We Need Your Vote, ISES Chapter!!!

$100,000.00

Funding Opportunity

for Frankie Lemmon School!

Frankie Lemmon mom Melissa Matthews is one of five finalists nationally in Ikea’s Life Improvement Contest! The winner of the contest will receive $100,000.00 to complete a project that will improve the lives of others.

Melissa is a former kindergarten teacher and elementary school reading specialist and a mother of three. Melissa’s second son, Aidan, has Down Syndrome and attends Frankie Lemmon School, a preschool for children with special needs in Raleigh. As part of the Life Improvement Project, Melissa hopes to purchase additional technology and software for the students at Frankie Lemmon School, to fund advanced training in teaching technologies for FLS educators, to fund programs that extend the reach of FLS to more children with special needs in our community and to create an online resource for teachers and parents of children with special needs. This project would be life-changing for the children at Frankie Lemmon School, many of whom use touch-screen iPads to communicate their needs to their families and teachers, as well as to current and future teachers of young children with special needs.

You Can Help!

 The winner of the contest will be determined by a public online vote on Ikea’s contest website www.thelifeimprovementproject.com . Voting begins November 28 and ends December 23.

During these dates, website visitors will be given the opportunity to select their favorite entry to determine the winner by following the online instructions. The first time you submit a vote, you will receive an email to the email address submitted and will be required to click on the link in the email and confirm your email address in order for your vote to be valid.

There is a limit of one vote per email address per day. Please spread the word! Melissa’s project is “Special Technology for Special Kids.”

In order for Melissa and Frankie Lemmon School to win we must have the largest number of electronic votes. Please join us in voting once a day between now and December 23^rd.

Thank you for your support of this worthy cause that continues to support the Frankie Lemmon Foundation, ISES-GT’s partner with the Triangle Wine Experience.

Great Opportunities with ISES PAGES!!!

Inspire us with your design. Share your knowledge.

Showcase your greatest event. Inform us about best

practices. Set yourself apart in the industry.

 

These are many of the ways that you can be in the ISES Page as part of The Special Events

Magazine.

 

The ISES Pages strives to obtain a broad representation of articles and a diverse mix of content that represents the different regions and reach of ISES around the globe.

As the Volunteer Editor, I wanted to touch base with you to request articles and ideas for the ISES Pages and encourage your support to get the word out there in your respective circles. We have a specific editorial calendar, but the ISES Pages is broken down by the categories of Inside ISES, In Plain Words, Did you Know? and ISES Innovation.

 

Requirements & Specifications:

Article Length: Articles should be between 500 – 600 words.

File Format:

Photographs, artwork and headshots should be high-resolution .jpeg or .tif file (300 dpi resolution) original black & white or color photograph. Please include a high-resolution photo of the writer to include with the

article along with contact information (company, address, phone number and e-mail for readers to contact).

Who is your audience?

More than 30,000 professionals representing special event producers (from festivals to trade shows); caterers; decorators; florists; destination management companies; rental companies; special effects experts; tent suppliers; audio-visual technicians; party and convention coordinators; balloon artists; educators; journalists; hotel sales managers; specialty entertainers; convention center manager; and many more.

Contact Information:

Caroline Sewell

ISES Pages Volunteer Editor

e-mail: caroline@encore-events.net

ISES-GT September Educational Meeting with Lara Casey

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What a great way to kick off the Educational series for this years membership. We would first like to thank all the participating sponsors, who made this event incredible: Fresh Affairs, Connie Duglin Linen, Gina McLean Photography, McSound Productions and The Rizzo Conference Center for being a fantastic host!!!

Lara Casey, Publisher and Editor in Chief of Southern Weddings Magazine was an amazing speaker, who spoke to the chapter about branding strategies for your business. As a professional consultant to the luxury wedding industry it was a great opportunity to have someone speak on such a topic who has such familiarity and expertise with in our industry. We are very appreciative of Lara, her presentation set the bar very high for our educational meetings.  If you ever get the chance to hear Lara’s presentation, it comes highly recommended!!!

First ISES GT Networking Meeting of the Year at The Busy Bee

Our first networking meeting of the year at The Busy Bee was a HUGE success. We are very overwhelmed at the enthusiasm and support that members and potential members displayed at this meeting. We look forward to a great year and working with the membership to make this the best year yet!

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We also wanted to take a moment to thank our sponsors for the event. We cannot do these events without you!!! Fresh Affairs, Party Reflections, Randy Bennett with Joe Bunn DJ Company, and B. Jarvah Imagry for capturing it all!!! Can’t wait to see what next month has in store!

New Features for ISES-GT Members!

We are excited to offer some new features to our membership, in an effort to give the GT chapter as many tools as possible for success! We want to let our members use the ISES-GT website to gain more access to our professional community.

