Special Events

CONFETTI: RUSSELL HARRIS CREATES TV LAND

Alexandra Gudmundsson

A DRAMA-filled challenge for Russell Harris Event Group: produce an event involving three venues for an international audience who had seen it all before....

EDITOR'S PAGE: LISA HURLEY ON THE FORECAST FOR THE CORPORATE EVENT MARKET IN 2007

MY years at Special Events Magazine have taught me that the social event market is practically bulletproof. The stock market can soar or swoon, yet proud...

CONFETTI: KOHLER AND LIMELIGHT CATERING GIVE THE MEDIA A MASSAGE

Alexandra Gudmundsson

TO up the ante for interaction at its newly opened retail store in Chicago on the eve of a major kitchen and bath fixture exhibition, fixture manufacturer...

CONFETTI: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!

Go on location for your next corporate team-building exercise. Los Angeles-based Feet First Entertainment uses its position in the heart of the film industry...

GUEST ROOM: AMCI'S TOM BURKE ON AUTO EVENTS IN OVERDRIVE

BY LISA HURLEY

FROM a one-man automotive consulting business launched in Detroit in 1981, AMCI Automotive Marketing Consultants Inc. has grown into a $60 million-a-year...

THE CHINA CONNECTION

BY LISA HURLEY

WITH a population of 1.3 billion, the fastest growing economy in the world and its role as the host of the 2008 Summer Olympics, the People's Republic...

THE REINVENTED EVENT

BY LISA HURLEY

TIME FOR A CHANGE Hotel giant Starwood has been undergoing some giant changes in its corporate structure, and wanted a theme of change at its Global Conference,...

Time pays Tribute to top 100

Cocktails and dinner with South Korean pop star Rain, stand-up comic Dane Cook, primetime news anchor-to-be Katie Couric and Wikipedia.org creator Jimmy Wales--not a fantasy dinner party, but a snippet of the guest list for the "Time 100" party, hosted by Time Magazine to pay tribute to 100 people who are transforming the world. The event, produced by New York-based EventQuest on May 8 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, drew 400 guests, including VIPs incredible in their varied achievements. ...

Audi uses 'acupuncture' approach in product launch

Car-maker Audi took to the streets in style with its "Streets of Tomorrow" launch for its newest model Q7 SUV. The event drew more than 1,500 guests to the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles over the weekend....

EAT TO THE BEAT GOES ALONG FOR THE RIDE ON THE AMGEN BIKE TOUR

BY LISA HURLEY

WINNING an elite bicycle race takes stamina, strategy and skill. The same can be said for managing a touring catering operation. British caterer Eat to...