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FOR LONDON-BASED Moving Venue Management, it was a project that could have been derailed at any time.
MVM was hired by London and Continental Railways (LCR) to stage the launch event for its new Channel Tunnel Rail Link. The link is the first hi...
And the Gala Award goes to … The year's best event work was applauded at the annual Gala Awards ceremony, held Jan. 8 at The Special Event show in Miami. Here, Special Events Magazine presents the winners in 35 categories covering all facets of t...
IN THE ARENA of event marketing, placing clients ahead of their competition is a key challenge. Defining brands, promoting products and generating buzz for media- and market-hungry clients all require new ideas and innovative supplier sourcing. T...
She may not have intended a career in meetings management, but that hasn't stopped Sharon Marsh, CMP, CMM, from making successful meetings her mission. And not just her own meetings, either. The corporate meeting professional (most recently with ...
At a 1920s-theme dinner on Saturday night, Special Events Magazine named the winners of its 2004 Gala Awards, the most prestigious award in the event industry. The Gala Awards ceremony marked the end of The Special Event 2005 trade show, held in ...
Once again, the Special Events Magazine Gala Awards judges have combed through hundreds of entries to find the best events in 35 categories covering all aspects of the event industry, from creative food design to show-stopping entertainment. On...
An interview with Bill Morton on thinking big
From its founding in 1939 by Jack Morton as an entertainment production firm, the company that is now experiential marketing agency Jack Morton Worldwide reached a pinnacle last year: producing the o...
NEW OPPORTUNITIES, new pressures — DMCs are in the same state of flux as all segments of the special event industry. Offering his global perspective is Matthew Sheppard, chief operating officer of Alexandria, Va.-based Destinator by PGI, with off...
WHAT BETTER WAY to give preferred meetings clients a taste of your properties' culinary talents than by letting them experience your top toques in action? Such was the bright idea behind Festivex Special Events' “Iron Chef” theme dinner for clien...