If you or your company have a position that you would like the ISES community to have access to, we will be happy to post your ad for free on our site for 2 months.

If you are not an ISES member, we would be happy to post your listing for $50 per month. This is a great opportunity to gain access to the best in the business!!!

http://www.ises-gt.org/userMain.php?act=jobs

Also, we would love to have your business a permanent fixture on the website, and are offering banner ads, for $100 for the year. These will be active links for members to go right to your site when they are in need of your services. This a feature that is EXCLUSIVE for members. Check out where your banner ad would appear.

http://www.ises-gt.org/userMain.php?act=calendar

 

Local ISES-GT members take home ESPRIT Awards.

ISES-GT is excited to bring 2 ISES Esprit Awards home to the Triangle! The Special Event Company won Best Event for a Non-Profit Organization, Budget $75,000-$200,000 for the Duke Children’s Health Center 10th Anniversary Donor Dinner on Oct. 1, 2010. TSEC, along with an amazing team of fellow ISES members, was awarded the Best ISES Team Effort, Budget Under $75,000 for the Wine Pairing Dinner held at the brand new Mint Museum Uptown in Charlotte, NC. The team included Sally Webb, CSEP of The Special Event Company; Brian Acheson, CSEP of VIP Events; David Klingel of the Mint Museum Uptown; Paula Hunter of Party Reflections; and Craig Mitchell of Mitchell’s Catering & Events. ISES-GT is honored to have such outstanding event partners here in NC!

Sally Webb, CSEP, and Brian Acheson, CSEP, show off their Esprit trophy.

Congratulations to another ESPRIT nominee for Best Event Photography, Meredith Walters of Walters and Walters Photography as well!!!!

To check out all the the ISES Esprit winners, check out the link below:
http://specialevents.com/ises/ises-names-esprit-award-winners-at-eventworld-2011-23/

ISES-GT Board Retreat

The new board is back from their annual retreat, and ready to serve the chapter. We would like to thank Rose Hill Plantation for their gracious hospitality, while we came up with the direction for the chapter for the year. It was our mission to find ways to give back to our members, and the theme for the year was born!

A special thank you to Raye-Dawn Acheson, CSEP, our Regional Vice President for flying in from Dallas to attend and support our chapter.

Connect-Educate-Motivate

We want to CONNECT to all members and their businesses, so as a chapter we can help each other to pursue the best standards in the triangle events industry, making our membership second to none.

EDUCATE through programs and special meetings that give you all something to take back to your business.

Lastly, we would like to MOTIVATE each other to strive to be the best in the event industry and stay involved with our chapter.

Please make sure that you are following us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn for all of the latest in news, meeting info and most of all, our members.

April 2011 – Sparians – Chapter Meeting

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For the month of April, the ISES-GT chapter meeting was held at one of hottest locations for bowling in Raleigh: Sparians. If you haven’t been there yet, you need to check it out!

ISES-GT – Trey Baker – Chapter Meeting

Prepare to be motivated, inspired & energized
at the May 17th ISES-GT meeting

All with an international flair!

Carolina Country Club
TODAY – MAY 17TH @ 5:30pm
still time to register…

Motivational Message…

How to keep Running in Today’s Market Place, by keynote speaker Trey Baker.

Magic….

Experience the unforgettable magic of North Carolina based magician, Joel Givens. Joel has performed for such celebrities as Michael Jordan and Kevin Costner and has consulted on nationally televised specials.

Music.…

Escape to the islands with music by steel drummer Mickey Mills. Mickey has been entertaining audiences for several decades from New York City to Florida, the Caribbean, West Coast and Internationally.

Membership drive….

Join the International Special Events Society and get big savings! Receive 14 months of membership for the price of 12 months AND the $50 application fee is waived!

Those joining before or at the meeting are eligible to win a scholarship to Eventworld for $1,000.00 and free meeting passes.

Position yourself for success… join today!

Register at www.ISES-GT.org

ISES-GT – Sparians

Join us for the month of April at Sparians for a networking chapter meeting.

Network Chapter Meeting
Networking at its best will be held this evening and we will also feature: Photography 2.0.

Also, Sparian’s will be giving tours of their location. You will want to bring plenty of business cards!

Tentative Schedule:
5:30pm – Registration & Networking
7:00pm – Educational Spotlight
7:30pm – Event Ends

Location:
Sparians
141 Park at North Hills St.
Raleigh, NC

Get Directions

Register for this Meeting

Heads Up: Membership Drive Starts May 1st
It is that time of the year….The annual ISES May membership drive will start on May 1st and continue throughout the entire month of May. During the May membership drive, anyone joining from May 1, 2011 thru May 31, 2011 is exempt from the $50 application fee. Members who join during the Membership Drive will pay $399.00 for 14 months of ISES membership. This is an excellent value!