Breaking News

ES Announces 2009 Cover Contest Winner

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This photo of 2008 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons gala, executive produced by The Recording Academy, won the 2009 Event Solutions Cover Contest for its elegant yet striking event design and the balanced composition of the image.

Even some of the greatest events are finalized in the last moments, as the winner of Event Solutions’ 2009 Cover Contest proves. We caught up with Branden Chapman, vice president, production and process management, for The Recording Academy, which executive produced the event on the January cover, to find out more. Here’s what he told us about the 2008 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons gala — and what to expect at the Grammys next month.

Event Solutions Conference & Tradeshow News

Time for a 'Metamorphosis'

Get ready for a transformation. ES announces the 2009 Fabulous Showcase producer and venue

MEET Las Vegas is the city's newest off-premise venue, with ground-breaking features and environmental branding opportunities.

The Event Solutions and Catersource Conference & Tradeshow has experienced a striking evolution over the past few years. The 2009 Showcase will match this progress by delivering an event experience unlike any other. This year’s Showcase, “Metamorphosis,” is brought to you by Los Angeles-based Ethos Design, one of the industry’s foremost design firms.

Profiles in Events

Widen Your Event Possibilities

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Ultimate Textile is proud to introduce the most exciting product innovations available in the industry! This year, Ultimate has begun the transition of all our product lines to the widest possible width.

From the Magazine Archives

Transformation, from the Ground Up

Remake your exhibit booth from the bottom up with these flooring tips

| Published in December 2008
This slip-resistant Cascade flooring (from Harlequin) gives Houston Ballet dancers a safe, stable and solid surface to perform on.

Finding the perfect flooring for a trade show exhibit is tough — it can even be a wall-to-wall nightmare. After all, it needs to look good and feel good. Whether the flooring is vinyl, wood or carpet, it must balance aesthetic appeal with support for the soles of attendees and colleagues’ feet. While flooring for an exhibit space is often selected last in the booth design process, it should ultimately be at the forefront when determining the initial design to guarantee that your display and booth stand out from the pack.

ES Highlights

Stylish Furnishings Deliver ‘Fresh Perspective’

Dell Sales Meeting; Austin, Texas.

Remember the first time you toured your favorite event venue? How inspired you were by the new space and the fresh perspective it gave you toward event and meeting planning? Gain a fresh perspective every time with CORT Event Furnishings’ visionary product line — quality products that deliver style every time.