London-based DMC giant ALLIED PRA DESTINATION MANAGEMENT has announced a range of new appointments. ALAN WHEATLEY [see photo] has been appointed managing director of Allied Arabia, joined by LILIANA VELASQUEZ and...
LinkedIn tops social media sites for meeting planners, survey says The average meeting planner has 318 contacts on LinkedIn, the most popular social media site, and 75 followers on Twitter. Our sister publications...
MICHELLE HENEBRY FINNIGAN, most recently director of rental and maintenance, repair and overhaul business at True Value Co., has been named general manager of the Chicago location of CLASSIC PARTY RENTALS. Call 708...
Pewter Luxury Organza New from Creative Coverings Linen company Creative Coverings has just debuted its new Pewter Luxury Organza, a sheer organza overlay with an embroidered taffeta floral design that is ideal for...
The International Special Events Society this week announced that Cheryl Cecchetto and Roland Mesnier will be the general session speakers for Eventworld 2012, the annual conference slated for Aug. 2-4 in Dallas...
Calling big caterers! Special Events is at work on the fifth edition of our "25 Great, Big Caterers" list, the cover feature for our next issue. If you have not received a form from us and wish to be considered...
Los Angeles-based CLASSIC PARTY RENTALS announced yesterday that JEFF BLACK has been named president and CEO. He replaces Pedro Mata, who has led the company for the past two years. Read more here. Call 310/535-3660 …...
Pinterest moves to protect copyright owners In a striking turnaround, image-driven social media site Pinterest on Friday posted new terms of service, saying it "never" intended to sell content uploaded by users and...