THE SPECIAL EVENT (Jan. 5-8 at the Miami Beach Convention Center) offers more than outstanding education and thrilling events — it also debuts the latest products and services for event professionals. Here, a sample of some of the many innovations...

THEY STILL REQUIRE flawless service and fantastic food, but the formal dinners served at today's special events allow for more creativity in menu planning and presentation, caterers say...

She's got a shaker and she's ready to pour. She's Kim Haasarud, a “liquid chef” and founder of Los Angeles-based beverage consulting company Liquid Architecture. Haasarud can brand events with signature drinks that reinforce the event theme and h...

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Growing up on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, Sean DeFreitas didn't have much in the way of worldliness. What the self-described “baby fish from a little island” did possess was a vision for his own future. “When I was a kid, I told my mom I w...

THEY TURN WALLS into living worlds, wash rooms in rich color, and put attendees in the middle of the action. They're today's hottest lighting advances, and they point to a bright future for special events. MEDIA MANIA Aarhus, Denmark-based Mart...

MY, HOW TIME FLIES when you're having fun! As I enter my 20th year with Special Events Magazine, I can't help taking a moment to reflect upon the past and to fast-forward into the here and now. In 1985, Special Events was a bimonthly publication...

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...