View this email in a browser Monday, February 12, 2018 TODAY'S TOP READS News Rating the Pyeongchang Olympics: Event Producers Give Opening Ceremony a B+ Event producers gave their thoughts on the opening ceremony's use of augmented reality, drones, projection mapping, and more.Read More Event Report How Netflix Transported Guests 300 Years in the Future at 'Altered Carbon' Premiere The streaming service recreated the sci-fi series' fictional world, complete with cityscapes and laboratories as well as fun touches like tattoo stations and a drug-inspired entryway.Read More The Scout 3 New Ideas for Entertaining in Toronto Here's a look at what's new for events in the Toronto area.Read More Idea File 11 Edible Favors for Events Give guests food for thought with these event-friendly edible gifts.Read More Event Intelligence Why Your Event Hashtag Is Not Enough Find out how geofencing can help you capture all the social chatter from your event.Read More EVENT INDUSTRY BUZZ NBC Apologizes for Olympic Opening Ceremony Remark on South Korea-Japan History NBC has apologized after an analyst sparked outrage over a comment during Friday's opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Olympics that whitewashed South Korea's history with Japan. The New York...Read More Google Introduces New Rules to Fight Deceptive Event Ticket Sales In an effort to crack down on ticket scalpers, Google has introduced new rules to combat deceptive ticket sales for events in its search results. Billboard: "The new rules...Read More Honoree Calls Out Film Academy at Its Own Sci-Tech Awards Technologist Jonathan Erland criticized the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for focusing too much on awards as he accepted his Gordon E. Sawyer Award Oscar statuette at the...Read More SPOTLIGHT ON Sponsored Venue - New York Terminal 5 What was once a midtown nightclub is now Terminal 5, named by Pollstar as the world’s No. 1 club of its size in ticket sales....Read More PEOPLE / EVENTS / ACCOUNTS Los Angeles The 35th annual PaleyFest LA will take place March 16-25 at the Dolby Theatre. The initial talent lineup for the TV fan festival includes Barbra Streisand, Seth MacFarlane, Debra...Read More Miami/South Florida Miami New Times and Zoo Miami’s ninth annual Brew at the Zoo beer festival will take place May 12. Read More New York The 142nd annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show runs today through Tuesday at Piers 92 and 94 and Madison Square Garden. Read More Toronto Armin van Burren, Kaskade, and Galantis will headline the Bud Light Dreams music festival, which will take place June 23-24 at RBC Echo Beach. Read More Washington, D.C. Driftwood Acquisitions and Development, a privately held investment firm, has acquired Westin Tysons Corner. The hotel, which will continue to be managed by Driftwood Hospitality Management, will undergo renovations...Read More See more news from across North America What are you doing? Tell us: tips@bizbash.com 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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