DON BALL has been named director of operations for food and beverage at the WASHINGTON DUKE INN & GOLF CLUB in Durham, N.C. Call 919/490-0999 …
WENDY WINKS has joined UTOPIA ENTERTAINMENT of Studio City, Calif., with responsibility for managing partnerships, marketing and business development. Call 661/254-9943 …
CALLIE ADAMS and LEZA ABRAMOV have joined HIGH BEAM EVENTS in Austin, Texas, as event producers, and KELSEY HUSKISSON has been named event production coordinator. Call 512/419-9401 …
TANYA CROPLEY has joined Calgary, Alberta-based POP KOLLABORATIVE in event management. Call 403/264-9801 …
New York-based FOURTH WALL EVENTS has named AGATHA EMMETT and ANDREW CHANDLER as new project managers. Call 212/316-0052 …
MAPH PRODUCTIONS, headquartered in Toronto, has opened a new office in the Canadian capital region to serve the Ottawa market. Call 613/916-6377 …
CREAM OF THE CROP EVENTS has a new address: 49 N. Federal Highway, Dania Beach, FL 33004; 954/925-4981 …
The OMNI HOTEL CNN CENTER in Atlanta has been named official hotel and caterer for the new COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME, which is slated to open in fall 2014 adjacent to the hotel in Centennial Olympic Park. Call 404/818-4446 …
San Diego-based-based ACCESS DESTINATION SERVICES has announced that the company is expanding into the wine country of Northern California under the leadership of MARY CARVOTTA-TREXLER and ROBERT ELLIOTT. Daily operations will be run by FIONA TROPIANO, director of business development. Call 925/283-0111 …
Big DMC partnership GLOBAL EVENTS PARTNERS, headquartered in Washington, has added four new international partners to its group: DESTINATION ASIA, 100RUMOS TOURISM AND EVENT SOLUTIONS, OPHIR TOURS and HOLLAND DESTINATION MANAGEMENT. The new partners represent 13 countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Call 202/775-5800 …
ALLIED PRA, a major international DMC alliance, has named REBECCA EASTMAN of PILLOW MINT to represent the group in Australia and New Zealand. Call 61 7 3206 6548 …
GUARD NOW, which provides security services to weddings and other special events, has added four franchises and now offers temporary security guard services without requiring a contract. Call 877/482-7366 …
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