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M&C HOT IDEA OF THE DAY IEI In The News: We are thrilled to have been featured in M&C Magazine's "Hot Idea Of The Day" Credit to the Long Beach Convention Center for including these spheres as a permanent installation. We simply highlighted their usefulness as a lighting feature.  # longbeachconventioncenter   # visitlb   # meetinlb Click link for original article

IEI creates a fun, "festival" atmosphere for Celebrate UCI Day. Celebrate UCI is a campus wide open house for the University of California Irvine that welcomes newly accepted incoming freshman and their families for a day of fun, entertainment and information. For the 3rd year, IEI was asked to create an environment that highlights a few of the many features of UCI such as it's beautiful campus, technology, history, school spirit and it's strong sense of community.  # UCIYes , # celebrateuci ,  # uci

The Catersource and Event Solutions Awards are now combined as the  Achievement in Catering & Events A wards (ACE) and IEI is  proud to  report that we have been named as a finalist for an ACE award for best event up to $2M, western region! Taking place in New Orleans on March 15, 2017, this annual awards show, also including the ICA CATIE awards, will close Catersource 2017 with a presentation that will honor those who have worked tirelessly to keep their clients thrilled and their companies on the cutting edge. Wish Us Luck!!!!

On January 9-12, 2017, over 4000 event professionals from around the world coverged in Long Beach for The Special Event conference and tradeshow. Urban Playground was the concept for the final night event and reflected the "where the STREET meets the BEACH" culture that Long Beach is known for.  Included were references to iconic Long Beach landmarks such as Grand Prix, The Pike, downtown, Aquarium of The Pacific & Shoreline Park however with a distinct EDM (electric dance music) influence.    CLICK TO SEE MORE IMAGES

LA Starts the Year with Blockbuster News BY  SHELLEY LEVITT POSTED JANUARY 18, 2017 / CALIFORNIA MEETINGS & EVENTS We’re only a couple of weeks into 2017, and already there’s tons of good news to celebrate in Los Angeles. (Some of it, however, comes at the expense of other great California cities.) The Chargers announced that they would be relocating from San Diego to LA beginning with the 2017 NFL season. Just 12 months earlier, the Rams had returned to Los Angeles after 20 years in St. Louis. And, so, after more than 20 years without an NFL team, LA suddenly has two. The City of Angels will also be the setting for Star Wars creator George Lucas’ $1-billion Museum of Narrative Art. LA had vied with both Chicago and San Francisco to host the museum, which will house the filmmaker’s sprawling collection of fine and popular art, including Star Wars and Hollywood memorabilia. The futuristic 275,000-square-foot George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will ...

The Peace Gala and Fundraiser is a time honored tradition at Soka University. All proceeds from the gala benefit the Soka University Scholarship Endowment fund. Infinity Events was selected to produce this year's gala which took place on October 8, 2016. and used the beauty of the SUA campus and Soka's core values of Hope and Peace as the inspiration for design which focused on transforming the SUA Recreation Center into a utopian landscape of a lush green field beneath a sky of blue and white clouds. This very special evening is kicked off at  SUA's beautiful two-story, 8,000 square foot Founders Hall Art Gallery which served as the location for event registration, cocktail reception and silent auction. Following the cocktail reception and silent auction, guests make their way to the SUA Recreation Center for dinner, live auction and entertainment. It was important that the look and feel of this space not only WOW each guest but to also capture the essence of ...

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...

Infinity Events CEO and 2014-15 MPI Orange County (MPIOC) President, Robb Thornsberry agreed to accept the ALS  #icebucketchallenge  from fellow MPIOC  member Bernie Gaps  at the August 14th MPIOC Summer Social networking event at The Shorebreak Hotel in Huntington Beach. "As president of the MPIOC chapter, I now extend this challenge to the other 4 California MPI chapter presidents in Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento and Northern California".  For more information on how to donate to the ALS Association, please visit: http://www.alsa.org

On June 4, 2014, the Orange County chapter of Meeting Professionals International held their annual awards and installation gala at The City National Grove of Anaheim. MPI Orange County Looks to Inspire Its Members in 2014-15 The new 2014-15 MPIOC chapter President, Robb Thornsberry shared with the members his vision and thoughts on how he and the rest of the board hope to inspire each member over the next 12 months. To inspire members to take risks, to step outside of their comfort zone and open their minds to new ideas, new innovations and new progressive, forward thinking industry trends that will begin to define our industry and where it is headed. To inspire members to become more engaged and invest their time so that they may see a return on their financial investment. To inspire members to take a step back and experience MPI not only at a local level, but on global level and to make them aware of the thousands of resources and tools that are available to t...

ANAHEIM PACKING HOUSE One of the few remaining packing houses from the agricultural era for which Orange County is named, the Anaheim Citrus Packing House is a landmark in both County and City history. Built in 1919 at the edge of downtown Anaheim and along the Southern Pacific rail line, the Packing House was a hub of commerce for the area. Local farmers arrived to unload trucks of freshly picked citrus to begin the process of washing, grading and eventual packing into wooden crates. Once completed, the crated and labeled citrus would be loaded onto rail cars parked on the side of the building to be shipped nationwide. The restored Packing House is a food hall reminiscent of the great public markets of South America and Europe. These markets serve as a resource for the neighborhood (daily food production) and a community gathering space (restaurants and entertainment). The two level Packing House features a large central atrium with communal dining surrounded by cafes and k...

After welcoming more than 44 million travelers last year, the area is aiming even higher via projects such as the $180 million expansion of the Anaheim Convention Center. With yet more venues and options invigorating the mix, Orange County is fueled for continued growth. Click link to read more.... Hot new projects have Orange County energized for the future by Jeff Heilman

City Begins Looking at Convention Center Upgrade Without Farmers Field - Los Angeles Downtown News - For Everything Downtown L.A.!: News

WELCOME TO LA VIE EN COULEUR! On March 26, 2014 at The Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, The 2014 Event Solutions  Spotlight Awards, The ICACatie Awards and for the first time ever, The Catersource  ACE Awards were all combined into one event and INFINITY EVENTS INC  president, Robb Thornsberry was tapped as the executive producer and designer. These awards were in conjunction with a multi-day conference and trade show that "Caters" (pun intended) to the Catering and Special Event industry with over 800 attendees from around the world. With many celebrity event planners such as Steve Kemble, David Tutera and David Stark in attendance, to say that the pressure was huge would be an understatement! What is La Vie en Couleur? La Vie en Couleur "Life In Color" was designed to be an evening where not only did guests experience Life In Color, but also where "Color Came To Life"! This evening celebrated the Avant Garde, the Artistic Visionaries a...