Everybody knows it. The party rental industry-the backbone of the special event industry-is big business. But just how big is it...

ADD SOME DRAMA "I believe there is more drama within corporate walls than can ever be portrayed in a theater. In corporate meetings, I foresee more dramatic relief, creative breaks and thematic flow, all followed by complementing events." ...

Intertec Exhibitions, the parent of The Special Event and sister company to Special Events Magazine parent Intertec Publishing, has set the dates for the 2001 show: Jan. 11-13 in New Orleans. The Special Event 2000 takes place Jan. 12-15 in San...

This new line of disposable cutlery won't be around in the third millennium. That's because the reSourceWare line of knives, forks and spoons is made from biodegradable materials, including cottonseed and cornstarch. These products work as well as...

Compass Group, based in Charlotte, N.C., has won the management contract for the Microsoft Conference Center at the company's corporate campus in Redmond, Wash. The center plans to open in January, according to Chuck Barletta, executive director...

HOW WOULD YOU react if asked to produce a series of events in 10 cities in little more than three weeks? When auto maker Mercedes-Benz asked Jeffrey Moss, creative director for Park Avenue Productions in New York, to produce the pre-launch of its...

HOW DO YOU IMPRESS guests who truly have it all? That was the challenge for A Great Event of Long Beach, Calif., charged with producing events during a four-day asset-management conference for wealthy individuals. Lido Consulting, also based in...

Elegant Fall Floral Designer: Mark Paulda, Flowers & Frills, El Paso, Texas ...

Merger = MC[superscript]2 In July, two marketing event and trade show companies-Creative Management Services, based in St. Louis, and Lincoln Studios, based in New York-merged forces to create MC[superscript]2. The combined event management...

CREATIVE MARKETING and better communication for a more sophisticated audience were key topics at the 41st annual National Association of Catering Executives educational conference, held July 29-Aug. 1 at The Westin Seattle hotel. More than 550...