EDITOR’S PAGE Heralding Changes as the Season Turns to Fall
In the Summer issue of Special Events magazine, I noted that we were saying farewell to our longtime graphic artist, Sharon Carlson, and that changes were afoot for our Fall issue. One could think that a new designer (Sarah Kolcheck), adjusted internal processes for handoff and proofing, and a fresh type of digital product might encounter some growing pains (as it were), but my “tiny but mighty” team are pros! The process of converting from a flipbook style magazine to a digizine has been surprisingly smooth. You probably noticed the change from the cover turn to the first page of this issue, but as you continue to the Conference News spread on pages 6-7 , you will be able to click on three different embedded videos! As we continue to rev up and create vibrant video shorts and other fun, digestible content you will hopefully find the interactive nature of this new digizine a splendid upgrade. It’s not ink and paper, but it certainly is fun and definitely easier to get to websites of all ilk! One other note before I leave you: our Conference News section also heralds the opening of registration for our annual conference in 2025. Embedded links will take you to our conference website: Catersource + The Special Event . Mark your calendars for February 24–27 in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, FL and be sure to take advantage of our Super Early Bird rates, available until November 22nd. And please: if you have an event you are especially proud of, be sure to enter it into our Gala awards competition. The final deadline is October 31st and our ceremony will be, as always, uplifting and celebratory of this tremendous industry.
Kathleen Stoehr Director of Community & Content Strategy
WEBSITES specialevents.com catersource.com informaconnect.com/catersource-thespecialevent/ CONTRIBUTORS Meghan Ely, Christie Osborne, Ian Ramirez, Nora Sheils
Director of Community &
Content Strategy Kathleen Stoehr, kathleen.stoehr@informa.com Content Editor Amanda Nicklaus, amanda.nicklaus@informa.com Senior Content Producer Amber Kispert, amber.kispert@informa.com
Art Director Sarah Kolcheck, sarah@nxtgennetwork.com Sales Director Michael Lindahl, michael.lindahl@informa.com
Special Events magazine is published quarterly by Informa Connect Foodservice Group, 650 Third Ave, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10158. Subscriptions: Go to specialevents.com and sign up to receive Special Events’ quarterly issues and/or monthly e-newsletter products. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission prohibited. ©2024 Informa Connect Foodservice Group. All rights reserved.
Sales Account Executive Kevin Hacke, kevin.hacke@informa.com Managing Director Melissa Fromento, melissa.fromento@informa.com Ad Operations Specialist Denise Walde, denise.walde@informa.com
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