Projects & Clients

Here they are – large and small, local and worldwide – just a few of the events made successful by our coordinated, professional team approach!

Tradeshows

Event: Exhibition of the Annual Convention of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists

Location: Rotation throughout the USA and occasionally Canada

Attendance: International, 75% from USA; 6,000 – 7,000

Size of Exhibition: 60,000 – 85,000 sq. ft.

"Thank you for the exceptional effort you made for the Convention. The extra workload for you on the International Pavilion as well as some of the other displays and special effects was not easy, but you handled it as if it were an everyday occurrence."
- Robbie Gries
General Chair, Denver, Colorado
rrgries@aol.com

"You really made an impression in Moscone Center. Filled to the brim with exhibits and exhibitors ­ and happy exhibitors. I talked to a lot of them. Just goes to show you that San Francisco is a great convention city. Especially when Bruce Lemmon is organizing. Well done."
- E. F. "Bud" Reid
Convention Committee Chair

Event: Exhibition of the Annual Conventions of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies

Location: Rotation throughout the Gulf Coast USA

Attendance: Regional; 800 – 1,250

Size of Exhibition: 5,000 – 10,000 sq.ft.

"It was wonderful working with you prior to the convention, but what really made it best of all was getting to know you better the convention week. Not only to see you handle the exhibits in a flawless manner, but the way you helped all of us from packet stuffing, registration, signage and many other important areas.…I hope you will come back and see us sometime when we are not putting up exhibits. You will always be welcome."
- G. M. Heinzelmann
General Chair, Corpus Christi, Texas

"On behalf of GCAGS, I want to thank you for all of your efforts in handling exhibits for the 38th annual convention. Selling out the exhibit space was a first in a long time and you are to be congratulated. It is always a pleasure to work with you."
- James A. Hartman GCAGS President, New Orleans, Louisiana

Event: Exhibition of the 28th International Geological Congress

Location: Washington, DC Convention Center (USA hosts only once every 50 years)

Attendance: International; 6,044

Size of Exhibition: 47,800 sq. ft.

"Well, we did it, thanks in no small part to your unstinting efforts. Judging from all the nice things coming out of the mail bag, the U.S.-hosted 28th IGC will long be warmly remembered by all who attended. Enclosed is an official "thank you," [but it will] never adequately express my personal thanks to you for a difficult job well done."
- Bruce B. Hanshaw
Secretary-General

Conferences

Event: St. Petersburg 2001

Location: International Centre for Business Cooperation (ICBC), St. Petersburg, Russia

Theme: "Exploration and Production Operations in Difficult and Sensitive Areas"

Scope: Asia, Europe, North America, Middle East; 2 field trips, opening reception in Smolny Cathedral

Attendance: 515 (325 speakers)

"Bruce Lemmon's participation in the initial site evaluations and subsequent two planning meetings in St. Petersburg with our Russian colleagues laid the groundwork for the smooth functioning of our multinational organizing committee. He continually brought us back to a unified vision on which we could all focus. It was his early work with the committee that made it so easy for us to take the reins and complete the task."
- Walter Grün
Special Liaison to the Conference Steering Committee
wp.gruen@utanet.at

Event: Bali 2000

Location: Bali International Convention Center, Indonesia

Theme: "Energy for the New Millenium"

Scope: Asia, Europe, North Africa, North America, Middle East

7 field trips, 6 short courses + pre- and post-conference excursions

1,008 sq.m. (11,200 sq.ft.) net exhibit space

Attendance: 1,861 (486 speakers)

"After Bali 2000 I do have sympathy for you all and admire your ‘stick-at-it’ ability. Us amateurs get worn out doing it once. You do a great job in stressful situations…and keep doing it.…You have been professional all along, you have worked well to accommodate our volume of comments, questions and suggestions. We have had a lot of fun from the years’ of meetings and preparation."
- John Armon
Operations Chair

"Bruce Lemmon brings to GEM enormous international experience, along with the ability to recognize and be sensitive to local cultural nuances, thereby creating opportunity for repeat performances. He possesses both a highly professional and a warm nature, making him not only good to work with but fun to work with. I have really enjoyed being associated with Bruce on many projects over the years and count him as a personal friend."
- Nahum Schneidermann
Steering Committee Chair, Bali 2000
(contact information available upon request from GEM)

Event: Nice Encore!

Location: Acropolis Art and Convention Center, Nice, France

Theme: "Managing Change at the Turn of the Century"

Scope: Europe, North Africa, Middle East, North America

5 field trips, 4 short courses + social events during the conference

1,330 sq.m. (14,800 sq. ft.) net exhibit space

Attendance: 1,637 (265 speakers)

"A brief note of sincere thanks for your quite excellent management of the entire Nice event. I think you need to take all the credit for its success. Feedback from all delegates, speakers, exhibitors, etc. was very, very positive."
- David G. Roberts
Technical Program Chair

Concerts

Event: Saint Patrick’s Day Christian Alternative, featuring PHILMORE

Location: Bernsen Community Life Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Attendance: 285

"Bruce Lemmon and company, in a word, FANTASTIC. Your attention to detail and experience proved to be invaluable to the successful execution of our event. I literally sat back and watched your crew plan, coordinate and execute a flawless production. GEM will be the one I’ll call next time."
- Vince King
Director of Youth Ministries,
First Presbyterian Church of Tulsa
vking@firstchurchtulsa.org

Event: Ars Antiqua de Paris (Oklahoma Premiere)

Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Attendance: 260

"I discovered that I would be out of town on the concert date at about the same time the chairman suffered an automobile accident, so we were in need of someone to take charge of the details.  At the time, I was unaware of Bruce Lemmon's experience in the area of event management and so was particularly impressed with his organizational skills and the gracious way in which he hosted the artists during their stay in Tulsa. I would gladly work with him again."
- Stephen Tappe
Music at 501 Inc.

Encouraged by what you read? Want to know more? Then write to any of our satisfied clients above to get the lowdown on how well we work with our partners in success. And to find out more about how GEM can help with your next project, contact Bruce Lemmon, or better still, fill out our Request for Proposal form to jumpstart your next event.