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To come up with a design for a pharmaceutical company meeting's farewell dinner, Dominique Kennan of Montreal-based event firm Mina Martini didn't have to search far for inspiration. Indeed, it was right there, in the bounty of Montreal's world-f...
Debra Lykkemark, president and CEO of Culinary Capers in Vancouver, British Columbia, describes a caterer's nightmare: “Food gets cold, sauces coagulate, and dinner guests wait.” To avoid this, fundraising dinners require caterers to show foresig...
Even while she was busting shoplifters as a security manager for Nordstrom back in the '80s, Janna Harala had a sense she was destined for the world of events. After all, the Northwesterner had been the one organizing Easter egg hunts for the nei...
Daunting challenges, amazing results: This describes the work of the Gala Award nominees listed below. Members of the Special Events Magazine Advisory Board spent hours poring over hundreds of entries before selecting these companies. Watch for...
Miami's Winter Party Festival is a beach bash with a mission. Created to bring together diverse members of the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender community, the 10,000-attendee, six-day blowout also brings together a host of hair-raising logistical...
Toronto-based Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, the luxury hotel chain with 51 hotels in 12 countries, extended its award-winning “Green Partnership” environmental program this summer with the announcement that it would begin a brand-wide commitment to ...
Powerhouse communications company Imagination, headquartered in London, today announced it has been awarded the contract for Shell's global exhibition program after an "intense" pitch process involving five eminent design and event agencies.
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During her rise to event planning success, Cher Przelomski, CSEP, has worn lots of hats — literally. Twenty-five years ago, when she and her then-business partner first introduced their new service to a market that “had never even heard of event ...
Event planners today find they often have a not-so-silent partner in planning events. It's not the mother of the bride or a busybody CEO--it's an event-based TV show.
Clients "absolutely" base their expectations for their event on TV shows, says...
If you worry that you missed the deadline to enter the Gala Awards, take heart. You can still enter this year's competition by the "late-bird" deadline of Sept. 14. The Special Events Magazine office will accept entries until 4:30 p.m. Pacific...
