IAAM By The Numbers

The International Association of Assembly Managers (IAAM), is the representative organization of executives who manage facilities, or provide services and products to them, such as arenas, amphitheaters, convention centers, auditoriums, theaters, stadiums and university complexes. It is certainly an example of the expression "strength in numbers," in illustrating its growth:

6 members in 1925
100 members in 1954
700 members in 1975
1,500 members in 1991
2,800 members in 1997 (includes complimentary memberships to 400-plus VMA members)
2,384 on April 1, 1998 (after dual VMA membership expired)
2,665 on April 1, 1999
2,918 on April 1, 2000
3,000 in June 2000
3,100 in September 2000
3,211 on February 13, 2001