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FROM NEW YORK

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FEATURE 02.16.09 8:00 AM

Southern California's Top Trade Shows & Conventions 2009

Comic-Con International
Photo: K. Green © SDCC 2008

1. Los Angeles Auto Show
After switching to a November date in 2007, last year’s 102nd auto show took to the Los Angeles Convention Center from November 21 to 30, and attracted a record number of world and American debuts, as well as presentations by top auto industry executives. MORE >>

Southern California's Top 100 Events, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver, International Music Products Association, Southern California Marine Association, Entertainment Software Association, The Los Angeles Times

FEATURE 02.16.09 8:00 AM

Southern California's Top Festivals & Fairs 2009

The Abbot Kinney Festival
Photo: Abbot Kinney District Association

1. Los Angeles County Fair
The Pomona Fairplex is home to the largest county fair in the nation. The monthlong fair features live entertainment, rides, games, and vendors selling food and crafts. The fair runs from Labor Day weekend through October 4 and drew more than 1.3 million attendees in 2008. MORE >>

Southern California's Top 100 Events, Goldenvoice, The Los Angeles Times

Q & A 12.04.08 11:00 AM

In Second Year, Eco Gift Festival Adds Speaker Series, Requires Vendors to Meet Green Standards

Eco Gift president and founder Tommy Rosen
Photo: Courtesy of Eco Gift Festival

Tommy Rosen is the president and founder of Eco Gift Festival, an earth-friendly gift show taking place at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium from December 12 through 14. All products sold at the event are environmentally responsible, and vendors must comply with green regulations. Rosen oversees day-to-day operations and business management as well as production of the event, which is in its second year.

How have you grown the event since last year?
The single biggest thing we’ve done this year is we added a world-class speaker series. Arianna Huffington is our keynote speaker; we have 20 people over three days that are coming to speak about everything you can imagine, including environmental sustainability, changing the world and being fearless doing it, alternative medicine, energy and transportation, biofuels, health, and wellness.

How do you keep show production green?
We’ve hired a company called Green Lotus Events, and we have a waste-management program. At last year’s event, we were 93 percent successful at diverting waste from landfill—what that means is 93 pounds out of every 100 that were considered garbage we diverted away from a landfill in favor of recycling, reuse, and composting programs. We have zero-waste stations, and there’s an educator at each. We require vendors to serve in something that’s biodegradable, compostable, or recyclable. Any material we have in the building has to be reusable in some way. We also work closely with the city of Santa Monica to compost and recycle our waste. In addition, we are very mindful of carbon footprints. We are encouraging carpooling and public transportation wherever possible. Everything that’s available at our show is organic. We only use F.S.C. [Forest Stewardship Council]-certified paper products in everything that we do—basically we have to pay more. MORE >>

Going Green, Arianna Huffington, The Los Angeles Times, Global Green

ASK BIZBASH 06.04.08 9:15 AM

Who's a Great Corporate Event Videographer?

Andeamo Video and Photography shooting a live webcast.
Photo: Courtesy of Andeamo

Whether you need to attract potential sponsors, create buzz on YouTube, or simply document an event, here are a few companies planners turn to for all forms of digital media.

When Shana Glick, event manager for Gen Art Los Angeles, needed a videographer to shoot the New Garde, the nonprofit’s fall fashion show, she turned to Oh Rio Productions. The video production company filmed and edited a video of the show that was featured on The Los Angeles Times’ Web site. “Oh Rio never fails to flawlessly cover and edit together an entertaining yet informational piece for our events,” Glick says. Oh Rio has received eight Telly awards in the past three years and has shot music videos, commercials, and events such as the Costume Designers Guild awards (which the company has shot for four years) and the opening night of L.A. Fashion Week. MORE >>

The Los Angeles Times, Gen Art, Costume Designers Guild, L.A. Fashion Week, Morgan Stanley, Xerox, Prudential, California Air Conditioning Systems, Broadcast Music Inc.

FEATURE 02.29.08 7:29 PM

Southern California's Top Entertainment Industry Events 2008

The Environmental Media Awards
Photo: Alex Berliner/Berliner Studios/BEImages

1. Academy Awards
The most ballyhooed shindig of the entertainment year, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences’ Oscars take place at the Kodak Theatre. Vanity Fair generally has a lock on the most coveted after-party, but the magazine canceled its 2008 event in the wake of the Writers Guild strike, leaving Elton John's AIDS fund-raiser as this year's most high-profile Oscar bash. Sequoia Productions is the longtime producer of the academy’s official Governors Ball. The 80th annual show was held on February 24. MORE >>

Southern California's Top 100 Events, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, DirecTV, People Magazine, ET, Recording Academy, Warner Brothers, Sony, Film Independent, Screen Actors Guild, American Film Institute, Environmental Media Association, Toyota, Goldenvoice, Women in Film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, American Cinematheque, The Los Angeles Times, Glaad, N.A.A.C.P., Starz, BET

FEATURE 02.29.08 7:00 PM

Southern California's Top Trade Shows and Conventions 2008

The Los Angeles Auto Show
Photo: John Hayes/Courtesy of the Los Angeles Auto Show

1. Los Angeles Auto Show
Running with a November date for the second consecutive year after moving up from December in 2006, this widely popular, century-old show doubled its media exposure last year and broke records with more than 40 vehicle debuts. The Los Angeles Convention Center hosted the 101st show, which drew more than a million attendees. MORE >>

Southern California's Top 100 Events, National Association of Music Merchants, Southern California Marine Association, Independent Film & TV Alliance, Entertainment Software Association, The Los Angeles Times

NEWS 02.08.08 12:02 PM

After Decimating Award-Season Events, Writers Strike May End Soon

After cutting a swath through many anticipated events on the award-season calendar (not to mention generally killing the mood for many people involved), the writers strike may be close to an official end, according to several news outlets including The L.A. Times. But Nikki Finke—the reporter many say is doing the best coverage of the strike—says the ordeal may not be over as soon as some people think.

Writers' Strike, Award Season, The Los Angeles Times, Nikki Finke

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