Political Conventions

Political Conventions

Political Conventions From small breakfasts to arena-filling speeches, the national political conventions offer an amazing variety of events. Tens of thousands of delegates and hordes of media fill every major hotel, meet at venues throughout the host cities, and experience the work of local and national vendors who help pulled it all off. In 2016, […]

Massive Events

Massive Events

Tips for Mastering a Massive Event With 40,000 attendees at the Delta Sigma Theta national convention, planning played a key role in the Massive Event event running smoothly. Gregory O’Dell, president and C.E.O. of Events DC, shared how his team helped pull off the massive event. Massive Events WASHINGTON, D.C. With more than 40,000 registered attendees, planning […]

Going Green with Eco-friendly Lighting Design

Going Green with Eco-friendly Lighting Design. These days, the environment is no longer a mere afterthought. If anything, events are more and more being designed in a way that reduces their footprint. From compostable flatware to e-invitations, going green is a growing concern for all aspects of event production. Lighting is often the place we […]

Are you Negotiating for the Right Things for F&B?

Are you Negotiating for the Right Things for F&B? I have found that when I ask colleagues why they are attending a meeting, I get answers like, networking, education, etc. But when they return and I ask how the meeting was, they usually start describing the food and beverage events. Ergo, food and beverage is […]

8 Time Sucking Tasks and How To Streamline Them

8 Time Sucking Tasks and How To Streamline Them

August 19, 2016 How To Articles 126 Are you finding yourself spending too much time on certain jobs? If so, take a step back and see if you can streamline and speed up your daily tasks! 8 Time Sucking Tasks and How To Streamline Them “Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted, […]

Infuse Strategy into your Incentive Travel Program

Infuse Strategy into your Incentive Travel Program

Infuse Strategy into your Incentive Travel Program. While all travel incentives are designed to reward top performers, some are better than others. The difference isn’t about the size of budget … it’s how the budget is allocated – and the strategy behind it. Infuse Strategy into your Incentive Travel Program When it comes to planning […]

8 Free Event Planning Software That Will Make You a Rockstar

8 Free Event Planning Software That Will Make You a Rockstar

8 Free Event Planning Software That Will Make You a Rockstar. Event organizers are planners to the core. If you’re an event organizer, you likely have a unique gift of being able to see both the big picture as well as the unique steps and resources needed to get to that vision. In other words: […]

Event Hangars Scottsdale & Catering

Event Hangars Scottsdale & Catering

Event Hangars Scottsdale & Catering Venues of North Scottsdale offers more than a catering company. We offer a culinary team focused on delivering experiential events for a clientele who have seen it all. They are sustainably aware, inventive and passionate about food! Whether you have a new office grand opening or remodel, celebrating a corporate […]

How Event Planners Choose Venues

How Event Planners Choose Venues. Choosing a venue is one of the most delicate decisions that event professionals face. The largest trade shows in the meeting and event industry are mainly focused about connecting two audiences: event professionals and venues. If you walk the floor of IBTM or IMEX events you will notice dozens of […]

19 Things That Thrill Event Planners

19 Things That Thrill Event Planners

19 Things That Thrill Event Planners. As an event planner there are a number of simple things that get us over excited. Here are 19 things which are irresistible to event professionals, but which others outside the industry may not understand or appreciate. Sometimes the simplest of things can evoke disproportionate joy. Many of these […]