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C2 2018: Janet vous donne des nouvelles de Montréal, Canada

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Quelle expérience! What an experience! Janet is happy to share news from the amazing C2 conference in Montreal last week. Janet: "This was by far the most high tech conference I have attended in a long time. By the same token, the organizers made sure to provide the human, low tech assistance to ensure that everyone had an incredible, worthwhile experience." We attend many conferences and trade shows but we were all raving about C2. "Transformative Collisions" brought together keynote speakers as varied as LGBTQ activist Chelsea Manning, rapper and agricultural entrepreneur Snoop Dogg and Oceanographer Sylvia Earle. The backdrop is a whole event village. High tech and low tech combine to inspire, inform and entertain. We experienced incredibly creative activations, master classes, interactive workshops and a mix of art, entertainment and education I find unparalleled in the conference environment. We also very much enjoyed exploring the old town of Montreal.

Event Report: EventWorks Returns to Hawaii.

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Brynne Peña and Kristen Rensch. Kristen Rensch is always happiest when working in her birthplace, Oahu.  A recent multi-day event series for an international client took Kristen and our team back to Honolulu. The events comprised a welcome reception, product launches, evenings with dinner entertainment and the closing gala. The last night posed the biggest challenge: how to serve 4,200 guests in a timely fashion with top-tier cuisine in style? We immersed guests in the ambience of tropical splendor with a beachside Welcome Reception, the iconic Diamond Head as natural backdrop. We closed one day with a Sunset Reception at the Royal Hawaiian. Closing Night Gala for 4,200 guests at the Hawai‘i Convention Center Matching the gorgeous location, we created a custom "Electric Luau" show. Our New Zealand based choreographer designed a fast-paced Polynesian themed show that ranged in elements from Phantom of the Opera to Hawai'i's very

Event Report: Entertainment for an International Audience in Los Angeles

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Why is Janet surrounded by cheerleaders? Our iconic "Lakers" Girls were part of the non-stop entertainment for an event we produced for a European automaker who invited his Chinese VIPs to Los Angeles. What does it take to bring all of these international aspects under one hat? Angelenos are by nature an international population. We had the pleasure of welcoming clients and guests to the spectacular roof top venue South Park Center in Downtown Los Angeles. Wow them from the first moment. As guests entered the venue they were greeted by this gorgeous view over Downtown Los Angeles' skyline and evening sky. EventWorks' producers Alisa Walsh and Elizabeth Brazil took care of the rest. Alisa Walsh: “Working with this particular audience was a fun challenge for me!  I have had the opportunity to experience a bit of their culture through my travels and was very proud to see another event come to fruition.  Planning between time zones always adds an extra layer o

Happy Mother's Day!

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“I will look after you and I will look after anybody you say needs to be looked after, any way you say. I am here. I brought my whole self to you. I am your mother.” ― Maya Angelou, Mom & Me & Mom We are celebrating the most important women in our lives - our mothers - this week. Wishing all the caring women a wonderful Mother's Day!  Janet Elkins and her mom Beverly. That Smile! Kristen Rensch and Joy, enjoying Malibu during a mother-daughter visit. Alisa Walsh and her sister Amy honor both their stepmom Lynn, here eating Italian pastries in Florence together on the left, and their mom Diana, all three in stripes during a family visit in Newport Beach. Kate Brack and Sue who loves her role as Granny just as much as she loves being a mother. ynne Peña and her mom Christy. Brynne and her family just returned from a dream trip to London and Paris. You can see that Elizabeth Brazil and her brother Butch still listen to mom