Shrinking budgets and shrinking lead time — all event professionals are facing these challenges. The answer? Many are turning to breakthroughs — new technologies and new services — that save time, save money and get the event done right...
TAKING A CUE from the meeting and event clients who now more than ever are making ROI their MO, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide's Larry Hanson keeps a close eye on the effectiveness of his events...
WITH SO MUCH to celebrate — a new science building's grand opening, the creation of a scholarship, and the impending retirement of an esteemed university president — Jeannie Henderson knew that the University of San Diego's June gala would be both...
WHAT ONE WORD makes everyone in the event industry shudder? Smaller. “Since 9/11 and the recession, budgets are smaller,” says Judy Weigle, president of Corporate Concerts in Los Angeles. Some events still want major entertainment, but many now...
Imagine the equivalent of a cocoa fortune cookie and you're thinking of Chocowit, rich Belgian chocolates that include a collectible card printed with one of more than 100 different messages — such as “Life has its sweet moments; savor each one” —...
WITH THE SPECIAL EVENT 2004 heading to Party Central, USA, you can expect a conference that is flush with unforgettable events. From Jan. 6-9, Las Vegas venues will host a slate of celebrations that doesn't just set pulses pounding with excitement...
Feeling lucky? The Omni San Diego Hotel, which is scheduled to open next spring in San Diego's trendy Gaslamp Quarter, is giving away a $50,000 meeting package to one lucky winner. The giveaway includes complimentary guest rooms, meeting...
IT MAY SEEM that contracts raise as many questions as they answer. Here, attorney Joshua Grimes helps event planners avoid common contract quandaries...
Holding an event that requires guests to move from one area to another? Montreal-based Sensix Communications and Events has come up with an amusing alternative to the usual posted signs. Human Arrows are eight-foot-tall, brightly colored costumes...
YOU WANT CHALLENGING? How's this — walking a 40-by-60-foot tent up 150 stairs for a Condé Nast Publications event in Times Square. Not enough? What about handling all the permitting for Liza Minnelli's Manhattan wedding — with Fifth Avenue and...
