Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Design Board Competition



2 Entry Categories
  1. Accomplishment in Design:  Showcases the wedding design of a previous wedding you have completed or a wedding that is currently under construction.
  2. Dream Design:  Using one of the ballrooms at the Hilton Anatole hotel as your inspiration, design a dream wedding with an unlimited budget!  Ballroom pictures can be found here http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/DFWANHH-Hilton-Anatole-Texas/photoGallery.dohttp://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/DFWANHH-Hilton-Anatole-Texas/photoGallery.do


Rules & Regulations:
  • Design boards should be 1 piece and mounted on foam board or a similar sturdy material
  • Boards will be displayed on standard floor easels, and should be no larger than 2' x 3'
  • Boards may contain pictures, swatches, print samples, etc.  "Dream Design" boards should incorporate a picture of the respective Hilton Anatole ballroom.
  • Any wedding professional may enter - coordinators, florists, rental companies, lighting companies, etc.
  • Please give you wedding design a title and display that on your board (i.e. "Vintage Glamour", "Country Chic", "Jack and Jill's Wedding", etc.)
  • You may enter your board with other vendors as a "team"; however, the prize that is given will only be for one person.  Payment for "Team" entry must come through one person as well.
  • All design board entry forms must be completed by September 16th, 2010.  No late or walk up registration will be accepted.
  • All design boards must be delivered to the Hilton Anatole and checked in at the registration table in Atrium 1 no later than 4:30pm on September 20th.
  • Your name, your company name and the names of your vendors may NOT appear anywhere on the Design Board, or they WILL be disqualified.  After the winners are announced, guests will return to the Atrium, where the names of the vendors associated with each board will be revealed. 

If you have questions please contact the event chair, Meredith Commender meredith@significanteventsoftexas.com .

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

ISES Dallas ICE Pack


Benefits:

One payment- easy for accounting and check requests
10% discount for bulk purchase
 
 ICE PACK Regular $200 ($225 value)
5 remaining Bi- monthly educational meetings

ICE PACK Deluxe $450 ($500 value)
5 remaining Bi- monthly educational meetings
2 masters series
4 power lunches
1 Texas Star Awards ticket

RAFFLE PACK $50 ($80 value)
12 raffles for the price of 10 for
each remaining Bi- monthly educational meeting

Benefits:

One payment- easy for accounting and check requests
10% discount for bulk purchase

Support ISES by being an active member

http://www.regonline.com/ice_pack

Friday, July 16, 2010

Congratulations to our 2010-2011 ISES Dallas Board

Last night was the ISES Dallas Board Installment. We would like to congratulate our 2010-2011 Board.

President 
Yvette Audrain, CSEP, CPCE of Premier Special Events
President-Elect 
Marla Watson Werst, CTA, CSEP of PeaPod Group
Past President  
Raye-Dawn Acheson CSEP of VIP Events, Inc.
VP of Membership   
Justin Atkinson of Trinity Event Staffing
VP of Education & Programs  
Michael Cheever of Sixth Floor Museum
VP of Communication 
Ashley Holder of Ducky-Bob's Event Specialists

Director of Programs 
Vince Corona of Creative Cuisine
Director of Education  
Kristen Dickson CSEP of GEORGE Catering
Director of Finances  
Nick Mallouf of Mallouf Photography
Director of Proceedings  
Meredith Commander of Significant Events of Texas
Director of SOE  
Melanie Goodwin of Ultimate Ventures
Director of Philanthropy  
Glenn Roush of Roush Weddings
Director of Special Projects 
Tamara Martin Harris CWC of Eventfully U

Monday, July 12, 2010

ISES Dallas Chapter Award Nominees Announced!


2009/2010 Awards Banquet
Please join us on Thursday, July 15, 2010, at Union Station to announce our winners for 2009/2010.   The nominees are:

Facility of the Year:
·         Frontiers of Flight – September 2009
·         Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center – March 2010
·         Texas Discovery Gardens – May 2010

Caterer of the Year:
·         Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek – September 2009
·         George Catering – November 2009
·         Wolfgang Puck – March 2010

Program of the Year:
·         Event Security and Managing Risk – September 2009
·         Goals and Objectives:  Refine & Design – November 2009
·         Sales & Marketing 2010- March 2010

And help us honor the 2009/2010 Spirit Award winner who was selected by membership for their significant contributions to the Chapter over the past year and has been a member for less than two years.

And the 2009/2010 Pinnacle Award winner who exemplifies the goals and values of ISES.  This is the highest honor our ISES Dallas Chapter can award to a member.