Wednesday, November 2, 2005

Idea Factory: Events Education Expo Transforms the Industry in 96 hours

Idea Factory: Events Education Expo Transforms the Industry in 96 hours

The events and meetings industries' premier trade show is coming to the Denver Convention Center Aug. 20-23. There, the top suppliers and service companies will gather to demonstrate their abilities to about 3,000 attending event and meeting planners.

Denver, Colo. (PRWEB) June 12, 2006

Event Solutions magazine will hold its annual Idea Factory: Events, Education, Expo in Denver at the Colorado Convention Center August 20-23, 2006. As the state-of-the-art conference for meeting and event professionals, The Idea Factory focuses on showcasing the latest products, events and trends in the event industry. Busy event professionals are invited to transform their roles in the event industry in 96 hours as delegates take part in 60 seminars and workshops, trade show exhibits and spectacular events over the course of four days. In partnership with catersource Magazine, The Idea Factory creates an innovative atmosphere where the event industry gathers to experience a creative and strategic environment. Planners, producers, caterers, suppliers and designers learn, share, experience and connect in ways that expand their businesses and opportunities for event excellence. The headquarters hotel is the Hyatt Regency at the Colorado Convention Center.

This year OPEN from American Express is the principal sponsor of The Idea Factory; OPEN, the small-business team from American Express, will be on hand throughout the four-day conference to offer its users innovative financial tools for event management. Additional programs offer cardholders advantages on basic business services such as shipping, telephone plans and printing services, and major business costs such as health plans, payroll processing and e-mail marketing services.

The event-industry conference includes dynamic speakers and informative, cutting-edge educational seminars; outrageous, heart-stopping events and networking opportunities; a trade show floor teeming with dozens of “first-look” opportunities for exciting new products and services; plus rousing featured speakers to inspire participants.

The all-inclusive registration package of $499 includes access to the trade show floor; all the education seminars; the featured speakers presentations; and the evening activities that include a welcome reception hosted by members of the Colorado Festival and Events Association, the Sneak Preview Party on the expo floor, catersource Magazine’s culinary event produced by the members of the International Caterers Association, and the Fabulous Showcase Event, Event Solutions’ signature event, which is to be held at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

To address the many needs of the industry, The Idea Factory also offers one-day registration packages for each day of the four-day conference, an education-only package, events-only package and a floor pass for the trade show only. Visit www. event-solutions. com to register to attend or exhibit.

About Event Publishing LLC

Event Publishing LLC publishes Event Solutions magazine monthly and produces The Idea Factory annually. It also operates a full-service website, provides professional certification education for the events industry, and compiles and publishes exclusive industry financial information. The trade magazine is read by more than 25,000 corporate, independent and association event planners and producers, as well as service providers for the event industry. The Idea Factory, now in its 10th year, is a four-day trade show attended by 2,500 event professionals. Held in a different U. S. city each year, the event offers educational seminars, evening programs and the premier events-industry expo, which allows suppliers to provide hands-on product and services displays to event and meeting planners. For further conference information, visit our website: www. event-solutions. com.

Contact:

Pat McCarrell, Publisher and Editor

480-831-5100 Ext. 17

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