Sunday, January 28, 2007 11:34 PM

3rd Annual Meeting and Event Expo BiZBash 2003
October 14-15, 2003
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY

David Adler, CEO and Founder of BiZBash, and Richard Aaron, President of BiZBash, both did a marvelous job of putting this third annual meeting and event expo, otherwise known as “BiZBash.” I must say that this was a very unique expo, the likes of which I haven’t ever seen before. I have covered close to a hundred different events this year, for our Liberty News Online Magazine, “Dynamic Duo” Trade Show section. This show was packed out, attracting people from all parts of the country—even as far as California.

Over one hundred and seventy exhibitors showcased and introduced their services and products, everything from event planners, and organizers of different events. Some of the exhibitors, just to name a few, AirStar Space Lighting, a manufacturer of unique lighting solutions providing a uniquely wide range of indoor and outdoor lighting possibilities. They had a magnificent and impressive array of lighting at the show.

Other companies, included American Golf, which has over 250 golf courses across the country, with ten of the best in the New York City Area, offering one-stop shopping and flawlessly smooth running golf event planning, and Atomic Design, a full-service design, fabrication and installation company providing original designs, full-service scene shops, a scenicart department, production management and a scenic rental department.

I would be here for years if I went into detail about every company which was at the event, but every conceivable type of company was present, from Hotels to catering to entertainment to party invitation printing.

Having everyone in the same room made it a party planner’s paradise. October 14th, 2003 an induction ceremony was hold at 6:00pm on the Expo floor to honor this year’s recipients for the Event Inustry Hall of Fame. The 2003 recipients represented the best of a lifetime of contributions to the event, meeting and hospitality industries in New York City. The following people were inducted in the hall of fame. New York City Tourism Development Recipient was Karl G. Andren, Chairman of New York Cruise Lines. On-premise Event and Catering Management Recipient was Joseph Cozza, Executive Director of the New York Marriott Marquis. 2003 New York Legacy Recipient was Abigail Kirsch Family, the Founders and Owners of the Abigail Kirsch Culinary Productions, 2003 Event Media Recipient Patrick McMullan, CEO/Chairman of Patrick McMullan Company., world renowned fashion photographer, 2003 Global Meeting and Event Planning recipient, Kathleen Moore, Vice President of Event Marketing, JP Morgan Treasury Services. 2003 Event Entertainment Recipient, “The Village People,” who also performed the classic hits “YMCA” and “Macho an”, the crowd going wild over them. I witnessed an 80 year old woman jumping up and showing her appreciation by throwing her arms up in the are to acknowledge her appreciation for the Village People. When I asked her what she thought of the Village People, she replied “I love their music, dance moves, singing style and the diversification of the different cultures—although I like the Indian best, he would be the one I would take out to dinner.(of course, he would have to pick up the tab.).

On October 15th, 2003, I attended one of the many seminars with titles such as “How to Turn Prospects into Sales”, “Laws Contracts and Events”, “The Inviting Invitation—Getting Them to Open the Envelope.”, “101 Hot Entertainment Ideas”, “Executive Banquet Chefs Talk Turkey”, “Healthy Menus and the Perfect Wine”, “Open session and Experiences in Wellness.” Professional experts in this field spoke about these topics with Q&A’s following. I had the pleasure of attending the round table discussion, entitled “Meet the Authors lunch.” This was an event about different authors who wrote books about events and event planning. The authors on hand were David Tutura and Betsy Wiersma, David Sorin, who, between all of them, autographed their books, talked about their events, and their experiences about writing these books, sharing some important information with professional and upcoming event planners. One person who I really had the pleasure of meeting was Dr. Joe Goldblatt, who is the first of the hall of fame inductees, and is the author of the first textbook in the field of event management. He served as the founder of the first master’s degree program in this field. He authored nine books in the field of event planning, and edited hundreds more for a variety of authors throughout their respective fields.

It was a great event, one of the best I’ve ever attended (and I’ve attended many). I, myself, also preside over a 501 (c)3 charity organization which one can learn about at www.hadofnyc.org

I picked up a wealth of knowledge, contacts and ideas to make my own events bigger, better and more attractive for my organization. I must take my hat off to the organizers, Mr. David Adler, the CEO/Founder, and Richard Aaron, who was very helpful in helping me to put this article together by introducing me to the right people, For more information about their organization and upcoming events, and the BiZBash Event Style Reporter publication, please feel free to log onto their website, www.bizbash.com.

Lidia Vita and Betty Coker are known as "The Dynamic Duo". The reason or this is they both work well hand-in-hand. They will cover trade shows, e.g. World Famous ENK shows, Fame shows, computer technology expos, gift shows and other trade shows and expos to educate you folks on how you can attend them, and give you exclusive, in-depth interviews with the vendors and the people behind these trade shows and the new products on the market. They will also educate you about different cultures and festivities. If you are interested in having the dynamic duo write about your festival or trade show, or have any comments or suggestions for them, please feel free to email them at dynamicduo@hadofnyc.org, or telephone them at our hotline, at (718) 507-7616 between the hours 8:00am and 8:00pm Monday through Friday.