They conquered L.A, so it was New York next. Los Angeles-based Sequoia Productions has been the talent behind the West Coast rendition of the annual “G'Day USA: Australia Week” gala since its 2004 inception. But the team had never worked on the...

A crowd of nearly 700 guests on Friday night applauded the winners of this year's Gala Awards competition, the oldest and most prestigious in special events. The Gala Awards ceremony, held at the San Diego Convention Center, was the final event...

Executing a successful run or walk event can be a long road. The sheer scale of run/walk events dwarfs many other special events. Instead of hundreds of participants, the event team may have to deal with thousands. And rather than working with...

Entitled “A Walk Through the Seasons,” an August gala hosted by Chinese real estate development firm Vanke could just as easily have been called “A Study in Contrasts.” Contrast, after all, was the foundation of a design scheme created to echo the...

Get ready to be impressed. Here you'll find the best work in 35 event categories as determined by members of the Special Events Magazine Advisory Board. Enjoy a preview of the nominees here, and then join us to honor the winners on Jan. 30 at The...

Sexy sells. When tasked with planning a profitable 15th annual Daffodil Ball fundraiser in a tough economy, Alison Silcoff of Montreal-based Alison Silcoff Events knew she had to attract men — Canada's usual corporate donation decision-makers, she...

It was the perfect plan: launch one hot, new “green” site at another. The client, online eco-lifestyle magazine EcoStiletto, booked Ecco Hollywood — an as-yet-to-open space that touts itself as the “only eco-friendly lounge” in Los Angeles — as...

This year's Primetime Emmy Awards Governors Ball, slated for Sept. 21, will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a traditional diamond motif. The media saw a preview of the "diamond anniversary"-themed affair on Thursday...

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...