Room layout

Contemporary Catering can serve eggs baked in bacon shells.

More meeting attendees are jump-starting their mornings with athletic activities, like Surfset Fitness classes.

The Liquid Garden works with caterers to offer fresh, organic raw juice at events.

In-the-round seating at a trade show offers an inviting format for an impromptu audience.

The Ringya app allows planners to manage and share attendee information.

Buckets of cobbler hung from a wooden wall at a Honeywell event in San Diego.

For an award luncheon, Goodwill created a happy-hour atmosphere with high-top tables.

Shiraz Events set up a bead bar for sales meeting attendees to create bracelets.

For the past two years, the Black Women in Hollywood event has been held in a larger venue for the OWN telecast.

Upon entering the event, each guest was given a wooden coin to spend in the “General Store.” The store space—which was designed by Bright Event Rentals and M. Design Styling and Florals—offered camp-theme swag such as beanies, tote bags, candles, homemade granola, and more.

Rustic glamping-inspired decor was designed to complement the pier’s exposed wood ceiling. In one section rentals by Bright Event Rentals, greenery and flowers by Hunt Littlefield, and catering by Betty Zlatchin Catering offered a stylish place for guests to relax.

Overall, 60,000 square feet of Pier 35 was used for the event, with 40 vendors creating 11 distinct camp-inspired vignettes.

Shelter Company created a teepee structure for its camp-inspired vignette.

Greenery and tealights from Revel Floral hung from the structure. Shelter Company created a stylish seating area featured Southwest-inspired patterns and stools that resembled tree trunks.

On one end of the venue, Soulflower Design Studio created a circular seating area inspired by the mandala symbol of Hinduism and Buddhism. A projected background scene, produced by Impact Lighting Audio Video, displayed changing images of a tranquil lake and mountain setting. Acoustic duo the Easy Leaves performed in the space.

Abbey Party Rents and Scarlett & Grace Florals created a lush lounge area with overhead trees filled with string lights. Global Gourmet Catering provided refreshments in the space.

Tying into the rustic look, the Abbey Party Rents lounge featured elegant leather couches and a wooden trunk that served as a coffee table. Vintage rugs completed the cozy, upscale lounge feel.

In Blueprint Studios’ lounge, a wood-paneled wall featured cutouts in the shape of pine trees. Elaine Bell Catering offered a variety of bacon-inspired treats, such as hard cider bacon brittle and spiced candied bacon bows.

Blueprint Studios' lounge was highlighted by a campfire-inspired coffee table and flowers from Scarlett & Grace.

On-theme centerpieces from Taste Catering & Event Planning featured warm orange and red florals with scattered pine cones.

Hensley Event Resources created a lodge-like structure for its vignette. String lights added warmth to the space, which was filled with rustic wooden furniture and blue-and-gold tablecloths, as well as simple florals by Scarlett & Grace and food by Checkers Catering and Special Events. The lodge was surrounded by green hedges.

Libations Unlimited served warm drinks such as coffee and hot toddies throughout the evening from a wooden camper.

Another beverage option came from Clubhouse Caravan and Bartenders Unlimited, who served drinks such as “adult Capri Suns” out of a mobile bar. M. Design Styling and Florals decorated the space with cozy seating, a hammock, and plenty of greenery.

A craft area allowed guests to make pom-pom garlands and other camp-theme flair.

The Pose Ball took place June 2 at Harlem Parish. The outside of the former church was lighted in pink, with other hues from the inside shining through the windows.

Inside, the venue featured massive projections of promotional images for the series.

A replica of the trophy stage from the series—inspired by ballroom stages from the 1980s—stood in the front of the venue. The stage was available for guest photo ops and was also where judges gave their scores for the ball.

A makeup vanity station was decorated with dazzling costumes similar to those featured in the series. Guests could get touch-ups at the station.

One bar featured gold mannequin heads wearing wigs of different colors.

A DJ booth paid homage to voguing, a dance that originated in the queer ball community. The booth featured a backdrop of vintage TV props.

A bar served on-theme cocktails and displayed a neon library and a 20-foot LED ladder.

At the #Pose4Love activation, guests could watch messages of positivity recorded by cast members. They could also write positive messages of their own and post them on the wall; the messages will be shared with members of L.G.B.T.Q. organizations.

To further create a sense of nostalgia, the venue displayed magazines and records sourced from the decade.

The main event was an authentic ball, which was emceed by professional vogue instructor Dashaun Lanvin.

The ball featured a series of performers, including Legendary Father Lil' James Khan.

Cast members including trans actress Indya Moore also walked the floor.

A panel of judges gave their opinions using scorecards with pink, bedazzled numbers.

Staffers wore white jumpsuits that displayed a pink graffiti-style design of the series title.

The event also had a photo booth that invited guests to pose with giant glow sticks.

Saravay notes that speakers should always opt for a dark background with light letters for screen presentations, like this one from DigitalNow in 2015.

The event, which took place at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, set the tone at the entrance.

The Pavilion served as a networking hub and site for mini-seminars such as Millennial Mimosas, Females Entrepreneur Meetup, Makers’ Bazaar, Bookkeeping Buds, and more.

The greenery-filled Park was another space for attendees to meet. Design details such as swingset-like seats at a table added a playful touch.

In addition to traditional seating, the main space offered couches and oversize chairs.

Crowd-sourced content collected via a hashtag was used in a mural in the conference space.

A social-media wall aggregated conversations with the conference hashtag #QBConnect.

Attendees were offered complimentary rides in pedicabs that featured conference branding.

Attendees took part in a virtual-reality demo at the Emerging Tech Showcase.