Trained to Lift In March, new training standards set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration went into effect, stating that operators of fork lifts or powered industrial trucks used to push, pull, lift, stack or tier material must be...

For event planners of a certain stature and experience, working internation-ally is the seductive call of the siren. But, as most quickly learn, it is like the event business in any city, state or country-more glamorous than it sounds. And when...

GREETINGS, READERS OF our new international column! In a moment of madness, the staff of Special Events Magazine agreed that some editorial input from the United Kingdom might help strengthen the international flavor of the magazine. And, other...

Rush-Order Reservations The WynTrac online software package is designed to speed up the reservations process for meeting planners, convention and visitors bureaus, corporate incentive programs and hotels. The WynTrac system streamlines the...

RECENTLY, I WAS shopping in a large home and garden chain store. I found a planter I liked very much, but the plant in it wasn't the color or at the point of maturity that I wanted. I asked the manager if I could switch the plant with a different...

MOVING UP Kay Greenlee has joined Decor 'N' More as an event designer. 4444 Morrison Road, Suite G, Denver, CO 80219; 303/936-9224 t Hargrove has hired April Riccio, Ron Bracco and Cindy Fischer-Henry as account executives. 1 Hargrove Drive...

Johnny Cool and the Swing Band provided by T. Skorman Productions, gave a 1940s feel with Big Band and swing music...

SOMETIMES THE SIMPLEST statement can sum up an entire industry. When asked about trends in event entertainment, Paul Creighton, executive vice president and senior producer for Orlando, Florida-based T. Skorman Productions, rattles off an array of...

WHERE WOULD WOULD FILMMAKING be if a director called out, "Camera! Action!" and left out the element of light? Without the fundamentals in place, the movie would most likely lack depth. Taking the light out of a special event would similarly suck...

Close to 400 exhibitors showcased their products and services on the trade show floor of The Special Event '99...