Emory Healthcare is an academic health system in Georgia that serves the greater Atlanta area, including Decatur, Buckhead, Marietta, and more. They operate 11 hospitals and have more than 580 provider locations statewide, with over 3,800 providers on their teams. Their organization is dedicated to advancing medicine, training caregivers, and supporting patients’ health care needs. The healthcare system recently underwent …
In-House Hotel AV vs Event Production Company: What Event Planners Need to Know
It’s easy to go with the default, in-house hotel AV option. But what about the outcome? The key difference lies in who you want showing up on the day of your event: Here’s a snapshot of things to consider: 2026 event hosts should clarify the best approach to AV services that don’t dilute the attendee experience or engagement. AV’s Impact …
Behind the Scenes of Event Design: Q&A With Technical Elements’ Design & Lighting Team
Creativity fuels our success. And this is the team that designs and executes those wow-factor moments. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at what they do and how they work. What role does the Design Team play at Technical Elements, and when do you typically get involved in a project? The design team at Technical Elements is responsible for the creative and …
MOVE Conference: Largest Winter Youth Conference in Georgia
MOVE is the largest winter evangelism conference in the GA region and is specifically designed to engage a young audience on meaningful topics. It’s attended by more than 3,000 middle school and high school students from across the state and was hosted at an adventure theme park. The process and outcome looked a little like this: Conference’s Key Goals MOVE …
Why Our January Company Retreat Matters
Every January, we press pause on the day-to-day and intentionally step away from our desks, our job sites, and our routines. It’s a rhythm we’ve built into the DNA of Technical Elements, one that gives us space to reflect, plan, and reconnect with one another as people, not just coworkers. This year, that pause took us just outside of Chattanooga …
Our Hot Takes On Planning Summer Events
Summer events come with big energy and even bigger planning considerations. Longer days, open schedules, and destination-worthy locations make summer one of the best seasons to host an event. But without the right strategy, heat, timing, and logistics can quickly derail even the best ideas. Here are our tried-and-true hot takes for planning summer events that actually work. Think Beyond …
Top Venues in the Gulf Coast
Summer events need to be planned now, and there’s no better place to host them than the Gulf Coast. We’re sharing our top tips, venue ideas, and hot takes to help you get started, including: Event hosts who are ready to take the first step in creating wow-factor moments in the Gulf Coast area, start here! The Venue Is A …
Transforming An Aircraft Hangar Into A Celebration with Samaritan’s Purse
Samaritan’s Purse is a faith-based organization that focuses on humanitarian relief in all corners of the world. To accomplish their mission, they use aircraft to deliver critical supplies to desperate and hurting families in need. After 217 global missions, delivering more than 9 million pounds of life-saving cargo, it was time for their primary DC-8 aircraft to retire and the …
What Is Your Event Personality? (Take The Quiz!)
Knowing your event personality will help you identify your strengths and support needs for events and event planning. Take the quiz and discover yours! Who will you be? Corporate admins and event managers should key into their strengths and support needs before diving deep into event planning. Select your answer and tally up the numbers next to your answer to …
Top Event Trends For 2026 (And What Happens When You Lean In)
Surveys show that the top priority for events in 2026 is creating engaging experiences.[1] This is the second year this has been the top answer, but audiences have shared what they want to see, too. Attendees want more active involvement with interactivity, workshops, socialization, and more. And event planners have access to some of the latest tech and tools to …