WHEN Toronto's SickKids Foundation first approached event planner Hala Bissada, it delivered a clear mandate: “Come up with an event that's family-oriented, caters to our donors, involves children and is executed in ...
WITHOUT the juice to make them run, most events would go nowhere fast. But without functionality and finesse in equal measure, portable generators wouldn't find many fans among event producers. Smart power providers...
WHILE 80 percent of Robert Sivek's event business these days is corporate work, the producer got his start in social. “I was a social worker, and fundraisers were a byproduct,” he says of his unusual 1970s career lau...
FOR most people, a job in the high-anxiety field of air traffic control would provide more than enough excitement. But Carmen Clews isn't like most people. When a job in air traffic control for Britain's Royal Air Fo...
DESPITE its circus credentials, the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art was not the most accommodating location for a high-end wedding's cirque performance. And staging challenges were merely a sideshow to the util...
WHETHER you're communicating to a crew of 10 or a crowd of 10,000, when you have something important to show and tell, then the right projection system can get your message across. So how is an event planner to choose...
NOT every event professional is cut out for the social scene. But for Daniel Briones, CPCE, private events are personal favorites. “I love getting involved with a family and into an individual's personal space — bein...
WHETHER they're capturing events for posterity or taking their place on the party floor, new photo and video technologies play a major role in event creation. This month's “Tech Tips” column shines a spotlight on some...
THERE'S nothing like New York's annual Fashion Week to get the blood of style mavens pumping. And there's nothing like Fashion Rocks to kick off the city's weeklong celebration of design innovation. Curated by Sir El...
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So many responsibilities, so little time. Those are the conditions facing event-makers during the critical setup, production and strike phases of most events, notes Cynde Stetler of Richfi...
