The International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) values diversity and inclusiveness. IAVM provides opportunities to all people who wish to participate in the activities of the association without regard, including but not limited to: age, color, disability, family responsibility, gender, gender identity, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Recognizing that diversity is an inherent characteristic to a strong and vital community, the Board of Directors is committed to working intentionally to create an organization whose members, volunteers, educators and leadership includes people of all races, genders, ages, sexual identity and disability status.

IAVM actively encourages individuals and groups that are under-represented within the membership and leadership of the association.

Finally, the IAVM Board of Directors supports IAVM events being held in destinations that value diversity and inclusion and may choose whether, or not, to hold events in destinations where any state or local government arm, including a legislature, board or agency in the jurisdiction of the destination, having enacted legislation or regulation that has the effect of:

1. repealing existing legal protections or prohibiting the passage of legal protections for subject individuals
2. allowing discrimination against subject individuals in employment, housing, or public accommodations or services; or
3. prohibiting subject individuals from accessing facilities (including, but not limited to, restrooms), where subject individuals are those identified in the legislation or regulation based on the aforementioned individuals.

IAVM’s objectives are to promote and develop the use of public assembly venues along definite lines of entertainment and public advancement; use every effort to acquaint and circulate information of interest and value to the public and members pertaining to the successful use of such venues; cultivate acquaintances among the employees of public assembly venues; increase their ability in promoting more frequent use of such venues by the public, and; standardize practices and ethics of management and relationship to the public.

To further the objectives of the International Association of Venue Managers, the Association believes that certain ethical principles should govern the conduct of every member in the Association.

The member should recognize that diversity is an inherent characteristic to a strong and vital community; strive for continued improvement in the proficiency and usefulness of service; maintain the highest ideals of honor and integrity in all public and personal relationships; emphasize friendly and courteous service to the public and recognize that the function of the venue is at all times to serve the best interest of the public; exercise fair and impartial judgment in all Association and professional business dealings; maintain the principle of fairness to all; have a firm belief in the dignity and worth of service rendered by the venue and have a constructive, creative, and practical attitude, and; refrain from any activity that may be in conflict with the interest of the employer.