WE WEREN'T SURE what to expect when we launched our Corporate Event Marketplace study three months ago. The economy that started souring last summer followed by the tragedies of 9/11 put a chill on corporate special events. But in the face of ups...
SEAN DE FREITAS' March 10 “'80s Reverb” event had an underground feel — literally. The president of Dania, Fla.-based Designs by Sean recalls how the $100,000 party — closing night of a multi-day corporate incentive event for an international...
A STABLE TABLE is an event and meeting staple, top table companies across the board agree. The differences come in the ways individual manufacturers are creating sturdier, more stylish models to meet the modern event industry's needs...
A TEAM OF 16 top event professionals will lead the development of events at The Special Event 2003, Jan. 8-11 in Orlando, Fla., at the Orange County Convention Center. The Special Event is managed and produced by Primedia Business Exhibitions and...
“I NEVER, EVER PLANNED that this was where my life was going to take me,” says Boca by Design sales manager Lauren Fine about her event career. The New York native, who holds a degree in interior design, says she “didn't even think there was a...
ON THE ICE, the kids had it covered. But off the ice, it was Los Angeles-based Bartsch Trotter & Associates that wowed the crowd with a Hollywood themed “draw party” — one of two events they produced for the 2002 State Farm National Figure...
With 25 playful patterns, including “Stars and Stripes,” “Paw Prints” and “Chinese Dragon,” the Expressions line from Visa Bands turns guest identification into an animated affair. Expressions bands are available in Tyvek, tri-laminate and vinyl...
CORPORATE SPECIAL EVENTS are big business, our readers say, but there is little hard data on this major industry segment. Special Events Magazine is proud to present the first study examining the corporate event marketplace...
Look closely at this centerpiece and it just may look right back at you. The Personal View wireless monitor unit is a new tabletop communication tool that doubles as high-tech decor. Any video source — live camera, DVD, VHS — can be used to...
