The Citeline Awards, held at Boston’s Westin Waterfront in April 2023, brought together hundreds of renowned leaders in biopharmaceuticals, CRO, and diagnostics, to honor the greatest innovations in clinical R&D. Each year presents a new …
CenterStage at the MFA
This year’s CenterStage gala took place at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston. The gala raised funds for research at the Mass General Cancer Center, a global leader in innovative cancer research. Funds …
A Message From Matt Emerson
2022 was pretty intense. Here at the start of 2023, our clients are hoping to catch their breath. We are, too. This time last year, Omicron hit, and events were again put on hold or …
Innovation and Technology Translation
Each year the Wyss Institute holds its annual retreat, a day-long meeting that brings together all members of the Institute community, including faculty, researchers, technical and administrative staff, fellows, clinical collaborators, and students. The agenda …
Storybook Ball 2022
On Saturday, October 1, 2022, Mass General for Children (MGfC) celebrated its 23rd annual Storybook Ball at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Throughout the history of Storybook Ball, Rafanelli Events has designed and produced …
Hockey Is For Everyone — Willie O’Ree at the Carnegie Initiative Summit
At the inaugural Carnegie Initiative Summit the Boston Bruins honored Willie O’Ree by retiring his number 22 jersey. Back in 1958, Willie became the first black hockey player in the National Hockey League. Since then, Willie has continued …
2021 Winter Solstice Mapping
On the night of the Winter Solstice Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA held its most important annual tradition, the Candle Lighting Service. The event is growing and evolving to embrace the Winter Solstice, concepts of cycles, and …
Movin’ Up in the World
Our new office in Woburn MA is at the bottom of a rock wall, and it doesn’t seem like the view will get old any time soon. Boston-based event technology company AVFX, LLC, known across …
How To Avoid Costly Event Venue Pitfalls
Bradford Lowery is the Lead Production Designer at AVFX. He knows that the venue is the costliest portion of almost any event and he feels strongly that how venues work with AV companies can be …
Virtual Events – Why It’s More Important to Rehearse
Fred White is a senior technical producer at AVFX and has served in that capacity for more than a decade. He is an expert at organizing and calling shows. He relates his experience comparing virtual …