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See How Projection Mapping Transforms an Iconic New York Venue

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Projection Mapping: 3 Important Considerations

Nestled in the back of the first floor, the Virtual Forest treated guests to another content moment via a stylized set-up of 18 free-standing Dolby screens, enhanced with additional 3-D elements.

See Michael Kors's High-Tech Take on the Jet Set

CVW Event Productions illuminates the National Building Museum for the 2018 Washington Performing Arts Gala.

From ‘Happy Faces’ to 38 years of happy clients, CVW Event Productions still sits on top of the audiovisual world.

The 40,000-pound 'Halo,' which was made up of 840 LED tiles, was held up with custom-fabricated L-brackets. An immersive 360-degree video documenting an Ethiopian woman's daily trek for water played throughout the evening.

How New Technology Helped This Gala Raise $7 Million

Event Management & Tech Tools

Optimizing event planning and management by bringing the best technologies together.

Community Brands Event Tech

Detroit-based event medical services company CrowdRx’s Rampart Mobile Emergency Room is a temporary hospital that’s designed to provide medical care at a major event like a summer music festival (it’s also suited for the site of a disaster). The 1,000-square-foot trailer comes equipped and staffed to manage minor to severe emergency medical conditions, and it is self sustaining for the first 72 hours via generators.

4 New Products and Services for Summer Events

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I Spy: Does Event Technology Invade Guests' Privacy?

Your Event, Your Data, Your Business Intelligence

Event Boosterapp—App to Boost Networking and BI at Events

Transparency matters to #eventprofs, including your employees.

5 Reasons Employer Transparency Matters

Event Production & Fabrication

The Pritzker Forum on Global Cities featured a stage designed for live stream audiences.

How This Conference Designed Its Stage for a Live Stream Audience

StageRight Corporation

NBC worked with experiential agency Giant Spoon to create eye-catching areas inspired by Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, and Superstore. The activations were inspired by the show’s settings, and R.F.I.D. technology allowed guests to interact with the spaces. In San Diego’s Gaslamp Plaza, the Brooklyn Nine-Nine space was marked with a Statue of Liberty figure wearing sunglasses and signage in the style of the New York City subway.

Comic-Con 2019: The Coolest Things You Missed at the Massive San Diego Convention

A sit-down dinner produced by TBD San Diego at the San Diego Natural History Museum was as much about the guest experience as it was the transformative design.

Design That Walks on the Wild Side

ITC

Experiential, Activations & Sponsorships

10 Best Ideas of the Week: Cocktails Served on Life Preservers, Chipotle Fanny Packs, M.L.B.’s Rock & Roll Stage

Cheers to Summer: 24 Event Highlights From Beverage Brands This Season

In the so-called 'Pepsi Grove,' guests could pose for photos (and grab some shade) under a giant prop rainbow. They could also swing under cloud-shaped balloons.

Lollapalooza 2019: Inside Guest-Focused Brand Activations from Brands Like Pepsi and Cupcake Winery

Fox hosted its inaugural Fan Fair at this year’s Comic-Con, spanning 24,000 square feet with production by Creative Riff. Located across from the New Children’s Museum was a carnival-inspired space highlighting the network’s Animation Domination, a Sunday-night block of animated shows including The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, and Family Guy. Interactive games included a water-gun shootout with visuals from the animated shows. See more: Comic-Con 2019: The Coolest Things You Missed at the Massive San Diego Convention

10 Best Ideas of the Week: Fox's Carnival-Theme Comic-Con Space, a Looney Tunes Basketball Court, Fila's Psychedelic Photo Op

Fila’s Explore pop-up in New York took over a vacant space in SoHo. Products from the limited-edition collection are displayed in topographical vignettes.

Fila's New Pop-Ups Help City-Dwellers 'Explore' Nature

Opinion & Experts

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3 Reasons Why Your Event Space Needs All-Gender Restrooms

McCartney produced all of TED's conferences for 18 years.

A Longtime TED Producer's 6 Key Rules for Events

Chad Hudson likes incorporating a memorable water element, such as synchronized swimmers, into outdoor summer events.

16 Steal-Worthy Tips & Ideas for Summer Entertaining

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7 Ways Event Pros Should Be Using Instagram

From left: Priscila Martinez, Pablo Henderson, Rita Tabet

What Music Festival Trend Has Worn Out Its Welcome?

Programming & Entertainment

Serena Wiliams (left) was interviewed by activist Naomi Wadler and Teen Vogue editor in chief Lindsay Peoples Wagner at the Teen Vogue Summit in Los Angeles in December.

9 Inspiring Women's Sports Stars to Book for Your Next Event

Art of Everyone turns the audience into the artist. Essentially, a 'conductor' stands behind a large canvas and begins outlining an image using a laser pointer. Participants stand on the other side of the canvas and apply paint by following the laser. The result is a high-quality work of art crowd-sourced by attendees. Art styles can range from portraits to abstract to landscapes and still lifes. Art of Everyone has appeared at events such as the World Business Forum and Content Marketing World, and has also created public activations for brands around the U.S.

15 New Products, Ideas & Trends for Your Next Event

Hermetic Productions, LLC

BizBash editor in chief Beth Kormanik (right) sat down with designer Kristin Banta to discuss tools, tips, and strategies for effective event design.

