Kanye West is a stand-up guy. Literally. He got a social media thrashing—call it a Tweeting beating—by insisting that all attendees at a recent concert in Melbourne stand up to show their enthusiasm for his event. It seemed he just couldn't sto...

Jeff Kirk of Corporate Magic Inc. examines which event company--young and trendy or tried-and-true--to hire.

Top special events stories this week include wedding trends to divorce, the dangers of party buses and making your website bring in registrations.

Special events news this week includes promotions at VDA Productions, a 60-person ice bucket challenge from CORT in Las Vegas, and new leadership at Vok Dams China.

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The special event career of Joe Mineo, founder of Something New Events, who gave up Broadway for special events

Special Events editor Lisa Hurley stresses the importance of including all-important tech tools in events with a deft use of tact.

Special Events magazine presents its annual list of the 50 biggest special event companies for 2014

Ulrike Ellmann of Vok Dams returns to Germany after years running the company's China operations, and the town of Vail, Colo., is looking for proposals to stage its 2015 special events