ISES Austin Represented at Eventworld 2010/Baltimore

August 6, 2010

Greetings from Eventworld 2010 as several board members of ISES Austin represent! Leslie LaSorsa, Crave Catering; Cindy Lo, Red Velvet Events; Vanessa Tobias, County Line; Melissa Jameson, St. Edwards University; Stacey Hoyt, CSEP, Stacey Hoyt Events; Rachel Church, Marquee Event Group and Mary Baird-Wilcock, The Simplifiers.

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ISES Austin Top 5 for Week of: August 2nd – 6th

August 2, 2010

The Top 5 Things You Should Know About the ISES Austin Chapter this Week

1. Chapter President, Stacey Hoyt, CSEP shares update:

Our ISES Chapter has kicked off our membership year with gusto!  Our June Banquet “Connections- Feel the Rhythm of ISES” was an amazing event.  There is no way to convey with words the [...]

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FAQs: Advice from Members

July 28, 2010

Brought to you by Tacy Infante, Meritage Events.

LOVE it or HATE it…the world of tech trends and gadgets are constantly changing, improving AND supposedly making work more efficient and easier. So, we asked some of Austin’s top event professionals:
What current technology trend has had a direct impact in your business?

Digital production has significantly increased the [...]

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Member Spotlight: The Bass Concert Hall/Erin Randell

July 27, 2010

Meet Erin Randell

Erin Randell
Special Events Coordinator
Texas Performing Arts
The University of Texas at Austin
P.O. Box 7818
Austin, TX 78713
erandell@texasperformingarts.org
512.471.0610 – Office
512.232.9593 – Fax
Special Events Coordinator
Texas Performing Arts
The University of Texas
erandell@texasperformingarts.org
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Why did you choose to join ISES?
I chose ISES because it is a very important organization not just for Special Events but for the hospitality industry. It is [...]

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A new year….join us to kick off new year of programming beginning August 18

July 26, 2010

Join us on August 18 at 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the infamous Gibson Showroom in Penn Field as we kick off the new year of programming with Groove Labs!

REGISTER TODAY!
(Early Bird Rates through August 15)
This begins the new year of incredible programming…..Join as a member!
New Member Application
Student Member Application

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NACE Experience! 2010 Conference (ISES members produce opening fete)

July 2, 2010

ISES Austin Co-Sponsors the Opening Reception. ISES Austin members, Tacy Infante-Meritage Events, Cindy Lo-Red Velvet Events and Delores Crum-Premier Party Central producing the event to kick-off the conference.
ISES Austin should be represented HEAVILY in this room–it’s going to be a night filled with rhinestone wearing, boot-scootin’, margarita lovin’ FUN!
Join fellow event industry professionals, and dance [...]

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ISES Austin + AWEC Wed….

July 1, 2010

Welcome AWEC! We are so thrilled to have you (and we can’t wait to have your voice represented)!
Read all about it here.

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The Gala Delivers!

June 24, 2010

Thank you, thank you, thank you–we couldn’t have done it without you!
PHOTO LINK HERE

What an amazing turn-out we had for ISES Austin’s annual gala.
Please help me in thanking these generous donations below.
Kathy Wilson with The Westin Austin (she was on top of everything from the hotel’s side), Vanessa Tobias with The County Line & Cannoli [...]

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Red Velvet Events, Cindy Lo Receives Award

June 24, 2010

Congratulations to Cindy Lo, owner of Red Velvet Events for being named as MPI’s Planner of the Year.

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Interview: Eric Hegwer Photographer

June 15, 2010

You shoot in film. Why is this so important?

Sometimes I find I have to remind brides about the reason to have a photographer at their wedding.  Since there are so many things they need to plan, picking a wedding photographer is sometimes just another thing to cross off the list.  At my company, Eric Hegwer [...]

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