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January 2013 Conventions

Be sure to stay on top of this month's conventions!  While January tends to be slow, the Chicago Boat  Show is expected to bring in nearly 75,000 attendees.  The Chicago Tourism & Convention Bureau helpfully provides a list of Chicago Conventions so...

How to be a Creative Event Planner

The word "Creative" gets thrown around a lot in the event planning industry.  So how do you define what it means to be creative and better yet, how do you BECOME creative?  It's really quite easy: switch the word creativity with resourcefulnes....

5 Organizational Tips to Prepare for the Holidays

For most people involved in the event planning & hospitality world this is a busy time of year (and to be fair, anyone in retail too).  So how do you prepare for the holiday rush?   By being really super organized.  It's obvious but it's true....

Events & Conferences for November 2012

Holiday season is upon us.  That means lots of upcoming events on top of business as usual.  Make sure you know what's going on this month while you're making your Thanksgiving plans and getting in holiday shopping somewhere between planning and organizing...

Halloween Parties in Chicago 2012

It's the week of Halloween.  Have you made plans yet?  In case you haven't I've listed some links below with great ideas of places to go for the holiday.Hurry up and get your tickets while you still have...