Do you have a wacky, one-of-a-kind event industry experience or dilemma you want to share with your fellow ISES Members?
Have you ever wondered what your colleagues would do in that same situation?
Do you want to throw one of your crazy experiences at a Panel of ISES Professionals and see if they can talk their way out of it??
For the November 15th Bi-Monthly Event Program, we’re asking you ISES members to submit your most ridiculous event experiences.Then, our Panel will have to come up with their own resolutions to your problem/situation – What would they have done if they were in your shoes?Submit your story to Emily Mead at emily@significanteventsoftexas.com.All submissions will remain anonymous.
ISES Dallas is bringing you a fabulous opportunity to get some expensive legal advice.Nathan J. Breen, partner in the law firm of Howe & Hutton Ltd., will be making a presentation focusing on client and vendor contracts.
Start from proposal to finish with a binding contract
Properly address compensation issues
Use indemnification clauses effectively
Deal with risk management issues and unforeseen events
Huttonand Howe is known as the Law Firm For Meeting Professionals® and is extensively involved with travel, meetings, incentive programs and the hospitality industry.The firm represents and works with for-profit and nonprofit organizations, corporations, associations and independent planners and has pioneered sound practices in the industry.
Nathan Breen earned his undergraduate degree from DePaul University and his Juris Doctor from the John Marshall Law School.He served on the John Marshall Law Review as Executive Lead Articles Editor and extended for a judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County.Concentrating primarily in association intellectual property and internet law, he also maintains a practice in hospitality law, contracts and commercial litigation.
While our clients tend to get lost on what’s pretty or what the hottest trend is, we as event professionals always have to keep our mind on the prize.Making sure that we are clear on our clients’ goals and objectives allows us to build an event around the real purpose of the event as well as manage the expectations of the event so our clients will be happy with the final outcome.
Our speakers, Jim Monroe, CMP, CSEP and Sherry DeLaGarza, CMP, CMM, went over how goals and objectives exist for every type of event and should always be the first thing any event professional tries solidify.
Jim Monroe, CMP, CSEP has 37 years in the meeting and event industry, currently in partnership with Jayna Monroe, his wife of 42 years. When not working, Jim shares his experience and knowledge chairing and speaking at certification classes, industry meetings and seminars and teaching classes at colleges and universities. He has designed events for U.S. presidents, corporations and non-profits, and royalty including a Saudi prince.
He is active in the International Special Events Society and Meeting Professionals International and his book, Art of the Event: Complete Guide to Designing and Decorating Special Events (Wiley 2005), won an Esprit Award from the International Special Event Society for Best Industry Contribution 2006.
Sherry DeLaGarza, CMP, CMM has been a meetings and events professional for over 15 years, planning conferences from 5,000 to 50,000 attendees. She is experienced in successfully bringing together the overall strategic concepts of conferences and meetings to include adult education, event strategies, and budgeting challenges involved in the multiple components of a conference. She currently works for KPMG, LLP as Events and Meetings Manager and was chosen Meeting Planner of the Year for 2007 by the MPI D/FW Chapter.
Ms. DeLaGarza and Mr. Monroe explained goals and objectives don’t just exist in business meeting.Weddings have them as well.Goals for weddings could be to bring two families together and integrate them as one while treating them to a night they will never forget by producing a retro 1940s glam reception.While the design is a huge part, the goal should always be first and foremost in your mind.
After the presentation our attendees participated in a fun activity in which we all were able to showcase our abilities to plan different types of events with different goals and objectives.For example one was a wedding in a small east Texas town with the mother of the bride who wants for the wedding to be the biggest and best wedding in town.Another was for a corporate incentive trip to an island; all with budgets and individual goals.With such a diverse group of event professionals, we were able to integrate décor, transportation, entertainment and food and beverage into the plans to make the scenarios complete.
November Bi-Monthly Educational Program Sponsor Recognition
By: Ashley Holder
Jayna Monroe of J Monroe Designs and Rob Keating of Quest Drape were the gracious chairs who put together the November Bi-Monthly Educational Program for the members and guests of ISES Dallas.
The Dallas Arboretum hosted the program in the beautiful Rosine Hall. Cort Furniture set up two vignettes of furniture during the cocktail hour. Conversations flowed easily over the hor d’ourves and drinks by George Catering and light music provided by a band from Carol Marks Entertainment.
Once cocktail hour had passed we all moved to our seats at the front of the room. The front of the room was dressed with beautiful screen surround by Quest Drape. Each course of the wonderful menu by George Catering was flawlessly served atop rentals from M&M Special Events. Magic Moments Parties & Events proved their creativity yet again by creating not only beautiful centerpieces but made them functional for the activity by using pencils and notepads.
The night was an overwhelming success offering not only a beautiful venue with superb service but taught us what to ask our clients in order to be able to fulfill their goals and objectives properly.
Program Value George Catering Food 60/person Alcohol 15/person Staff 2300/event
