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Only CORT offers premier brands developed specifically for the exhibit and event rental industry, including their new Endless Collection™, a proprietary modular seating system designed for events with the flexibility to suit any space. Ottomans become chairs; chairs become sofas; and sofas become high banquettes. Design large serpentine or circular configurations, or intimate vignettes.

CORT announced today that it has acquired the rental operations of Lounge22, including all product and exclusive rights to market the rental brand globally, making CORT’s Trade Show and Events Furnishing division the sole provider of Lounge22 designs to the trade show, event, exhibit and party rental industry.

If you rent equipment or décor items or use admission tickets for your functions, you’ll want to check out these cool new sites that cater to planners.

The NY Metro Chapter of ISES raised $7,845.00 for SEARCH at its 9th annual Big Apple Awards Gala on June 30 in New York City. This eclipsed the previous record of $6,800 set by the Dallas chapter after Hurricane Katrina.

So you’ve received an invitation to a coworker’s Buddhist wedding. Or perhaps you’ve been asked to help plan a Bar Mitzva, and you’ve never set foot in a synagogue before. What can you expect, and what will be expected of you?

From May 27 to July 9, 2010, thousands of people were treated to a unique spectacle in eight cities across the country, which included two model cows and a giant pint of chocolate cookie dough ice cream.

The 2011 Event Solutions Spotlight Awards nomination site is now officially open. This begins the yearlong process of determining this year’s award recipients in 15 different categories so industry professionals should get their nominations in now to be a part of the industry’s most prestigious awards.

Occasionally, something exciting crosses our desk and we just don’t want to wait for the next scheduled blog or Event Solutions E-News. So here an editor’s extra. And if you’re a Cvent user, you are going to be a very happy camper.

Travel can be stressful. But there are lots of little ways that you can ease the pain. We turned to our readers and asked them what secrets they have for making that trip just a bit easier.

With the accelerating use of laptops and smart phones in our increasingly mobile world, the topic of wireless internet, or wi-fi, has become hot, hot, hot.