Event Planning

Adonis’s staff is handpicked from modeling agencies and works with fashionable clients such as Tory Burch, Domenico Vacca, and Dolce & Gabbana. Add to that attractive plates of seasonal, upscale comfort cuisine, and you see what the name is meant to imply. Menus feature dishes such as Maryland lump crab cakes with sweet-corn relish, ahi summer rolls, and lobster and fennel risotto.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates:  Leading regional and international MICE, Events and Entertainment players are confirming their participation at the premier international trade show for the Events industry in the Middle East – the Middle East EVENT Show 2011, the organisers have announced.

The show will be held from 1 – 2 June 2011 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre – the award winning, purpose built venue with modern facilities designed to host complex and large scale international events.

“The show will be a tremendous success, as we can see from the overwhelming response and interest that we have received from the industry, not only within the Middle East but also from Europe”, said Richard Brook, Exhibition Director for the Middle East EVENT Show.

Prominent exhibitors that have already confirmed their presence at the show include, “the free standings” from Germany featuring live mannequins as well as “James & Alex” with their Salsa dance Acts in the Entertainers Pavilion; “Electra” and “Matrix Party Services” will present their turnkey solutions for any corporate event or private function; “Gemini Worldwide” from Kuwait, “Byrne” and “Even2” from UAE bringing their portable structures, rigging, trussing and staging solutions to the show. In addition, prominent MICE venues as well as internationally acclaimed large scale trade event venues have also confirmed their presence. This includes Fairmont and Dusit Thani Hotels as well as Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Visitors to the show, primarily consisting of corporate event & marketing managers, as well as events and entertainment professionals, will also be able to find specialised services and products providers, such as Twig & Fig that specialises in customised invitations and stationary participating in the show all the way from USA; as well as PromoSign – one of the region’s leading full-service agencies from Egypt.

The EVENT Show will also feature the region’s biggest Awards ceremony for the Events industry, rewarding excellence in more than 20 categories. The 4^th Middle East Event Awards are expected to attract more than 200 nominations that will be recognised for their outstanding achievements in presence of more than 600 top ranking representatives and decision makers from the region’s corporate, government and events industry sectors.

In addition, the EVENT Show will be featuring a “Knowledge Zone” on the show floor where lively debates on the evolution of the events and entertainment industry will be conducted. Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and EMDI Institute of Media & Communications will be rendering their special support to the Knowledge Zone bringing together experts and who’s who of the industry to shed light and engage in discussions with industry professionals.

This event news story was originally published at http://www.eventindustrynews.co.uk/2011/03/mice-events-and-entertainment-professionals-plan-meeting-at-the-premier-middle-east-event-show-in-dubai.html.  Got your own event story – get in touch to eventsecrets.com – bringing you the latest event management news stories from around the world.

The Eisen Agency is proud to announce and welcome Kristen Marshall as the company’s newest Public Relations Account Manager. Marshall’s key responsibilities will be managing various clients’ media relations, event planning and other public relation efforts.

She joins the Eisen team from integrated marketing agency Gyro:HSR Cincinnati office where she previously held the title of Post-Graduate Public Relations Intern.  Prior to her experience at Gyro:HSR, she held numerous other public relation internships including positions at Wood County Hospital, Bowling Green State Greek Affairs Office, and the Safety Council of Northwest Ohio.  Through her past experiences, she has accumulated expertise in B2B media relations, social media, and event planning.

“I am excited to be a part of an amazing agency that is hard working and dedicated to exceeding expectations, Marshall says.  “The Eisen Agency is filled with an outstanding clientele, and I look forward to working with this hard working team.”

Marshall graduated from Bowling Green State University in spring 2010 with a Bachelors degree of Science in Journalism with a specialization in public relations and a minor in Interpersonal Communications.

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When someone arrives at the event planning, it means a nightmare is coming. In some cases, there are so many things to be considered and done, while planning the wedding event. Firstly, we must choose the right and best venue for the wedding day. For this matter, some venues seem to have their own pricing that sometimes to be strange. Just for a sample case, there is a venue that allows us to hire for 6 hours and the additional charge per hour afterwards. Almost all venues do not offer a wedding package pricing.

The next thing is that we must find for the catering service. Each venue probably will have such an offering for a wedding package that will include staff and some drinks that we can decide to choose. Or else, we can get our own catering service that will provide the cheaper rate. However, some venues will not let us to choose our own drinks or catering service that according to them it will reduce their profit margins.

After finding the right venue and cheaper catering service, there is another thing we have to deal such as invites, bar arrangements and the hardest part, the decoration of the venue. This will be more difficult when most of the venues only provide tables, chairs, and linen cloths. These event planning details can be complicated and takes serious time and effort outside our normal daily duties. This problem will be added with the finance matter that can create a stressful situation.