5 Things Event Attendees Care About Today

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Podcast: How the Toronto Raptors' Parent Company Uses Live Events to Build Fan Loyalty (Episode 157)

Registration & Ticketing

The third annual Slow Food Nations attracted 30,000 attendees to Denver. Taking over downtown’s Larimer Square, attendees were encouraged to stroll through a roster of free and ticketed events, which included hands-on workshops, a weekend Taste Marketplace, discussions, and chef demos.

How Much Should Food Festivals Charge, and Other Tactical Questions for New Events

Toronto Raptors fans watch Game 2 of the N.B.A. Finals in Jurassic Park, outside Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, on June 2.

How Canadians Are Coming Together to Watch the N.B.A. Finals

Armando Christian Perez, better known as the artist and entrepreneur Pitbull, returned as a keynote speaker.

What You Can Learn From This Tech Conference's Registration and Floor Plan Changes

Measure session attendance to see which sessions are most popular and which are not well attended. Use this information to tweak your programming next time.

The No. 1 Secret to Event Success: Analyzing Your Data

What can you provide your attendees that incentivizes them to spend more?

360 Live Media

Strategy

Example of all-gender bathroom signage.

3 Reasons Why Your Event Space Needs All-Gender Restrooms

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Checklist: 7 Guest Comfort Areas That Every Event Should Cover

Ozy Fest was slated to have its fourth edition in New York's Central Park on July 20 and 21. The city canceled the event due to the heat wave.

From Heat Waves to Blackouts: How Recent Events Handled Cancellations

The annual Rogers Cup tennis tournament takes place August 3 to 11 at the Aviva Centre in Toronto. This year, attendees who present their ticket can take a free subway ride home.

Free Rides: How Major Events in Cities Are Making Attendee Transportation Easier

Chefs posed outside the Top of the Mountain Party, which was hosted by Wines From Spain. The image, taken nearly every year with the mountain backdrop, is a class photo of sorts.

Inside the Event Strategy for Five Brands at the 2019 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen

Are your Data-Management Tools giving you the insights you need to succeed?

Are your Data-Management Tools giving you the insights you need to succeed?

Cheers to Summer: 24 Event Highlights From Beverage Brands This Season

The Pritzker Forum on Global Cities featured a stage designed for live stream audiences.

How This Conference Designed Its Stage for a Live Stream Audience

Serena Wiliams (left) was interviewed by activist Naomi Wadler and Teen Vogue editor in chief Lindsay Peoples Wagner at the Teen Vogue Summit in Los Angeles in December.

9 Inspiring Women's Sports Stars to Book for Your Next Event

In the so-called 'Pepsi Grove,' guests could pose for photos (and grab some shade) under a giant prop rainbow. They could also swing under cloud-shaped balloons.

Lollapalooza 2019: Inside Guest-Focused Brand Activations from Brands Like Pepsi and Cupcake Winery

Fox hosted its inaugural Fan Fair at this year’s Comic-Con, spanning 24,000 square feet with production by Creative Riff. Located across from the New Children’s Museum was a carnival-inspired space highlighting the network’s Animation Domination, a Sunday-night block of animated shows including The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, and Family Guy. Interactive games included a water-gun shootout with visuals from the animated shows. See more: Comic-Con 2019: The Coolest Things You Missed at the Massive San Diego Convention

10 Best Ideas of the Week: Fox's Carnival-Theme Comic-Con Space, a Looney Tunes Basketball Court, Fila's Psychedelic Photo Op

Fila’s Explore pop-up in New York took over a vacant space in SoHo. Products from the limited-edition collection are displayed in topographical vignettes.

Fila's New Pop-Ups Help City-Dwellers 'Explore' Nature

Art of Everyone turns the audience into the artist. Essentially, a 'conductor' stands behind a large canvas and begins outlining an image using a laser pointer. Participants stand on the other side of the canvas and apply paint by following the laser. The result is a high-quality work of art crowd-sourced by attendees. Art styles can range from portraits to abstract to landscapes and still lifes. Art of Everyone has appeared at events such as the World Business Forum and Content Marketing World, and has also created public activations for brands around the U.S.

15 New Products, Ideas & Trends for Your Next Event

Awards Ceremony & Dinner

Blueprint Studios Transforms The San Francisco Hilton Union Square into the Toast of the Town

Nathan Jimerson of the U.S. dives from an 82-foot cliff in Raouche during the fifth stop in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 13.

See These Cliff Divers Plunge From Crazy High Heights

NBC worked with experiential agency Giant Spoon to create eye-catching areas inspired by Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, and Superstore. The activations were inspired by the show’s settings, and R.F.I.D. technology allowed guests to interact with the spaces. In San Diego’s Gaslamp Plaza, the Brooklyn Nine-Nine space was marked with a Statue of Liberty figure wearing sunglasses and signage in the style of the New York City subway.

Comic-Con 2019: The Coolest Things You Missed at the Massive San Diego Convention

By thinking about sponsors as true partners to help your attendees succeed, instead of as just a paycheck for the event, the opportunity increases for everyone.

A Simple Hack to Improve Your Sponsorship Revenue

The third annual Slow Food Nations attracted 30,000 attendees to Denver. Taking over downtown’s Larimer Square, attendees were encouraged to stroll through a roster of free and ticketed events, which included hands-on workshops, a weekend Taste Marketplace, discussions, and chef demos.

How Much Should Food Festivals Charge, and Other Tactical Questions for New Events

Four tiny houses were painted in blue, yellow, pink, and green, with each corresponding to a different movie genre. Tiny house materials were donated to Habitat for Humanity after the event.

Why HBO Turned Its Exclusive Movie-Theme Activation Into a Neighborhood Event