Research Triangle Park, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/03/2012 -- Sally Webb, CSEP, CEO of The Special Event Company (http://www.specialeventco.com), a strategic event and meeting management company, has announced that the firm’s 25 year anniversary and its 10 year anniversary of doing business in the United States was a banner year for the company. During 2011 the firm underwent exponential growth, launching International Meeting Planners (IMP), the firm’s meetings division providing full service delivery of meetings for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. IMP’s clientele include a diverse collection of CROs and pharmaceutical companies worldwide.

The Special Event Company has experienced a year that has included the management of events for the following:
- The 35th anniversary of SAS, the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market, an event that included more than 7,000 SAS employees, families, partners and representatives.
- The Annual Fuqua/Coach K Conference on Leadership, where participants hear from proven leaders across a variety of industries. The Special Event Company has been planning these conferences for the past 10 years.
- Event planning for NHL® All-Star weekend main party for 3,000 guests at the Raleigh Convention Center to celebrate the arrival of the 2011 NHL® All-Star Weekend, Jan. 28-30.
- Planning for Honda Aircraft Company customer appreciation event and product reveal for the HondaJet, a high-performance advanced light jet for personal and corporate use.

QUOTES:
“We are proud of our company’s fantastic success and expansion this past year,” said Webb. “With the support from our international office in London, we have programs currently underway across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, and we look forward to continued growth and success in the future.”

DETAILS:
- The Special Event Company has received more than 30 international awards or nominations. For more information, visit http://www.specialeventco.com/page/accolades.

- CEO Webb was named by Special Events magazine as one of the event industry’s most influential innovators and was featured in the July-August issue of the magazine.

About The Special Event Company
The Special Event Company is a strategic event and meeting management company based in the heart of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. Founded in 1986 in London, England, and operating in the United States since 1999, the company opened its U.S. headquarters in the Triangle in 2005. TSEC has won or been nominated for more than 30 international awards, including 12 for Triangle-based events. The company maintains a prestigious local client base, and is a one-stop shop for all aspects of event production, logistic management, and marketing through its group of companies. For more information, please visit http://www.specialeventco.com/.

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