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Calling big DMCs! Special Events is working on the eighth edition of its "25 Big DMCs" article, which looks at the biggest DMCs in business along with the major DMC networks. If you did not receive a questionnaire and would like to be considered ...

PETER CWALINO, CSEP, has been named senior catering manager at the FAIRMONT DALLAS. The property is the headquarters hotel for ISES Eventworld 2012, Aug. 2-4. Call 214/720-5265 … RUSSELL REICH has joined MC2 of Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., as senior vi...

Chairbacks New from Over the Top Over the Top has introduced a new line of chairbacks for chiavaris, which add new drama to event decor. Any fabric can be used to create the chairbacks, the company says, from sheers to solids. Lengths vary from c...

The International Special Events Society has announced the educational schedule for Eventworld 2012, slated for Aug. 2-4 in Dallas. Attendees can take advantage of a rich educational program led by experts in various fields. Eventworld 2012’s e...

Carolyn Dempsey-Arcuri has operated her own event business—Port Chester, N.Y.-based Carolyn Dempsey Design--for 11 years, but she has worked to up her game by participating in the Goldman Sachs "10,000 Small Businesses" initiative. The program ta...

Minneapolis-based METRO CONNECTIONS has named ERIC BRYSON an event services artist and fabricator and TAYLOR MARTINSON (see photo) a production services coordinator. Call 612/333-8687 … ISES has announced the formation of its MIDDLE EAST CHAPTER...

AirDD Debuts Moving Decor Pieces AirDD has added animation to certain items in its line of illuminated decor pieces. Now, the AirFlora Hi-Lights (in photo), for example, can sway with slow, subtle movement, creating the sense of an enchanted gard...

The fifth edition of the Special Events "25 Great, Big Caterers" list shows benefit of landmark events slated for 2012.