Brian MacFarland, president of Clovis, Calif.-based MacFarland Action Concepts, announced today that his company has purchased the assets of Best Rents in Bakersfield, Calif. Best Rents has provided special events equipment in the area for more...
De Boer Group, a major international player in creating temporary structures for special events, created a conference center in Kabul for the meeting last week establishing the democratic future of Afghanistan. Some 1,500 participants from various...
The editorial and design team behind Special Events Magazine received four awards from the Western region of the American Society of Business Publication Editors last week...
Veteran event producer Andrea Michaels, founder of Sherman Oaks, Calif.-based Extraordinary Events, has been awarded the Los Angeles Event Industry Achievement Award by the Los Angeles Chapter of NACE. The award recognizes outstanding event...
IT'S A LONG way from Paris, France, to Portland, Ore., but on Feb. 1., Bruce Goldberg & Co. bridged that span with savoir-faire. For the opening of the “Stuff of Dreams” exhibit, on loan from the Musee des Arts Decoratifs to the Portland Art...
Party Hats gives event guests a chance to get crafty while making a fashion statement. The company's premier party package, available internationally for groups of 25 to 5,000 guests, includes painted oversize paper hats plus a slew of decorations...
HOW DO YOU extend the excitement of a magazine beyond the printed page? With special events. This month, we speak with Danielle Neumann, merchandising director for Seventeen Magazine, based in New York. Seventeen's events range from fashion shows...
The Society of Incentive and Travel Executives has established a new chapter — the association's 28th — in Scotland. The chapter inauguration took place on April 4 at Dundas Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. Sue Stuart, head of the Edinburgh...
In our June 2001 issue, we gave details on the new Certified Event Rental Professional Program from ARA. The program aims to raise the professional standing of the event rental industry by offering a structured, self-guided education program that...