This was our
6th year producing our client’s annual conference and with over 1100
conference attendees from over 20 countries represented. It seems every year, that this conference
grows a little bit more each year! The conference is for 4 days, from Sunday to Wednesday and
features an 80,000 square foot exhibit hall, 4 breakout sessions and is a
whirlwind for us all and this year was no different!
Monday is
always a huge hit from the spouse to the Monday Night Reception event. This year, the Spouse Tour was a great way to
talk the spouses on an adventure in Jeeps with Desert
Adventures. The spouses were taken on a personalized tour
of the Palm Springs Canyons in a Jeep followed by a hike through the
canyons. They experienced and learned
about the source of the Springs in Palm Springs, the traditions of the Native
Indians where the canyons were discovered and the area’s vegetation and
florals.
Outside of the hangars, lined up ready for their close up, was over 20
planes for our guests to view and talk with docents who actually flew these
planes from WWII to the most present planes, of Desert Storm.
You know you
pulled off a fantastic event, when the client says, “… I
agree that the team of Mumtaz Marketing & Events being led by Jennifer, pulled
off one of the best ‘Monday Reception’ events in the history that I have been
attending WTUI!”
A HUGE thank you to all of vendors for that nights event J & M Entertainment, Hilton Palm Springs, Signature Party Rentals, The Swing Dolls , Fresh Ivey Photography and The Palm Springs Air Museum.
Given that it rains 4 days a year in Palm Springs, which days do you think we were there AND doing an outdoor event! Yup, you guessed it! US. So, we all had our fingers crossed and were watching the weather reports at 15 minute increments. Unplug electrical items, plug them back in, wipe the tables down, replace linen and do it all over again all day long during load in... But, the Rain Gods above decided to be nice to us and stopped the rain a whopping 30 minutes before the first bus unloaded. 
We also were very excited because we wanted to be as Green as possible, we struggled with what to do with centerpieces. So, we decided to just buy something that would ultimately help The Living Desert. We asked them if we were to buy cactus, succulents and dessert plants would they use them in their park's foliage. They were very happy post event to receive over 50 potted plants. Especially since all of our attendees were from out of town. Then, since it rained so much we are able to use the candles again for another event... Nothing from this event in terms of decor ended up in the trash and on its way to the landfill!
The majority of our attendees were men, so we had to think of what they would like to do - we had to main themes in our candy station - sour candy and chocolate! They gobbled it up. It was a huge hit!
The most spectacular part of the evening was we were able to have the board members of the group have a special interaction with the painting camel - Clyde. And, we were lucky enough to participate too. Edible paint, food and hold the board sturdy because he gets into it! The board donated the painting and in doing so, we were able to allow a local school come to the park and do it for free. 
Joella with good friend and attendee John Leedom from Air New Zealand. "See you next year!"
To close the event, guests departed after diving into warm chocolate chip cookies and shots of milk! 
