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.
THE inside of a beer bottle may seem like a strange setting for a party — but not one for 3,000 attendees of the 2005 Coors Distributors Convention in March. That was Franklin, Tenn.-based Q-We Get It's idea for a super-cool show that moved atten...
With attendance in the tens to hundreds of thousands, some of the biggest public festivals offer examples of the event industry's biggest achievements in overcoming challenges.
BIG expositions mean big crowds, and big opportunities to showcase a brand. The challenge is making the connection to the consumer in the face of competing exhibitors working hard to do exactly the same thing. Here, three event innovators show ho...
PETER Cwalino has come a long way from his days working room service at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla. Yes, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas-educated, CSEP-designated event pro still aims to serve. These days, however, his clients are hungry...
THERE'S no place like home for the holidays. Especially when the home in question is a lavish Nashville, Tenn., estate set on spectacularly landscaped grounds featuring gardens, terrace, pool house and portico. With such stylish digs as your soir...
GALA Awards entries are due Sept. 9 — how can you help make your entry a winner? Try thinking like a Gala judge. Here are six important points to keep in mind:
PUT THE PROPER ELEMENTS IN THE PROPER ORDER. Each judge reviews nearly 100 entries j...
WHAT started out as a low-key Academy Awards night house party with a passing of the hat to raise cash for AIDS sufferers has become one of San Francisco's premier benefit events. Along with transformation of the humble hat into a high-end auctio...
THE PROFILE OF the typical incentive program goes something like this: A 12-month campaign, designed to increase sales across the board, has as its reward a group travel program to a domestic destination. The CEO selected the destination, and an ...
THANKS TO ITS international membership, the Chicago-based Society of Incentive & Travel Executives brings a unique world view to the incentive industry. Here, Bill Boyd, CMP, SITE president and head of Irving, Texas-based Sunbelt Motivation & Tra...
