View this email in a browser Friday, January 19, 2018 TODAY'S TOP READS News 10 Best Ideas of the Week: a Ben & Jerry's Carnival Swing Ride, Polaroid's Giant Analog Instant Camera, a DC Comics Pop-Up Shop Here's a look at 10 steal-worthy ideas we spotted this week.Read More Event Intelligence 6 New Tech Tools to Use at Your Meetings and Events Check out the latest apps and software to help planners promote their events, gather data, and improve the attendee experience.Read More Idea File 16 Ways to Make Chairs Interesting at Events Guests’ seats at events can be opportunities to present brand messages, gifts, or useful tools—as well as vehicles for stylish decor.Read More Readers' Forum What's the Wackiest Dress Code You've Ever Seen? From motorcycle gang attire to an "Anything but Clothes" theme, event planners share the craziest dress codes they've seen—or dreamed up.Read More Event Intelligence 12 Fresh Ways to Acknowledge Event Honorees Pay homage to honorees at award shows and other events with new, nontraditional invitation, decor, and activity ideas.Read More EVENT INDUSTRY BUZZ Restaurant Groups Grapple With Change After Sexual Misconduct Scandals With multiple high-profile U.S. chefs and restaurateurs recently accused of sexual misconduct, major restaurant groups are figuring out how to push on. The New York Times: “Backstage, the first...Read More Grammys to Commemorate Victims Killed at Live Music Events The Grammys will feature a special performance by country stars paying tribute to victims who lost their lives at live music events this past year, including at the Route...Read More Facebook Launches Streaming Feature for Groups Facebook has launched Watch Party, a feature that lets groups of people watch live or pre-recorded event streams and simultaneously interact and comment. The Verge: “The goal is to...Read More SPOTLIGHT ON Sponsored Supplier AE Events What sets AE Events apart in the special event industry? Its innovative style and focused substance. The fiber of the company's mission is to completely...Read More PEOPLE / EVENTS / ACCOUNTS Los Angeles This year’s Pasadena Comic and Toy Show will take place January 28 at the Pasadena Convention Center. The event will feature more than 75 comic book and toy vendors. ...Read More New York Essence’s ninth annual Black Women in Music event will take place January 25 at the Highline Ballroom. The event will honor Missy Elliott. The official Grammy Week event is...Read More Philadelphia This year’s Garces Foundation Benefit will take place April 13 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The event benefits chef Jose Garces’s foundation, a nonprofit committed to ensuring Philadelphia’s immigrant...Read More Toronto Sugar Shack TO will take place March 10-11 at Sugar Beach. The festival, known for serving fresh maple taffy, is presented by Redpath Sugar. Read More Washington, D.C. Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C., has introduced Device-Free Date Night, a package that aims to help hotel guests manage their relationships with technology and each other. The package includes daily...Read More See more news from across North America What are you doing? Tell us: tips@bizbash.com WHAT'S HAPPENING AT BIZBASH Does your event space make the cut? From rooftops to hotels, convention centers to festival grounds, academic institutions to activity centers, and every space in between, we’re looking for the most outstanding venues across North America for the BizBash Event Space Awards. Show us why you deserve to be named to this first-ever list.Submit Today! Post a Job Find a Job Interested in advertising with BizBash? Click here. Did you receive this as a forward? Click here to subscribe. East Central West Canada

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