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The Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS)
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Congratulations on an amazing year BC and a special hats off to everyone who participated and of course the winners!  Winners will move forward as nominees in the Star Awards (qualifying dates permitting) which take place on March 22 in Toronto at the Hyatt Regency hotel. Click here for registration and ticket information to the awards Gala.

Best Corporate Team Building Event

Pacific Destination Services for Chefs at Large

Best Entertainment Production

BC Event Management for IBEW Reception

Best Event Produced for a Charitable Organization

Brand. LIVE for Voices in the Dark

Best Event Produced for a Corporation

BC Event Management for IBEW Reception

Best Festival

Brand. LIVE for Live at Squamish Music & Arts Festival

Best Public Entertainment Event

John Donnelly & Associates for Surrey Canada Day

Best Theme Decor Under $25K

Greenscape Design & Decor for Eventcamp

Best Theme Decor $25K-$40K 

Synergy Events for Heart of Gold

Best Theme Decor $40K-$75K

Bright Ideas Events for Roaring Speakeasy

Best Trade Show Booth or Pavilion

DreamGroup Productions Wedding & Event Planners for Strut & Style Vancouver's Premier Bridal Fashion & Beauty Event

Best Use of Tenting

Synergy Events for Heart of Gold

Outstanding Logistical Achievement

Synergy Events for Heart of Gold

Most Outstanding Event $100,000 to $300,000

John Donnelly & Associates for Surrey Party for the Planet

Most Outstanding Event Over $300,000

BC Event Management for IBEW Reception

Pantone an X-Rite company and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced PANTONE® 17-5641 Emerald, a lively, radiant, lush green, as the Color of the Year for 2013.

The 2012 Color of the Year, PANTONE 17-1463 Tangerine Tango, a spirited, reddish orange, provided the energy boost we needed to recharge and move forward. Emerald, a vivid, verdant green, enhances our sense of well-being further by inspiring insight, as well as promoting balance and harmony.

Most often associated with brilliant, precious gemstones, the perception of Emerald is sophisticated and luxurious. Since antiquity, this luminous, magnificent hue has been the color of beauty and new life in many cultures and religions. It’s also the color of growth, renewal and prosperity – no other color conveys regeneration more than green. For centuries, many countries have chosen green to represent healing and unity.

“Green is the most abundant hue in nature – the human eye sees more green than any other color in the spectrum,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “As it has throughout history, multifaceted Emerald continues to sparkle and fascinate. Symbolically, Emerald brings a sense of clarity, renewal and rejuvenation, which is so important in today’s complex world. This powerful and universally appealing tone translates easily to both fashion and home interiors.”

Emerald for Fashion
The prevalence of green has been steadily rising for several seasons, especially in the fashion and couture markets, and even on the red carpet. Appropriate for every occasion, Emerald’s classic elegance makes for striking and irresistible women’s formal and everyday wear as well as accessories. Emerald also makes a strong statement in men’s sportswear, knitwear and ties. Fashion designers featured in the PANTONE Fashion Color Report Spring 2013, including Tracy Reese, Nanette Lepore, Barbara Tfank, NAHM and Marimekko, are incorporating Emerald into their spring collections. Balanced yet sophisticated, Emerald enlivens all colors in the spectrum and will continue to make a statement beyond spring and summer into fall and winter.

Emerald for Beauty
Equally harmonious on the cosmetic color wheel, Emerald dramatizes all eye colors as it beautifully enhances green eyes, is compatible to blue eyes, emphasizes the green undertone in hazel eyes and intensifies brown eyes to make them appear deeper. Emerald is also a perfect complement to peaches, pinks, roses, ruby reds and aubergines – offering a variety of lipstick and blush options. For those who want to sparkle and stand out, Emerald is the perfect punctuation point in nail color because of its complementary nature.

Sephora and Pantone proudly announce the SEPHORA + PANTONE UNIVERSE™ 2013 Color of the Year beauty collection featuring PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald, which will be available exclusively at Sephora in March 2013. Sharing a strong passion for how color can transform a face, mood or even an attitude, Sephora and Pantone continue to change how consumers wear, feel and think about color through the second annual radiant and modern Color of the Year beauty collection.

Emerald for Events
Enhance your sense of well-being at by making emerald your base for event interior with accents and accessories. This jewel-like hue will create a luxurious feel in an entryway, powder room, dining area or lounge. Add a splash of color to the tables with emerald dinnerware, stemware and centers.