Considering the difficulties above, it is better if we can hand over all of these responsibilities to an event organizer. An event organizer will take care of everything starting from the decoration, catering, and staff to ensuring the event runs smoothly on the agreed date.  An event management company will discuss and plan everything with us several months before the D day regarding to the how many staff they provide to the possible variety of menus that can be offered.

We must remember that the people in the event organizer are the experienced ones that has already handle corporate events to wedding parties on daily basis. They will make your vent to be special thing to remember with their contacts and attractive ideas in the affordable budget.

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Edmonds Community College offers a two-year Event Planning degree that transfers for a bachelor’s at CWU-Lynnwood.
Students start by earning Associate of Applied Science-T (transfer) degree and then have the option to go on for a Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Technology with an Administrative Management specialization from CWU-Lynnwood all on the Edmonds Community College campus.

The bachelor’s degree prepares student for leadership and management roles and students may be able to apply their work experience to the internship portion of the program.

Students also have the option to transfer to South Seattle Community College’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Hospitality Management.

New event planning classes at Edmonds Community College feature weddings, entertainment, destination management, and virtual event planning. All of the classes are offered online.

“There are growing opportunities for students in event planning careers with events centers, conference centers, destination management companies, and state and local agencies promoting tourism,” said instructor Linda Russell. “Students have fun exploring careers as a party planner, concert promoter, wedding planner, catering manager, event manager or corporate event planner.”

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics there is faster than average job growth expected (14-19 percent) for Meeting and Convention Planners through 2018. Nationwide the median wages for these occupations is $21.53 hourly and $44,780 annually.
The spring classes offered at Edmonds Community College are:

• Virtual Event Planning, HSPTR 266, online — Students work in teams to create and implement a comprehensive virtual meeting or event. This hands-on approach allows students to apply their event planning skills before going into the workplace. Groups work in a competitive setting to present their final event.
• Event Planning-Wedding Planning and Coordination, HSPTR 275, online — Learn about planning and managing all aspects of a wedding with a focus on the role of wedding planners, coordinators or consultants.
• Event Planning-Entertainment and Production, HSPTR 276, online — Get an overview of the basic requirements and attributes of incorporating music, video and other media into the production management of meetings and events.
• Event Planning/Destination Management, HSPTR 277, online — Explore the role of destination management companies in the event planning process, and the tools and skills needed to plan and manage events in the company environment.

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On Thursday at 7 p.m., financial adviser John Spoto will present ‘‘Blueprint for a Successful Retirement’’ at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St.

Sponsored by the city’s Department of Senior Services, Spoto will cover employer retirement plans, IRAs, taxable investments, and annuities; how to build and manage a retirement portfolio; and when to take Social Security benefits.

Spoto says most people don’t adequately prepare for retirement. He generally encourages people to save as much as they can comfortably while working as many years as possible. However, the recession has created added challenges, such as fewer and lower pensions, drops in investment and retirement portfolios, and depleted savings due to lost jobs.

Still, he says, steps can be taken to maximize retirement security. ‘‘The ultimate goal is enjoying the retirement you want without outspending your money,’’ said Spoto, an Andover resident who is founder and principal of Sentry Financial Planning LLC in Burlington and Danvers.

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One of the apparently less dramatic chapters in ‘The Event Manager’s Bible: The complete guide to planning and organising a voluntary or public event,’ revised and updated third edition, by D. G. Conway (www.vivagroupindia.com), is about ‘strip down/ clear up.’

No matter how well organised the event, there will be litter, the author notes. And he reminds that in negotiating for the use of the site you agree to leave it in a tidy state after the event. “Some landowners demand a deposit from an event organiser that is returned if the site is clean, but retained and used to tidy and repair the site if that has not been done to their satisfaction.”

Urging, therefore, event managers not to leave a mess and instead look after the site well, Conway mentions one other convincing reason: That you may want to come back and run the event next year, especially if it has been a success, in which case planning and negotiation for next year’s event starts here!

Clearing up

Written in an instructive style, the book advises event managers on the how-to of various sub-tasks in clearing up. For instance, when the event has closed, and stallholders begin to transfer their stock to their vehicles and strip down their stall, all you have to do to help them is to give them easy access to the site, guides Conway. “If you have not agreed with them that they remove all their own rubbish from the site, make sure that rubbish skips are available for their refuse. Wherever possible make stallholders and exhibitors responsible for removing their own litter from the site.”

Importantly, with the busy confusion of strip down, when everybody is far too busy to bother with what is happening even a short distance away, security is a major concern, the author underlines. “It is far too easy for a truck to arrive and load up with valuables such as stock, generators, a display exhibit, or a stallholder’s trailer or caravan etc. They depart with the general flow and then the legitimate owner of those goods suddenly realises that they are gone, forever.”

