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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...