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| ISES DENVER E-NEWSLETTER
July 2009 |
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The Social Media Movement is everywhere!
Join ISES Denver Chapter on ISES's own Networking Site ISES COMMUNITY (more detailed information below) as well as Facebook AND LinkedIn!! Connect with other chapter members and help build our chapter. We're now on Twitter as well. Follow us!
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What is the new online ISES Community?The ISES Community is the professional and social network on www.ises.com, http://community.ises.com for ISES members. Whether you are looking to connect with industry partners or find new friends and colleagues within ISES, you can get in touch with those whoshare your interest in the special events industry easily on the ISES Community.
The NEW ISES Community hosts thousands of members from around the globe looking to connect with fellow ISES professionals in an attempt to create more efficient, more informed business decisions, projects and potential project leads. It is about engagement in an engaging environment.
Watch destination videos, see event supplier photo albums, join or start a topic or regional
discussion group, and read member blogs (or start your own).
Post information about yourself, add optional media and marketing features, see how
Planners are rating their services, receive Requests For Information, interact directly with
professionals and your internal associates, and much more.
For all ISES members, the possibilities are endless.
- What are you waiting for?
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
7/8: ISES Board Member Retreat
7/21: Summertime Happy Hour at Root Down
2009/2010 schedule coming soon!
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July Meeting:
Summertime Happy Hour!!!
The 2009-2010 ISES Board Members would like to welcome you to:
Summertime Happy Hour
Tuesday July 21st, 2009
5:00 - 8:00pm
At:
Root Down
1600 W. 33rd AvenueDenver, CO 80211
No Fee to come and No Formal Program
Just Fun, Networking and Happy Hour Prices!
Please Register in order to give Root Down an accurate guest count.
Happy Hour Drinks:
-Classic Cruzan Mojitos - $4
-Margaritaville Margaritas - $3
-House Red or White Wine - $5
-House Drafts - $3
Happy Hour Eats:
Crispy Artichoke Hearts - $5Steamed Green Lipped Mussels - $6~Veggie Burger Slider - $3.50~Sweet Potato Fries - $4~Spicy Fresh Corn Salad - $4.50Click Here to Register
Thanks to our sponsors:
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Thanks to Last Month's Sponsors:
Florals Donated by: EvansCraft Designs
Master of Ceremonies & Live Auctioneer - Paul Borrillo |
August 6-8, 2009 in
San Francisco, California!
Don't miss out!
This is your opportunity to experience top-notch educational seminars, networking events, ideas, trend reviews, leadership development and FUN!
ISES Eventworld®2009- An Institute for Professional Development - is one of the foremost educational conferences for the special events industry.
Select from more than two dozen educational sessionsoffered in these new tracks geared by experience level.
Featured Speaker: Steve Kemble
Register now for one of the most dynamic educational and networking conferences in the special events industry! Early bird pricing ends on July 10th!
For more information and to register visit this website! | |
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Greetings!
Welcome to the ISES Denver monthly newsletter (courtesy of the Communications committee!) Please email newsletter@isesdenver.com with ANY feedback, articles, news stories, job openings, or anything you feel would be interesting to fellow ISES members.
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President's Corner:
It is truly my honor to be the 2009-2010 ISES Denver Chapter President. My ISES involvement has honestly been one of the highlights of my professional & personal achievements to date. I owe this organization so much in terms of education, professionalism, reputation, & most importantly my relationships. I have gotten a tremendous amount over my last 8 years as a member. So it is my turn to give back, which is why I owe the chapter all my best and accept this position with the intent to do everything I can to insure a successful year.
Within the next couple of months your new board will be up & running, working hard to make sure the year is fabulous, planning some great events including the annual Town Hall Meeting, some fun networking happy hours, and some great education focused events. Please look for some contacts from your board buddies as well. This person will be your liason for reminders, updates, and to answer questions or for you to give feedback and ideas regarding the chapter.
The best and most important thing you can do to get the most from your membership is to get involved. Please join a committee; you only have to commit to what you are able to give of your time & energy. It is a great way to have a stake in the success of your organization and a great way to really get to know other members.
It is my goal to meet every single ISES member that comes to meetings this year. So please help me reach my goal - if I haven't introduced myself to you - call me to the carpet, find me, email me, call me and make sure I get the chance to say hello to you and hear what you do, how we can help you, what questions we can answer and any other feedback you have about the chapter.
I hope to meet at least some of your expectations this year and remember just like everything else you will get back what you give to ISES Denver!
The following are just some of the achievements that were met in the past year, that all members should be aware and proud of:
Membership
Recruitment/Retention of over 150 embers.
Two membership drives
A "New Member Orientation" program.
Communications:
Social networking tools expanded
Monthly eNewsletters.
Press Releases
Programs & Education:
Five chapter meetings with an educational component.