Health and safety

In the intro, the author exhorts experienced event managers to consider the changes that have taken place in their domain over the past few years and update themselves. He traces how, not too many years ago, event planning and management had two basic functions: first, renting a big enough field; and second, collecting the money. “That has changed in the last few years and the emphasis is now on health and safety, management and control, licences, authorisation and permissions.”

Conceding that people are usually sensible, a chapter on ‘health and safety’ warns that though several people together are often sensible, a crowd can be a wild animal. For, sensible adults in a crowd situation will sometimes do what in retrospect is a really stupid thing. “To see their pop idol or movie star, people may try to dodge through several lanes of fast traffic, climb along building ledges, or balance half way up an electricity pylon. Once one person does it, somebody else will have to climb higher or go further to get an even better view.”

The apt message for event managers, hence, is to ensure that risk assessment considers all the vantage points and puts in place control measures to ‘prevent the bold or stupid from taking dangerous options for a better view.’

This event news story was originally published at http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/article1578575.ece.  Got your own event story – get in touch to eventsecrets.com – bringing you the latest event management news stories from around the world.

Sri Lanka is a country that has a rich diversity in terms of its people. Different ethnic groups and the multiple religious backgrounds mainly contribute towards this beautiful mix that has found its right balance through time and age. Our history, heritage, arts and crafts are true evidence to this fact as much as our food.

Here we begin the story of “Taste of Colombo”.
The concept of this street fiesta goes a step further from a standard ‘food festival’ as it brings together the elements of history, culture, art, crafts and trade to give the patrons a real taste of our nation. Spanning over three nights this festival has a line up of cultural attractions that is guaranteed to bring back the entertainment we proudly say is original to us as a country. A mini perahera, traditional dance and drum acts, stilt walkers, fire dancers are some of the many items you can expect here.
The ever famous Green Path Avenue with its reputation for fun celebrations has been carefully selected to be the venue for this inaugural feast where the street will be filled with food vendors ranging from star class restaurants to regular bakeries and the ultimate street stalls. Entrepreneurs from local traditional industries will fill up the remaining slots showcasing their flavours in batik, handicrafts, hand-loom, paintings and many more.
Lanka Event Management, the event planning arm of Lanka Hotels & Travels are the proud producers of “Taste of Colombo”, who have combined the synergies of multiple attractions to put together this mega event, which is scheduled to be held on 31 March, 1 and 2 April 2011. The last day of this street festival is planned to coincide with the ICC Cricket World Cup Finals where there will also be two giant screens used to telecast the action. Papare music and a DJ is also in place to steer you through the final day as we show the true spirit of Sri Lanka as a nation in love with this beautiful game.
A key objective of this exercise is to promote Sri Lanka tourism to the international community and as such, the event organisers look forward to hosting this event annually. Entrance to the festival is free of charge to everyone while a special invitation is also sent out to all foreign guests who are currently visiting the country.

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Leadership potential packed the Student Union on Saturday, March 12, as the Southeastern Office of Student Development hosted its 6th annual Southeastern Leadership Conference, “Leadership on Tour.” Student government officials from across Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf attended to learn how their offices can assume more of a leadership role. All told, 12 universities were in attendance.

The sessions began with keynote speaker Jon Vroman in the Student Union Theatre. Vroman is a professional motivational speaker who has, over his two-decade career, coached hundreds of thousands of sales representatives and managers.

In his presentation, Vroman stressed the importance of five themes: connectivity, creativity, change, commitments and contributions. Vroman insisted that interpersonal connections make all of the differences in life. He urged students to think creatively and to be the change they want to see. He pointed out that success can only come through commitment. Finally, once success has been achieved, philanthropy should begin.

“You wanna live out your wildest dreams?” said Vroman. “Then help everybody else live out their wildest dreams and you will live out yours; I guarantee it.”

Students then broke into smaller groups, called sessions, in which they specialized their training. Overall, three 50 minute sessions were held. These included classes on event planning, social media and its business uses, emotional effects, and on becoming campus leaders. Each session was led by a distinguished regional community leader.

After a catered lunch and final session, Spoga Fitness Center Owner Jeff Day presented the closing speech. Day tied in all of the prior presentations in a way that summarized and referenced the themes of the conference.

“It takes a lot of different mechanisms to lead your life, to get involved,” said Day. “Just like a ship, it takes a lot to get people aboard and then lead that ship.”

Most involved agreed that the work and planning that went into the conference has been immense.

“It has been months and months of planning, from getting the speaker, from getting the location, getting the schools registered and making sure that we have all of the advertisement needed,” said Leigh Smith-Vaniz, coordinator for the Southeastern Office of Disability Services.

But the hard work seemed to pay off as students from around the gulf coast were pleased with the list of events and the knowledge that they had gleaned.

“The events were amazing,” said Catherine Trapp, an Elementary education major from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. “I’ve learned a lot in just one day, about how to become a better leader and things that I can improve on.”

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