Recorded Webinar: How to Make the Most of Your Vendor Relationships

In an age of apps, gadgets, and event technology, selecting and managing vendors to provide the best attendee experience with the least effort is key to creating a successful event. Nurturing relationships in a way that adds value is a skill that everyone should master. In this webinar, Ryan Zynger of Zynger Event Designs and Christina Sion from the California Science Center will share key insights on:

• Mastering the client-vendor relationship from both the planner side and from a vendor’s perspective
• Better reading contracts and the key questions to always ask
• Maximizing value from technology vendors
• Budgeting tips that event professionals should never forget

 

Christina Sion, vice president of food and event services, California Science Center Foundation

Christina Sion is the vice president of food and event services for the California Science Center Foundation, the nonprofit organization that exclusively supports the California Science Center. She and her team produce the majority of the Science Center’s internal events, such as the annual Discovery Ball and the California State Science Fair. Additionally, she oversees 150 – 200 third party events held annually at the Science Center. Her recent accomplishment, for which she is most proud, was assisting to welcome the Science Center’s newest artifact, the Space Shuttle Endeavour, to its permanent home in Los Angeles with numerous celebratory events. Chris was privileged to work with many wonderful clients including The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Warner Brothers, CBS, The Fox Broadcasting Company, Walt Disney Productions, PBS, IMAX Corporation, The Motion Picture Academy, Sony, Activision, Toyota, BMW, Microsoft, Virgin Galactic, Art of Elysium, the Democratic National Convention and NASA.

Ryan Zynger, director, Zynger Event Designs Inc.

Ryan Zynger is the director of Zynger Event Designs, Inc., a Los Angeles based Event Production Company that specializes in coordinating corporate and non-profit events. Since 2008, Zynger has produced memorable events for such clients as Facebook, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, The J. Paul Getty, Tourism Australia, Equality California, OUTFEST, and The Annenberg Space for Photography, to name a few. By leveraging his network of talent and the best vendors in Los Angeles, Zynger works within budgets to create dazzling, professionally executed events.