DURING THE 39-DAY lead time and four-day load-in of the Washington Convention Center's March grand opening gala, Brian Losurdo says, “construction never stopped until the doors were open for the event.” But while the national accounts director for...
PAULA LeDUC SAYS it's a willingness to work behind the scenes that makes her operation a good bet for partnering with celebrity chefs. “We're coaches for them,” explains the owner of Emeryville, Calif.-based Paula LeDuc Fine Catering. “We don't...
AFTER A STEADY stream of bad news — a floundering stock market, war worries, financial scandals, the specter of SARS — it's no wonder that corporate event professionals aren't in the mood to party...
NOBODY MAJORS IN “party rental.” Party rental pros either are born into the business, or — often to their own surprise — wind up there after trying other careers that just never offered enough excitement. Here is what eight industry leaders did in...
Great weather and picturesque local lakes are scheduled for display this summer in Minneapolis, home of the 2003 ISES Conference for Professional Development, Aug. 9-12. But great scenery is far from CPD's only draw, says conference co-chair Nancy...
Although it's important not to ignore cultural and economic subtleties, trends can be defined in a simple way as changes in a situation or in the way people behave. Current business trends include globalization and cost pressures, which affect...