News and trends in special events including bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, birthday parties, Sweet 16 parties, debutante balls, corporate events, awards programs, fairs, festivals, galas, fundraisers and green/eco events.
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 keeping with our reputation fo...
THERE were no shuttles, no relaxed breakfasts and definitely no frills when Wiesbaden, Germany-based Circ Corporate Experience GmbH & Co. sent 1,000 of client E.ON Energie AG's managers to chilly Varna, Bulgaria, for three days last November for ...
I bought myself an early Christmas present: a copy of Deborah Davis' book “Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball.” As I write this, it is nearly 40 years to the day that Capote invited 540 glitteri...
WHEN you make a big announcement, you need a big stage. Imagination USA provided just such a setting for client Ford Motor Co. at Ford's new-model introduction meeting, held July 31 through Aug. 11 in Las Vegas. This year's event marked the first...
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 Elton John and featuring music s...
EIGHTY-one percent of businesses can't be wrong. That's how many companies are turning to event marketing to make a meaningful impact, according to the EventView 2006 study from George P. Johnson Co. and MPI...
CLAIRE Jolley Stroope, CMP, started as a meeting and event planner, worked in catering and, finally, began a business consulting event companies and corporations on their spend. Now she works in procurement as a senior manager of global meeting s...
As we begin our 25th year publishing Special Events Magazine, every month we salute event professionals who have reached career milestones.
CPG Communications Group, founded in Kansas City, Mo., in 1981, had plenty to celebrate at its 25th anniv...
As this issue goes to press, we are in Gala Award madness. Our offices are overflowing with entries ranging from corporate product launches to bar mitzvahs to a celebration honoring the 60th year on the throne for a Southeast Asian monarch. Look ...
