Event Publishing, LLC - Event Solutions wins civic accolade for Best Conference & Expo from FOLIO magazine, beats The Oprah Magazine

Store this angel in big sizeTEMPE, Ariz.-- Event Solutions is appreciative to advertise that its 2006 barter appearance and conference, the Idea Factory: Events, Education, Expo, has won the gold FAME accolade presented by FOLIO annual for Best Conference and Expo. Held in Denver endure year, the Idea Factory, the arch barter appearance for accident and affair professionals, beat out the accident O! You by The Oprah Magazine, to win the top FOLIO: Awards for Magazine Events accolade in its category. The Idea Factory 2006 will be featured in an accessible FOLIO: Awards for Magazine Events article.

“We ambition to aboveboard acknowledge anybody who was complex in authoritative the 2006 Idea Factory such a huge success,” said John Baragona, admiral of Event Publishing LLC, which publishes Event Solutions magazine. “Everyone was acute to our success, from our accomplice annual catersource, to our Showcase, Project GRAMMY and Spotlight Awards producers, all our featured speakers and presenters, exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees.”

The accolade choice action included seven article questions and photo and video submissions of the Idea Factory 2006 to FOLIO’s console of judges.

Aspects of the Idea Factory that contributed to its win cover the following:

- More than 200 exhibitors brought the newest articles to the tradeshow floor. Featured apostle and accident behemothic Michael Cerbelli presented ‘Hot Event and Entertainment Ideas,’ to an overflowing audience.
- The ‘Keep it Pure’ and accouterment showcases brought hundreds of humans calm to authenticate the best accident beheading possible—live!
- Real-time architecture of an accident amplitude during Project GRAMMY accustomed attendees to see new account in action, not just the final product. GRAMMY Vice President of Production Branden Chapman said of the competition, ‘I was acutely afraid with the well-executed and alive accumulation of every team’s concept…they absolutely took our casting to the next level.’”

FOLIO board aswell awarded top ceremoniousness to the Idea Factory based on its success in abutting an added amount of accident professionals with accident suppliers and account vendors, and facilitating affirmation of the latest products, accessories and casework through the afterward avant-garde strategies:

- Pavilion formats on the appearance attic facilitated access amid planners and vendors and accustomed greater adaptability in exhibition spaces.
- A record-breaking amount of attendees came to the barter appearance floor, and to both black showcases to see articles and casework in action — with accidental accident pros on duke to explain their work.
- Through Event Solutions’ new affiliation with the American Express OPEN agenda for baby business owners, 72 attendees were able to attain new banking planning assets they bare to abound their businesses.

The accolade board accustomed the Idea Factory’s accomplished apprenticeship program, spanning four canicule with tailored programs to brainwash industry professionals. Education aspects acclaimed cover the afterward comments and statistics:

- Kristina Barbier of Wausau Signature Events said, “To hit one spot, get assorted subjects, get presenters that apperceive their stuff, and again be able to go home and say I did it [obtain a accumulated artist certificate], was absolutely nice for me.”
- Brenda Glaze of Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, said “As a first-time attendee I was absolutely impressed…It in actuality lived up to the expectations that I had if I saw the advice about the appointment and absitively to attend, so it absolutely accomplished my needs.”
- Statistics: 66% of attendees said educational sessions were acceptable or outstanding, 35% said the classes are the capital acumen they appear the Idea Factory and 79% of attendees said the apprenticeship akin was appropriate for their needs.
- A absolute of 35 humans accustomed an Event Management affidavit through the University of Las Vegas and accustomed acclaim for UNLV courses.
- Sixty apprenticeship sessions were accessible during the four-day event. Total numbers of those accepting affiliation and accumulated artist certificates were up from the antecedent year.

The second-ever FAME Awards celebration was conducted Tuesday March 13, at the Magazine Event Strategies Conference at the Marriott Marquis in New York City.

About Event Solutions magazine

Event Publishing, LLC publishes Event Solutions magazine, a account barter advertisement accoutrement the events, affairs and incentives industry, and produces the anniversary barter appearance and conference, the Idea Factory: Events, Education, Expo. The aggregation provides assets for anybody in the contest industry, by operating a full-service account Web site, accouterment able certificates for planners and producers, and accomplishing primary analysis to quantify and analyze breaking trends in the industry. Event Solutions is a controlled apportionment magazine, audited by BPA, and is apprehend by added than 27,000 corporate, absolute and affiliation accident professionals, as able-bodied as account providers for the accident industry.

Crystal Weaver
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crystal@event-solutions.com