Cross-Referencing to Other PANTONE Libraries
PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald can also be cross-referenced to all other PANTONE Libraries including PANTONE PLUS for graphic design. For cross-referencing information, see www.pantone.com/COY2013.

About the PANTONE Color of the Year
The Color of the Year selection is a very thoughtful process. To arrive at the selection, Pantone quite literally combs the world looking for color influences. This can include the entertainment industry and films that are in production, traveling art collections, hot new artists, popular travel destinations and other socio-economic conditions. Influences may also stem from technology, availability of new textures and effects that impact color, and even upcoming sports events that capture worldwide attention.

or more than a decade, r has influenced product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries, including fashion, home and industrial design, as well as product packaging and graphic design. Past colors include:

Smokin’ Hot. Some people call it the new bacon, although, for the record, bacon is smoked meat, too. Smoking—as in smoked foods and beverages—is big and getting bigger. Think of the strangest food you can… smoked cocktails, smoked olive oil, and even smoked water. Nordic/Scandinavian cuisine is one to watch in the coming year, too, and you’ll find a variety of smoked food choices driving that trend.

2013 will be the year of vegetables. They're even in dessert. Battersby in Brooklyn offers a Fennel Panna Cotta, Michel Richard makes a Maple Parsnip Cake, and Avocado Mousse at Tilth in Seattle. Talk about sneaking in the veggies!

Seasonals for All Seasons – Traditional seasons are getting stretched out, with treats like pumpkin muffins in the summer. The health benefits and the flavor are turning the fall favorite into a year-round flavor in all kinds of dishes. Restaurant chefs have increased their use of pumpkin on menus by nearly 40 percent in the last two years.

Cooking to a Tea. Earl Grey and other tea flavors are starting to be used in cooking. The consumption of tea in general is still growing, and now it’s moving beyond beverage onto the ingredient list for some menu items. For one thing, teas have great names and can help spice up a menu in many ways.  Look for tea rubs, the way there are coffee and cocoa rubs. Tea…it’s not just for drinking anymore.

Comfort Food with an Ethnic Accent. Yes, we still love our meatloaf, roast chicken and mac & cheese. But younger generations have expanded what fits into this nostalgic category, with an emphasis on ethnic cuisines. Comfort food for the twenty- and  thirty-something crowd includes choices like Japanese ramen, Korean kimchi, Chinese pot stickers, sun cakes and Vietnamese pho. Look for new twists in the coming year like jumbo-sized “man sushi.”

Homemade deserts and cakes are in. Cupcakes were huge in 2012 since they were cost-effective and they came in a variety of styles and flavors and not to mention easy to make. However, all popular ventures must come to an end and there is a new hot thing in town.  Pies, cobblers and classic crumbles are now in over the elegant wedding cakes and dainty cupcakes, and these are usually paired with a modern touch such as experimental flavors – think avocado sorbet to accompany key lime pie or even smoked caramel ice cream with pecan pie. You can really add a unique touch to these classics with a little imagination. Grown up versions of childhood treats are also rather fun, like bourbon and maple popsicles or raspberry champagne freeze ices in wrappers. They’re oh so elegant and chic and your guests will go nuts.

Illegal Dining. Years ago it was called Clandestine Dining, where people were setting up Pop-Up restaurants that you had to be invited to in order to even know they existed. Then came along food trucks and people started to realize that restaurant food could show up in unexpected places. Now, it’s “hush dining,” fueled by Twitter and the spirit of entrepreneurship—but not legally licensed as a business. There are a lot of people out there with great ideas on how to change a meal, make it their own, and make it the way nobody else has—but they don't have the capital or the time to start a restaurant. So they're printing business cards and setting up a Twitter account, going to farmers markets and utilizing word of mouth to create an on-order kitchen out of their home. It's half thrill of the hunt and half genuinely homemade (with a little black market appeal thrown in the mix) that eggs on diners looking for the next food truck and the next dive—beyond social media. It’s an evolution of both Pop-Up dining and of food trucks, and we think, while business licenses are there for a reason, it will be interesting to see how this evolves new ideas and new approaches to the difficult business of running a restaurant.

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Vertical
British Columbia

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Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Toronto, ON

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Event Coordinator
Private company
Toronto, ON

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Outreach & Event Coordinator
Private company
Toronto, ON

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Private company
Mississauga, ON

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Designed to hang from your neck, the camera will take shots autonomously, capturing special moments while you go about your day.  It's not going to take stills randomly either — instead, it uses a bevy of electronic sensors that alert it to the likelihood that it's staring right at a Kodak moment.

