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Alisa Walsh with Jackie Ash, Teresa Karcher and Briana Anderson. Alisa: "In a world of global connectivity via technology IMEX shows us every year that Face-2-Face meetings still matter - and that they make all the difference in the world." We are happy to share Alisa's impressions of IMEX America 2019 from Las Vegas, NV. Alisa: "IMEX is still the most anticipated trade show of the year as it is truly the best opportunity to see every single person in our industry under one enormous roof.  I started off early, attending the SITE Young Leaders Conference for two days prior to the kickoff of IMEX. As the incoming 2020 president of the SITE Southern California Chapter the education opportunity was incredibly important to me. The conference was also a great chance to connect with the global board. We wrapped up the conference with the very fun, networking-on-steroids SITE Nite on Monday, September 9th as part of the IMEX events. IMEX North America took pla...

All hands on deck for this big event: Kristen Rensch, Alisa Walsh, Brynne Peña, Morgan Connacher, Mary Leist Vandergoot, Alora Wilde, Jessica Jazayeri, Sarah Diem, Dina Morales and Nastasha Allaire. Orlando, FL, in summer, hot and humid. We turned a ballroom into a backyard pool deck and invited our guests indoors. Entertainment by the legendary Beach Boys. EW produced many aspects of this conference. We are happy to share the story of our most unique event. The Backyard Pool Party. Event Date: July 30th, 2019 Client: an international hotel chain invited their operations and IT department employees to a multi-day conference. Guest Count: 1,500 THE EVENT: Alisa: "This conference was a 'first' for our client, a conference for their operations and IT teams. Leaders from various properties in the front office area, in the IT area, and the food & beverage area were invited to gather in Orlando. It was a really fun and unique conference because it is not often ...

Producer Morgan Connacher and Alisa Walsh We love historic locations. Always memorable, imbued with ambiance - and many challenges that we are proud to master, as we did recently on the aircraft carrier museum USS Midway in San Diego. We have done HISTORIC before, in the ancient Forum of Pompeii, Italy, on Ellis Island in New York, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and on the USS Hornet in Alameda Bay, Northern California, to name a few. The results are always worth the extra effort - every guest will remember these very special occasions. The location provides the opportunity to create a lifetime memory. The Event: We produced an evening dinner event for nearly 1000 guests during the summer of 2019. Added Challenges: Alisa Walsh: "This particular event was confirmed a very short period of time before it was to take place and to complicate things further, we had to deal with a major national holiday in the middle of production. The USS Midway was therefore in full season and ...

Ted Bowers, Kristen Rensch and Natasha Allaire The Challenge:  Combining an authentic Hawaiian experience with an immersive element that met the needs and expectations of a non-English speaking group of guests in a luxury resort on the island of Maui. The Event : a global company's reward program for 425 Asian High Achievers and their families.  Dates : June 22-25, 2019 Location: Grand Wailea Resort, Maui, Hawaii. The Result: truly unforgettable memories! Enhanced Entertainment: Ted Bowers: "Typically when working for an international audience that doesn't speak the local language we focus on creating entertainment that means something to them. The beauty of Cirque acts and magic are understood universally. In this case one of the magicians we had spoke the group's native language fairly well and he wanted to make his performance as engaging as possible . We met with the MC/Interpreter for the client who wanted to make sure that the magician...

The Event: The US Travel Association's IPW 2019 in Anaheim, CA. The Dates: June 1 - 5, 2019 Number of Attendees: more than 6000 delegates from over 70 countries from around the globe. The annual event takes place in a different city each year. The U.S. Travel Association’s IPW is the leading international inbound travel trade show, driving $5.5 billion in future travel to the United States. Alisa Walsh: "We were very honored to be involved again as we have great previous experience with IPW productions for Visit California, Visit Anaheim and the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board. EventWorks was invited to participate in the production of two programs. The City of Anaheim trusted EventWorks and ACCESS Orange County to partner to produce the Sunday morning Press Brunch. Visit Anaheim invited us both to create a unique, inviting and memorable activation area." We are happy to share the story . THE PRESS BRUNCH - SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2019 FROM 9-11AM LOCATI...

EW's Alisa Walsh and Elizabeth Brazil represented MPI SoCal and MPI Houston respectively at MPI International's WEC19. Alisa report from Toronto. "WEC was really well done. The production was fantastic and the speakers' quality was exceptional. Both the general sessions and the breakout conferences content was truly relevant to our industry now.  I am happy to share my Top Takeaways with you." It was really great to attend the conference in Toronto - because A) it is a really beautiful city and it showcased itself fantastically. EventWorks has produced many events in Toronto so it was great to mingle with our friends in the city and to meet new possible collaborators. We have produced many events in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver as well as smaller cities and it was great for me to meet our Canadian partners in person. B) In my role as incoming president for SITE Southern California I am excited to explore some of the speakers and hopef...

Sure to create lasting memories and add excitement to any affair, we love to use pyrotechnics for spectacular effects. Humans have tickled their nerves since the dawn of times. Depending on whom you ask fireworks date back 1000 to 2000 years. Fireworks are a global phenomenon. The first time we celebrated Fourth of July with fireworks occurred in 1776! Indoors or outdoors, we have added custom, branded, close proximity and surrounding pyrotechnics to many an event. Why do humans all over the world love fireworks? There is a scientific answer. Bright lightning and booming thunderous noises activate the amygdala, a little ball of nerves in the brain that detects fear. As a reaction our brain releases a surge of dopamine, a chemical that regulates pleasure. Daniel Glaser, a neuroscientist and the director of Science Gallery London at King's College in the United Kingdom has studied the reaction: "People seem to be excited by the anticipation of a slightly scary experi...