If Claudette Bouton wrote a roundup of her career, it would include everything from a car saleswoman to a “gas rodeo” organizer. These days, the corporate event planner for Atlanta-based AGL Resources, a natural gas distributor, hosts events for...
How does an event start out in one place and end up in another? Slashed budgets, venue availability and revised goals can all be culprits. Here, four corporate event planners take us from pitch to party and from rendering to reality — sharing...
In the case of the annual Celebrity Fight Night fundraiser in Phoenix, the stars come out for boxing legend-turned-humanitarian Muhammad Ali. But once they've signed on, it's the production work of Phoenix-based M Group Scenic Studios that makes...
Nearly 75 percent of respondents to a recent survey on the Special Events Web site say they add eco-friendly event elements when they can--a stance some observers call being "light green." Another 16 percent describe themselves as "dark green,"...
The competition for event audiences at Sundance is nearly as fierce as the film fest itself. Hit events take star power, site cachet and entertainment allure to attract the cream of the crowd crop at Park City, Utah's annual celebration of...
Last month, we showed how high-tech tools are helping event professionals create green events. In Part II, we look at comprehensive green programs...