Billed as an "intelligent camera," the Autographer uses data from an onboard magnetometer, accelerometer, thermometer, infrared detector and a color/light sensor to determine whether the conditions are ripe to be photographed.  We're not exactly sure what criteria it uses to filter that data out, but they supposedly tuned the algorithm so that it will only take a picture when something "interesting" is detected.

It uses a 5.0 megapixel sensor paired with a 136-degree semi-fisheye lens, allowing it to capture a wide scene.  Features include 8GB of built-in storage (good for 2,000 shots), built-in Bluetooth (for wirelessly offloading  images to your phone), a manual shutter (so you can take pictures yourself) and a downloadable smartphone app (where you can monitor battery levels, as well as sort and tag images).

We love this for planners wanting to document their event set ups and backstage stories or a gazillion other event uses.

With 5,500 square feet of indoor meeting space, FOUNTAINBLU caters to groups of every scale and type, from executive board meetings, weddings to small-scale conventions. The space can facilitate gatherings between 20 to 600 guests, making it the ideal corporate event venue for groups of any size

The stunning FountainBlu,is located on the CNE Exhibition grounds with many spectacular areas including landscaped gardens with large fountains and a beautiful a bridge overlook the lake. FountainBlu was designed by one of Canada’s top design firms: The Wow Effect and no expense were spared in the design of this majestic space. Luxury greets you at every corner, from the lavish wool carpeting, crystal chandeliers throughout, top of the line chiavari chairs, fully operational kitchen, and L.E.D lighting system its platinum service from start to finish.

Celebrate your special occasion in truly lavish surroundings, punctuated by boutique service and expert attention. Whether it is a wedding reception, engagement party, proms/formals, social or Bar Mitzvah, FountainBlu will impress your guests with a stylish atmosphere, designed with no expense spared.

Squeezable pouches have made their way from baby foods to booze.

As reported by the trade magazine Advertising Age, plastic pouches have been a popular choice for infant brands such as Gerber for quite a while, but now they’re popping up all over the liquor aisle for products such as wine, premixed cocktails and flavored malt beverages.

The packaging trend really gained traction this summer, thanks to new pouch versions rolled out by big brands like Smirnoff and Arbor Mist.

Sales of alcoholic beverages in pouches grew by 153% over the same period last year, according to Nielsen.  Major retailers such are now stocking pouch brands in coolers in some store locations.

“All the companies are jumping on board,” said Megan Metcalf, editor of Wine & Spirits Daily.

Among the most prominent brands to enter the pouch category are Parrot Bay and Smirnoff, using the packaging to house fruity malt-beverage drinks meant to be frozen and squeezed into a glass. The single-serve 10-ounce pouches are marketed as a convenient, no-mess way to serve swanky mixology-style cocktails at home.

Pouches can simplify drink prep. "If you think about making mixed drinks, in a lot of markets you need to go to the liquor store for one ingredient, you need to go to the grocery store for another, you need to pull out the blender," said Patrick Hughes, Diageo's brand director overseeing frozen-pouch marketing, quoted in the Ad Age story.

This whole pouch trend makes me wonder if the familiar old road trip song needs updating. “Ninety-nine pouches of booze on the wall, ninety-nine pouches of booze, take one down, pass it around…”

Outdoor Movie experiences offer a fun and enjoyable night. There's nothing like sitting under the stars  watching your favorite flicks – classic or current! Small backyard events, larger private bookings or full scale public performances, Big Screens come in a variety of sizes to suit your needs and budget.

Only the best equipment is used at our events. Airscreen inflatable screens built to stand the test of extensive use. World class Christie projectors that ensure a reliable, clear and the brightest image in the industry. Audio is fed through leading edge audio components to deliver amazing sound no matter where the event is held. Party Cinema's in Toronto offers professional, knowledgeable crew set up, operate and take down each event with high efficiency running a very tight show from arrival to final departure.

The screens and service can be used for more than just movies. Think video dance parties,product launches, experiential marketing and other special events …

Party Cinemas offers Live Text to Screen Messaging and Live Tweet to Screen Messaging. Both of these services feature: Live voting, polling, slide show, MMS texting and of course, standard texting & tweeting. Imagine the possibilities! Other services available for TV's or Projection are powerpoint presentations, demonstration videos, live web browsing, logo placement to build brand awareness, sponsor recognition and several others.

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