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IN THE SPOTLIGHT Toronto Event and Meeting Planners Gather for an Action-Packed Day of Event Inspiration BizBash Honors Top 100 Events in Southern California With Party at the Conga Room New York Event Style Expo Breaks Attendance Records and Energizes Planners at Javits BizBash Celebrates the Art of Bite-Size Delicacies BizBash Honors Washington's First Top 100 Annual Events  BizBash's First Chicago Event Style Expo Wows Windy City Planners Event and Meeting Planners Turn Out En Masse for a Day of Ideas, Networking, and Fun BizBash Kicks Off in Chicago with High-Powered Splash Briggs Inc. Hosts Sixth Annual June Briggs Awards Flatotel and BizBash Host 'Art of the Event' Series Event Style Awards Showcased Events That Dazzled BizBash Toronto Event Style Show Expo & Awards Attracts Record Numbers Great Ideas Showcased at the BizBash M&C Meeting & Event Style Show Terminal 5 Hosts BizBash's Preshow Exhibitor Party as Part of Grand Opening Celebration American Museum of Natural History and BizBash Host "Art of the Premiere" Luncheon BizBash Promotes Executives in its Toronto Office BizBash L.A. Expo's Education Program Delivers! The First BizBash L.A. Event Style Show Is a Hit!     SPOTLIGHT Special Advertising Section 03.16.09 3:34 PM Toronto Event and Meeting Planners Gather for an Action-Packed Day of Event Inspiration Rocco, a four-year-old bald eagle, spread his wings for Ellie Dufresne, education director of the Canadian Raptor Conservancy. Photo: Flow Photography FROM TORONTO Rain didn’t stop more than 1,400 event and meeting planners and suppliers from gathering at the Direct Energy Centre on February 11, 2009, for the eighth annual BizBash Event Style Expo. The show provided attendees the opportunity to network, get inspired, have some fun, and find new ideas at education sessions, exhibits, a Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and a cocktail reception. MORE >> 02.20.09 3:27 PM BizBash Honors Top 100 Events in Southern California With Party at the Conga Room Brad Gluckstein, owner of the Conga Room and Elisabeth Familian, president, BizBash Los Angeles. Photo: Alex J. Berliner FROM LOS ANGELES BizBash issue release celebrations always gather a lively group of professional planners, and this time was no exception. On February 3, Conga Room owner Brad Gluckstein hosted nearly 400 planners and special guests to recognize the Top 100 Events in Southern California as chosen by BizBash’s editors. MORE >> 12.04.08 12:54 PM New York Event Style Expo Breaks Attendance Records and Energizes Planners at Javits Acrobak's talent entertained the crowd with a 13-foot-tall "butterfly" that roamed the show floor. Photo: Brightroom FROM NEW YORK The eighth annual BizBash New York Event Style Expo brought industry professionals out in record numbers to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on October 29. A crowd of more than 4,000 took part in an energy-charged day featuring education sessions, keynote addresses, the 2008 Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and 300 exhibitors. MORE >> 11.05.08 11:42 AM BizBash Celebrates the Art of Bite-Size Delicacies Guests sampled hors d'oeuvres from three of New York's top caterers. Photo: BizBash FROM NEW YORK Both foodies and planners alike came together on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in New York City’s meatpacking district to celebrate that often overlooked and underappreciated party starter—the hors d’oeuvre. BizBash transformed 632 on Hudson’s new ground-floor event space into a temporary Hors d’Oeuvre House. The October 11 tasting event was part of the first New York City Wine & Food Festival. MORE >> 10.15.08 1:50 PM BizBash Honors Washington's First Top 100 Annual Events Cast of Thousands conducted an informal straw poll using a strolling table. Barack Obama was later declared the winner. Photo: Imijination Photography On September 23, 2008, Washington-area event professionals gathered at the Sequoia restaurant to celebrate BizBash Washington’s Top 100 annual events issue. Attendees included leaders and orchestrators of the major D.C. events in categories such as benefits, political and press events, holiday events, and sporting events. The restaurant was transformed into a sleek event space overlooking the Kennedy Center and the Potomac River on a spectacular early fall evening. MORE >> 09.10.08 5:29 PM BizBash's First Chicago Event Style Expo Wows Windy City Planners Jodi Wolf of Paulette Wolf Events and Entertainment signed copies of her book. Photo: Fig Media FROM CHICAGO BizBash Chicago hosted its first Event Style Expo on August 20 at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. The Mart recently received U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design silver certification. Led by company president Jodi Wolf, Paulette Wolf Events and Entertainment produced the Event Style Expo to stellar reviews. The House of Blues hosted an exhibitor reception the evening before the expo. Inside the luxuriously appointed Foundation Room, which was filled with architectural artifacts and original folk art, exhibitors had the opportunity to wind down and mingle after a day of setting up their booths. Chicago Trolley Company provided trolley service, and Signs by Tomorrow created the signage for the reception and expo. MORE >> 07.11.08 11:31 AM Event and Meeting Planners Turn Out En Masse for a Day of Ideas, Networking, and Fun Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Cirque filled the stage with an amazing performance featuring Busby Berkeley-esque fire effects. Photo: Terry Pratt FROM LOS ANGELES More than 2,000 event and meeting planners and suppliers gathered at the sun-filled I.M. Pei South Wing of the L.A. Convention Center on June 5 for the second annual BizBash L.A. Event Style Expo & Awards. The show provided attendees the opportunity to network, get inspired, have some fun, and find new ideas through education sessions, exhibits, an award presentation, and a cocktail reception. It truly lived up to this year’s theme, “Your Next Great Idea Starts Here.” MORE >> 06.03.08 10:45 AM BizBash Kicks Off in Chicago with High-Powered Splash A reclining angel with feathered wings read a copy of BizBash Chicago as guests arrived at the venue. Photo: Eric Craig FROM CHICAGO BizBash gathered more than 600 event professionals to kick off the official launch of its Chicago market properties, including a bimonthly magazine, a Web site, and an upcoming trade show. Tina Carlson of Ivan Carlson & Associates worked with BizBash to create a multisensational environment at the River East Art Center on May 20. MORE >> 05.22.08 5:12 PM Briggs Inc. Hosts Sixth Annual June Briggs Awards Gary Newman, managing director and Anthony Napoli, president of Briggs Inc. prepared for the sixth annual June Briggs Awards. Photo: Kevin McCormick Briggs Inc., a destination management company in New York City, recently hosted the sixth annual June Briggs Awards for Destination Management Excellence. The presentation of the awards took place at Sardi’s restaurant in the heart of New York’s theater district. The awards are named in honor of June Briggs, a visionary founder of the destination management industry. MORE >> 05.01.08 5:39 PM Flatotel and BizBash Host 'Art of the Event' Series Flatotel's lobby area is warmly modern. Photo: Flatotel FROM NEW YORK The Flatotel in Midtown Manhattan played host to the latest forum in BizBash's "Art of the Event" series on April 16. The theme of the gathering was "The Secrets of Planning Events in Unusual Spaces." Flatotel's Moda restaurant had an air of sophistication, steeped in candlelight with floral arrangements on the tables. The wall behind the speakers twinkled with dozens of votives arranged in asymmetric rows. Guests arrived and relaxed as they sampled hors d'oeuvres from the kitchen. Circulating alongside attendees were blinis with caviar, fresh dill, and crème fraîche; prosciutto-wrapped scallops; and foie gras tartlets with fig jam and chives. The house-special cocktail, a delicious blend of prosecco,  pomegranate, and fresh raspberries, was a big hit. 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