By a unanimous vote, the Pasadena (Calif.) City Council yesterday approved the concept of an expansion to the Pasadena Conference Center. The $71 million expansion is expected to be completed in 2007, officials said...
HAVING BEEN CREATED to highlight the Trinity River area of downtown Dallas, TrinityFest was all about flow. “Dallas had never in the history of the city done an event this big downtown,” says native son Steve Kemble, who produced the July Fourth...
National DMC franchisor PRA has added a new office, located in Miami. PRA MIAMI is headed by 15-year DMC veteran WICHITA VILLACRES, and staff includes national sales manager LAURA LEVI and account manager MAOREEN EVERY. The company will serve the...
NO MATTER HOW pretty its plates or chic its chairs, a party rental company is measured by its ability to get on the road and deliver the goods. Employing drivers who don't drive safely can make an entire operation crash...
Need your party menu to make a statement? Two new food-branding implements from Gourmet Impression can set you on the write path. With its snapin die, the Stamper embosses standard or custom logos and messages into everything from cold cuts to...
AN EDITOR'S “HAPPY new year” column is usually reserved for the magazine's January issue. But I'm writing mine a month early because like many in the event industry, I'm eager to say hello to 2003 and kiss 2002 goodbye...
WHEN JIM “SMITTY” Smith says he'll be on the golf course, he doesn't mean working the kinks out of his swing. “I spend probably 60 percent of my days out of the office on site at events,” says the man who shares leadership of Orlando, Fla.-based...
HAVING GUESTS REMEMBER a specific event is terrific — as long as the event is not remembered for being uncomfortably hot or cold,” says Chris Smith, marketing specialist for Onalaska, Wis.-based heating and cooling equipment manufacturer L.B...
In the universe of corporate event entertainment, the folks on stage aren't the only stars. Ask event pros and they'll tell you — the greatest act in the world won't win applause from guests or clients if it isn't chosen wisely, staged beautifully...
YOU'VE NAILED DOWN the venue, secured the hotel rooms, booked the speakers and signed the contracts. But as we learned so graphically on Sept. 11 last year, some things are beyond even the best planner's control...