The topics covered:
· Social networking & marketing to today's brides by Lovelyn Jensen
· Green meetings/events with an amazing panel of experts
· Round tables of industry specific 'hot topics"
· Noah Blumenthal came from New York to discuss his book, "Why It's So Hard to Change - and What You Can Do About It" A how-to manual about personal change and professional development
· Kevin White spoke about Innovation in special events
Special Events
An amazing annual gala & 1st annual awards
A fantastic 2nd annual Prom
Our 3rd annual Teambuilding event
An unforgettable Wedding Showcase & Fantasy Table competition
Our 1st annual Joint ISES & NACE meeting
Administration:
Established chapter financial structure and budget, with fiscal strength
Representation of chapter at both ISES Eventworld and The Special Event Leadership Meetings & Conferences.
A Scholarship recipient sent to The Special Event Conference
A more active role in The Meetings Industry Council
The ISES IDEA Awards were created including guidelines, judging protocol, submissions and actual awards given.
Dawn Abbott
Fun Productions ISES President
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June's Awards Night Recap:
(Board photo by Grant Oakes)
Our first annual IDEA's Gala, Dinner and Live Auction held at the Warwick Hotel was a big hit! The evening was filled with fun and excitement as we honored our members, enjoyed excellent food and bid on awesome auction items! It was sure a night to remember! In honoring excellence within our ISES Denver Chapter, the following are this year's award winners: ~Best Catered Event:
Catering by Design~Best Event Photography/Videography: Frances Marron Photography~Best Technical Production: Richter Scale Productions~Best Wedding (Under $50,000):
Dramatic Events~Best Wedding (Over $50,000): Nancy Chase Weddings and Celebrations~Best Event Design/Décor:
T' Da Design~Member of the Year:
Erin Browning~Recruiter of the Year:
Angela Coleman~Sponsor of the Year: Cindy Ollig (Member of the Year Erin Browning wih Awards Chair Dave Bolding photo by Joanna Pinneo)
Be sure to check out all the great pictures taken:
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ISES Denver Excellence Awards:
 2008-2009 was the inaugural year of the ISES Denver Chapter Excellence Awards (IDEAs). The IDEAs program was designed to acknowledge the extraordinary efforts, performance and outstanding contributions of ISES members in the special events industry. We based the categories and judging around the idea of the ESPIRIT Awards.
In order to maintain fairness in the judging, the IDEAs entries are entirely anonymous and are judged by an ISES Chapter outside of Colorado, with no affiliations to the ISES Denver chapter. The entries were judged by a committee selected by that chapter. Each entry was judged by three different judges. Each judging team scores were returned to ISES Denver to be totaled to determine the winners in each category.
REMEMBER FOR NEXT YEAR- YOU CAN'T WIN IF YOU DON'T ENTER!!
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Thanks to ALL our sponsors over the past year:
1770 Sherman Street
A Custom Look Photography
A Music Plus
All Digital Photo and Video
All Well Rents
Astonishing Productions
Balloon by Absolute Value
Bella Fiori
Belco Credit Union
Borrillo Entertainment
Catering By Design
Centerstage Entertainment
Ceren Vodka
Chair Covers and Linens
Dance Trax Entertainment
Dave and Busters
Davis Audio Visual
Denver Athletic Club
Dramatic Events
D'Vine Wine
Empire Force Events
Evanscraft Designs
Event Rents
Fastlane Productions
Frances Photography
Fun Productions
Gaston Photography
Grant Oakes
Heisel Photo
Hudetz Photography
Infinity Park
Jay's Valet
Jerry Barnett Entertainment
Joanna Pinneo Photography
Magnolia Hotel
Meeting Pages
Michael's of Denver
Natalie & Friends
Perfect Petal
Richter Scale Productions
Rock Bottom Brewery
Star Pro
Studio JK Photography
Swank Stems
TDA Design
The Belmar Center
The Cable Center
The Chateaux at Fox Meadow
The Denver Athletic Club's
The Food guy
The Makery
The Ospery at Beaver Creek
Theorie Resturant and Lounge
Tony Rosacci's Fine Catering
Warwick Hotel
With a Twist
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| DANCE TRAX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. PURCHASES ELECTRICAL AND CARBON CREDITS TO OFFSET EMISSIONS AT 10 ISES EVENTS:
 Dance Trax has teamed with Renewable Choice Energy in Boulder, CO to create a program that allows ISES to offset its
electrical and carbon footprint at 10 meetings starting with the ISES Green Meeting in November of 2008.
This 10 meeting commitment is similar to:
- Planting 127 mature trees or
- Not driving 31,507 miles in an average car
At the time of purchase, this commitment cost
- $0.01 / kWh (kilowatt hour) and
- $9.50 / MtCO2e (metric ton of carbon emissions)
Dance Trax was one of the first entertainment and production companies in Colorado to literally offer wind powered entertainment and production services.
Renewable Choice made it possible for Dance Trax to purchase wind power certificates to replace all of the electrical energy it uses in its office, its warehouse and at every event they supply services for throughout the year.
In addition to replacing energy used on the grid with wind power, Dance Trax purchased carbon credits to offset the carbon footprint caused by their equipment trucks and all of their employee's personal vehicles used to get to and from events.
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