Special Events Staff

Updates on event venues Aesthesia Studios, Hyde Bellagio and Orlando World Center Marriott

The latest news on promotions for special event professionals including Valerie Braun's move from Classic Party Rentals Chicago to Arena Americas

New tools for special events: remote-control cocktail table light from Fortune Products, custom-design cookies from Kalorama, and ID wristbands from PDC

From great branding to great big destination management companies, here are the top 10 stories for July 2013 on specialevents.com:

Business news in the special event industry for the week of July 31, 2013, includes a new role for hotel catering leader Paula Fenner and a new Southeast regional office for GBS Linens

Chateau on the Lake Resort in Branson, Mo., offers cancellation-free and attrition-free promotion to meeting planners, while Atlanta's Westin Buckhead and Orlando's Rosen Inn at Pointe Orlando debut new event...

New items for special event designers include a fog machine aht doesn't require carbon dioxide, easy-to-remove custom printed floor wraps, and light-up LED stools and tables

DMC expert Padraic Gilligan discusses the threat that online services present to destination management companies, a Barco study shows that paper still rules at meetings, and a bill introduced in the U.S. Congress...