
What I do know is that I have met some pretty wonderful people in the 2 years I’ve been in this industry. They have all played such an instrumental role in my life and my career – from inspiring me to schooling me to simply being a friend. The special events industry is full of passionate and giving people and I am so proud to be amongst all of them.
I would also like to thank all of you for your thoughts, ideas and comments for the last 9 months. I never imagined that I would be sharing my feelings with hundreds of people almost every day. But everyone who has communicated with me has somehow shaped and crafted the way I write or the way I think.
So, thank you to everyone and congratulations to all of the award recipients and nominees from last night’s ceremonies. We should all be very proud to be a part of something so special!


I’ll be calling it an early night tonight. I’m off to judge award entries for the Canadian Special Events and Meetings Star Awards tomorrow morning. Good luck to all who entered!
Reference: Canadian Event Perspectives

BizBash.TO wrapped up its annual tradeshow last week with its Event Style Awards. Although I’m still reeling from their decision to remove tenting from the award categories, I have to give kudos to the many great companies who stepped it up for this year’s awards (a full list of recipients can be found here).
I was especially impressed by McNabb Roick’s Doctor Zhivago-themed event. They created a holiday party for 3,000 CTVglobemedia employees – a space befitting glamour icons Julie Christie and Omar Sharif…I could almost hear Lara’s Theme playing in the background as I flipped through the pictures of the event. As per BizBash, “McNabb Roick transformed six rooms at the Guvernment and Kool Haus into Russian-themed social spaces, including the Red Square cocktail lounge (featuring a replica of St. Basil’s Cathedral) and the Russian Tea Room, adorned with birch-tree images and extensive floral arrangements”.

