertainment communities are perhaps some of the most powerful communities at play. Despite all the differences and variations of where we come from, we are a group of people who come together, who share common attitudes, interests and goals. It is more than just teamwork of the event process, which we have, but it is the community and the culture that gives us our heart. The sense of community that exists in our venues, organizations, teams and associations propels us to provide unique experiences to our audiences, fans, patrons and guests. Our communities exist on the concepts of inclusion, safety, accessibility, shared experiences and, yes, FUN. Our communities help our ticket buying public to have moments to forget the worries of the day, to escape the discontent, to be diverted sometimes for the sheer joy of amusement, and to escape into the sheer joy of the show, the concert, the game or the festival. How lucky are we? What we do together matters, and perhaps now more than ever.
Our communities also feed us, we who create communities. Whatever c ommunities you are a
member of, it helps feed your imagination, gives you a boost, helps you learn and to grow. Our collective communities herald our membership and celebrate our work. Our communities also cross over, have relationships and make partnerships that celebrate our individual and shared values and goals. INTIX is most grateful for our IAVM partnership and we are thrilled to provide programming again at IAVM’s 2018 VenueConnect. Putting Our Customers First: New Consumer Protections, presented by INTIX, will feature Michal Lorenc, Google, head of industry/ticketing and events in a rousing interview setting with Jane Kleinberger, Paciolan, as well as INTIX’s immediate past chair.
Our collective communities herald our membership and our people. Our communities celebrate,
award and recognize our work. We at INTIX most heartily congratulate & celebrate the VenuesNow Women of Influence Class of 2018. Well done, ladies!
Our INTIX community will gather in just a few short months in Texas, Jan. 29-31, 2019. We will be celebrating our 40th anniversary of igniting success in the entertainment industry and we invite y’all to add INTIX to your “must do” list for the new year! The INTIX Call for Presentations as well as Conference Registrations will be opening soon and will be accessible at www.intix.org. Tired and bored of the same old format for news and information in the industry? For a fresh and distinct perspective on the successes of our community check out our Access content hub and sign up for our weekly Access news at https://access.intix.org
No matter what community you belong to, do the most you can. Get in and gets your hands
dirty…be of service. Teach, ask, grow, learn, share…because together what we do matters!