BRIAN ACHESON, CSEP, has joined international event producer THE SPECIAL EVENT CO., with offices in London and Research Triangle Park, N.C., as a company director. His firm, VIP EVENTS, will continue to operate under The Special Event Co. umbrella...
Hip-hop Dessert Truck AvailableIn line with the food-truck craze, the new Big Swirl Truck plays club and hip-hop music while serving high-end soft-serve. The dessert is a soy-based sorbet available in 10 flavors that include Nutella, Pistachio, L...
Pure Space Venue Debuts in Portland New event and meeting venue Pure Space has opened to the public in the Pearl District of Portland, Ore. Operated by event production company West Coast Event Productions, the new facility offers 10,000 square f...
With good news finally coming from the Gulf of Mexico after more than three miserable months of oil-disaster headlines, is the business picture brightening for special event professionals? The answer is yes and no.
Wedding planner Connie Reeder...
According to the latest online survey from Special Events, 53 percent of special event professionals use mobile apps—those inexpensive software programs that run on cell phones—in both their personal and professional lives. Here are some favorite...
MPI launches research project At its World Education Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Sunday, MPI announced the launch of a major research project to measure meeting and business event performance; results will be released next June … ...
Hotel at Auburn University Unveils Event Space The newly renovated Terrace Room at the Hotel at Auburn University, in Auburn, Ala., is downtown Auburn's only indoor/outdoor venue for special events, according to management. The space, which can a...
