From the hundreds of outstanding entries received by Special Events Magazine in this year's Gala Awards competition, a blue-ribbon panel of judges from our Advisory Board narrowed the field to these nominees. The judging process took three days, a...

To show support for the New York special event industry in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, Special Events Magazine publisher Lisa Vested hosted a gala dinner on Nov. 12 at the W Hotel...

Helping guests feel secure at special events is vital today, and the larger the crowd, the better security needs to be...

Watch your e-mail for notifications on the 2001 Gala Awards, presented by Special Events Magazine. The complete list of nominees will appear in our December issue.

Congratulations to all who entered!

Some 275 event industry professionals convened in Indianapolis for the ISES 2001 Conference for Professional Development, Aug. 18-21 at the Adam's Mark Indianapolis Downtown hotel...

Culinary Software Services of Boulder, Colo., and Caterease, based in Naples, Fla., have released an interface that allows their individual software programs to communicate with each other. The interface lets users export recipes from CSS' ChefTec...

THE OPENING DAYS OF THE Special Event 2002, Jan. 9-12 in Phoenix, will feature an abundance of programs and events geared toward all facets of event planning and production. Among these are three special events that provide a showcase of industry...

London-based Chelsea Catering Co. has joined forces with coffee-roaster Costa Limited, also of London, to provide catering to the British Airways London Eye. The London Eye — “the world's largest observation wheel,” according to Martin Warner of...

NOW OUR LIVES HAVE a new defining moment: before the morning of Sept. 11 and after...