MOVING UP Michael Brown, CSEP, has joined Beyond Designs as event coordinator. 3214 West Desert Inn Road, Las Vegas, NV 89102; 702/252-4242. Party Time has named Leslie Abelson as director of sales and marketing. 2741 W. 76th St., Hialeah, FL...
Two New Venues Celebrate Hollywood In response to the growing demand for unique special event venues, both Universal Studios Hollywood and Warner Bros. have opened new facilities...
Miami Seaquarium has formed an events department, Miami Seaquarium Events, to produce corporate parties and meetings. Event producer Clare Whelan will head the department. 4400 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149-1095; 305/365-2531; Web site...
The trade show floor at The Special Event 2000, Jan. 13-15 at the San Diego Convention Center, will be very revealing. That's because many of the more than 300 exhibiting companies tell Special Events Magazine that they are using the conference to...
Take a deep breath-it's time to take the plunge into the Big 2-0-0-0...
Stellar Event & Presentation Resources, a provider of event services and equipment, has acquired Alford Media Services, a corporate event staging company based in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. Alford Media founders Steve and Tom Alford and Danny...
The dinner fork has been popular since 1700, the knife and spoon far longer. Many staples of party rental haven't changed for years, but other aspects of the business are changing by the minute. Special Events Magazine spoke to top operators to...
Whether the goal is to keep gate-crashers out or company property in, security plays a role in most special events. And the overload of hype surrounding the millennium will make security challenges tougher this year for event planners...
What do the National Association of Catering Executives, the International Special Events Society, the Convention Liaison Council and the National Caterers Association have in common? Member Shelley Pedersen, CPCE. "Association involvement gives...