Businesspeople are holding their breath this week as the U.S. Congress wrangles over the astonishing $700 billion bailout proposed by the Bush Administration to save the sinking financial sector. Although Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is urging...

The threat of Hurricane Gustav on the Gulf Coast put the damper on appearances by some politicians at the Republican National Convention, but the party pace continues unabated, event pros tell Special Events. The convention runs Sep. 1-4 in...

Los Angeles-based TBA Global, a leading experiential marketing and communications company, today announced the launch of its new "Connective Learning" platform, which aims to build learning programs that link learners with content while developing...

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When it comes to corporate events, the in-house experts are feeling a bite on business. After six years of growing optimism, only 19 percent say they will host more events this year than last, a 10 percent dip from the results of the 2007 poll...

Global brands — Coca-Cola, BMW, Microsoft — demand partners who think globally. And these three, plus scores of others, have found that with Vok Dams Group. From its original office — founded in Wuppertal, Germany, in 1975 — Vok Dams has blossomed...

The flashing lights coming from the e-mail invitations to hip-hop artist Kanye West's “Glow in the Dark Tour” after-parties let invitees know exactly what they were in for. New York-based Strategic Group Production treated an eclectic mix of ...

The U.S. presidential election is still three months away, but two far bigger events--at least in terms of special events--are coming up quickly. The Democratic National Convention comes to Denver Aug. 25-28, followed by the Republican National...

You want your corporate event to be remembered for its great camaradie and the great experience it provided. You do not want your event to be remembered because it broke the rules and wound up costing your company plenty in fines and bad publicity...