THE inside of a beer bottle may seem like a strange setting for a party — but not one for 3,000 attendees of the 2005 Coors Distributors Convention in March. That was Franklin, Tenn.-based Q-We Get It's idea for a super-cool show that moved atten...
FROM Mediterranean to Cuban, Thai to Indian, event guests are clamoring for exotic ethnic menus. Creative takes on global fare add authenticity to event themes and transport guests to exotic destinations without leaving the dining room.
GLOBAL A...
IN this issue, we're proud to present our fourth annual edition of the “50 Top Event Planning Companies” list, the industry's only analysis of the major event production powerhouses.
As we were compiling the information for this year's edition...
Guests arriving at a swanky wedding in Atlantic City, N.J., last week received an unexpected gift from the bride and groom—several dozen were put under arrest as part of an alleged international Asian-based smuggling ring.
According to a Los Ang...
Thanks to a Hollywood location, the movie-star quotient was high during the opening day of ISES Eventworld 2005, held Aug. 11-13 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles. Almost 450 attendees from around the world made the trip to L.A....
The event rental industry has reacted with sorrow and regret to the deaths last week of four adult volunteers at the Boy Scouts’ 2005 National Jamboree in Caroline County, Va. The men were electrocuted when they lost control of the center pole of...
Los Angeles-based event producer TBA Global Events (www.tbaglobalevents.com) announced last week that it has acquired all the assets and assumed operations of strategic event agency/DMC PGI (www.pgi.com), based in Alexandria, Va. The acquisition...
With attendance in the tens to hundreds of thousands, some of the biggest public festivals offer examples of the event industry's biggest achievements in overcoming challenges.
“SPECIAL EVENTS!” the woman exclaimed when I told her where I worked. “Why, my daughter wants to go into special events! What advice would you give her?”
I often hear this question, and I usually say the same three things:
Number 1: “Tell her t...