A popular saying in the special events trade is that events are like sausage: those who enjoy them are advised not to watch them being made!

The myriad details and sometimes painful logistics of event management are, for us, some of the more enjoyable aspects of the event management challenge. We use a layered approach to the organization of even the most complex programs that assures high quality with careful cost control in the execution of events from a civic “fun run” to world-class mega-events including the Olympic Games, Super Bowl and World University Games in all facets of production:

Our long experience in the management of special events has assisted in the success of programs including, but not limited to, these world-class affairs:

• Aquarium of the Pacific Spring Concert Splash
  Coordinated the booking, promotion and production of this six-concert series, designed to draw 600 visitors per show to the Aquarium in May and June 2001. All six shows sold out and total attendance totaled 5,436 and generated excellent media coverage.
• Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center Expansion Grand Opening
  Designed and executed a ten-event program over seven days to celebrate the 1994 opening of the massive Convention Center expansion. Highlights included two street festivals: the weekday-evening “Nightcaps” and weekend “Whitecaps”, a parade, an economic impact seminar for business leaders, a formal opening and a fund-raising gala featuring Ray Charles.
• Los Angeles Jewish Festival
  Expanded the one-day program by adding an Israeli-themed dance party, attracted the first corporate sponsors in the 17-year history of the event and staged a chicken-soup tasting which received national TV coverage. The festival featured two stages, a games area for kids and 153 food, crafts and community booths. Despite 104 temperatures, attendance topped 20,000.
• Reform Party 2000 National Convention
  Produced the convention for the Party’s Convention Committee, including development and coordination of the floor layouts, graphic design elements, lighting, sound and staging support for all seven business sessions plus the Party’s offices and committee meeting rooms. We also provided support services for the 182 news organizations from nine nations in attendance.
• World University Games
  Developed and managed 11 functional departments, including accommodations, accreditation, ceremonies, food service, language and medical services, press operations, protocol and villages plus 24 venue sites for the 1993 edition of this event, held in Buffalo, New York with 5,320 athletes from 117 nations. Managed 38 full-time staff and a budget of $7.76 million.