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The Special Event (TSE), is the event industry’s largest tradeshow and conference for event professionals, with an expected attendance of over 5,000 event colleagues, exhibitors, and mentors. The 2017 Closing Night Party will be an epic grand finale to the entire conference where attendees and industry pros will have one last chance to meet up with new friends and old acquaintances and celebrate another Special Event. Join us at the 2017 Closing Night Celebration and congratulate the amazing people who were nominated and won this year’s Galas. Robb will reunite with his former co-chair of the 2015 TSE opening night event , Jeff Anderson with Party Pals.  Jeff Anderson and Robb Thornsberry on the Closing Night Celebration Thursday, January 12, 2017   9:30pm – 12am Long Beach Convention Center/Pacific Gallery/Bogart’s Event Details:  Celebration/Reception/Open Bar and Entertainment Early-Bird:  $150 Onsite Rate:  $175  ht...

BizBash asked industry professionals to share the event technology tools and topics that will impact their work in 2016. Here are their predictions, gathered through phone and email interviews.   Click the link below to learn more. 2016 Preview: Tech Trends for the Coming Year

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On January 6, IEI president, Robb Thornsberry produced the opening night event for 1200 attendees of The Special Event Conference & Tradeshow.  Although this is a typical event for many Anaheim conventions, these were not your typical convention attendees and this was not your typical welcome reception. Attendees of this event were other event professionals from around the world who have seen it all, so impressing them would not be an easy task.  This would require a venue that no one has ever seen before.  Since building a new venue would not be an option, Robb approached The Anaheim Garden Walk, a nearby outdoor shopping mall that had plenty of space and was within walking distance of the convention center or a brief 2 minute shuttle ride.  The challenge was to create an event that had to impress in a venue that has never been used as an event venue before. Utilizing two levels, in the back portion of the shopping center that sees very little foot traf...