The Annual General Meeting held at ISES Eventworld!

At this year’s general meeting where The ISES Spirit of Excellence awards program takes place, chapters and members from all over the world were acknowledged for their extraordinary efforts, performance, and outstanding contributions to the association. Many awards were given out on this day, but we were most proud of our neighbors from the New Orleans Chapter for winning the Chapter Membership Retention Award. Many of us who have been around long enough remember going to New Orleans to help get their chapter going, and how, since then we have all become very close friends. It’s always a joy to see them on an International level like Eventworld, and it’s even sweeter to see this chapter grow and excel after all the city has been through. Other highlights were the Austin Chapter from right down the road winning for Special Projects. The same award your Dallas Chapter won last year. Thanks Austin, for keeping it in the Great State of Texas. This year’s region of the year was won by the Northeast Region, an honor held by our Southeast Region the year before.

This years leadership Awards were given to Andy Callin for Volunteer of the Year, Zanine Adams and Richard Foulkes received the Mettle Attitude which is given to the ISES volunteer who is always willing to help and who gets the job done even under trying circumstances, and Dennis J. Telischak, CSEP was presented Robert J. Graves award for striving and reaching new heights, with the vision to see past the obstacles and the determination never to look back. This year the award was extra special as Robert J. Graves was on hand to present the award.

 

Each year the big award is the Chapter of the Year Award which went to Minneapolis – St. Paul Chapter. It is designed to recognize the ISES chapter each year that exemplifies outstanding achievement in the key areas of chapter management, activities, and membership growth. This chapter symbolizes the excellence to which other chapters may aspire. The judging is based upon: Communications, Special Projects, Chapter Administration, Member Retention, Chapter Growth, CSEP Enrollments, CSEP exam participants, Programming and Education.

For a complete list of he ISES Spirit of Excellence awards winners go to: http://www.ises.com/portals/0/pdfs/SOE_and_AGM_Award_Winners_List_2010.pdf

Get involved in helping our chapter win Spirit of Excellence awards by contacting Melanie Goodwin, Director of SOE’s at: Melanie@uvdmc.com 

Brooks Kendall

ISES Dallas Past President

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Why Attend Eventworld?

Network with Peers

• Meet with professionals from around the globe
• Create a resource list of individuals who can be a resource when working out of your city
• Share ideas and broaden your base knowledge
• Make contacts as this will make your company more known throughout the industry.

Gain Knowledge

• Attend sessions that will increase your base knowledge and open doors to new experiences that you can share with the rest of your staff
• Learn about the latest trends through the various keynote and panel discussions with industry leaders
• Share your knowledge on the latest areas of growth within the industry, as well as information about their events.

Grow Professionally

• Discover new tools, solutions and trends that will improve and prepare your business for the next level in special events.
• Obtain points toward your CSEP or other industry certifications for attendance and participation in classes

Obtain Lead Referrals

• Generate leads while you have plenty of face time with your potential clients
• Grow your business through contacts met in a personal setting

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• Opportunity to showcase your company through sponsorship
• Position your company’s message in front of all the attendees

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