April 16 Meeting:
Learn the Corporate World
This Luncheon at the Indiana Roof Ballroom will fill you in on the Corporate side of the Event Industry. Speaker Steve Kemble is a 20 year veteran in the events industry and the founder of the Dallas Chapter of ISES. He currently is the chair of the 2003 ISES Esprit Award Celebration. Steve has won more than 25 MPI, NACE, Gala and Esprit awards, as well as the prestigious Special Event Lifetime Achievement Award from ISES. At 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. you will get to see "The Steve Kemble Show" from ISES International and ISES members in a panel discussion of all you need to know about Corporate Events and ISES. Come ready with all the questions that you have wanted answered to get your business into the Corporate World.

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April Luncheon

CPD Update

CSEP Update

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Call for Nominations:
The New Board is Needed for 2003-2004
Nomination forms and information was mailed this week. It is time again to elect our leaders to guide and direct ISES Indiana for the next 12 months, starting July 1, 2003. The deadline to nominate those that you feel would be an asset to ISES Indiana in a leadership position is April 21, 2003. Take advantage of this opportunity to have a voice on where the future of ISES is going. If you have not received the nomination form contact Anne Steinberg at aldecker@iquest.net.

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PACE Awards Are Coming Back February '04!
Start taking those pictures and collecting the creative details on your events now. Events for entries must be between October 2002 and December 2003. For more information and entry forms to start your planning email Gene Huddleson at lghdgn@aol.com.

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Doin' the Decade
ISES Indiana is lending a hand in raising money to help the homeless problem right here in Indianapolis. The School on Wheels organization was created to address this issue by enhancing homeless children's education during the time of crises in their lives. The organization provides one-on-one tutoring to homeless children. They are there to assist them with the highest quality educational assistance and mentoring possible.

The fund raising event is April 26, 2003 from 8:00 p.m.-Midnight at the Robert Irsay Pavilion (1303 West 116th Street - Access from Ditch Road). Tickets are $50 per person with a Cash Bar available and several raffle items. Join in the fun by attending or lending a hand with ISES Indiana the night of. The attire is to dress in you favorite groovy get-up or casual duds. You will be twisting and shouting with the #1 Beatles show in the World - 1964 … The Tribute (concert begins at 8:45 p.m.).

ISES Indiana's part in making this event one to remember will be done with the help of our vendors who are willing to contribute time and wares to the cause. Contact Kari Strolberg at ekstro@yahoo.com or (317) 356-9617 if you are interested.

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Calling All Sweet Tooths
There is a Sweet Adventures Dessert Competition & Tasting in Cincinnati, OH that you just can't miss! Thursday, April 10th there will be a bus load of ISES Indiana members making their way over to this scrumdeli-icious event. Tickets are $35 per person/ $50 per couple. There will be Hors d'oeuvres, Dessert, Entertainment and Raffles. Contact Anne Steinberg at aldecker@iquest.net or (317) 423-3590, for more information and to get on the bus, space is limited!

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Board Member Profile
Garnet Vaughan, SCMD: VP Membership
Garnet has been an ISES member for four years. During that time she reworked the ISES newsletter program to prepare for transition to the current electronic incarnation. She now serves as Vice President of Membership, which she enjoys because of the opportunity to introduce new members to the business and social benefits of ISES networking.

In her professional life, Garnet wears two hats: she has been an independent marketing consultant for 11 years and a venue owner for four.

Garnet's consulting business is called THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT. She works personally with her clients to help them developed fully-integrated marketing plans that will enhance their business productivity. That can include strategies for market research, advertising, special events, sponsorship and public relations. Locally her projects have included the public relations for Castleton Square and Circle Center, the marketing and re-grand opening for the Fashion Mall and the Glendale Mall Grand Opening.

Garnet discovered her love of special events during her tenure with the Simon organization. During that time she was responsible for mall grand openings, which included everything from VIP dinners and ribbon cutting ceremonies, to 10k runs to hot air balloon races, and she also managed the Grand Opening of Greenwood Park Mall as its Marketing Director.

In 1998 Garnet blended her love of real estate and special events by purchasing a property in Greenwood and converting to a venue for private parties and meetings. The 1912 historic home sits on three naturally landscaped acres just south of Greenwood Park Mall and only five minutes from I-65.

Garnet named the property Winchester Place, after the family that lived there and raised swans, for which the locals named the property "swan lake." As a venue, Garnet calls it "The Natural Place for Special Occasions." Winchester Place provides indoor and outdoor settings for corporate and social events. The grounds are best suited for tented events up to 150. The home accommodates up to 100 people for an open house event and 42 for a sit down meal function.

Garnet believes there are a few distinct advantages to having an event at Winchester Place: the gardens, which feature a gazebo and pond surrounded by glorious old weeping willow trees, provide a beautiful setting for any special event. The house, still set up like a home, provides businesses and families a very intimate event venue. And whether your function is indoors or out, you have complete catering flexibility.

While not marketing for others or managing the property, Garnet serves the community as a member of the local organizing committees for both the NCAA Final Four and the Big Ten Basketball Tournaments here in town. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Information and Referral Network, a United Way Agency that facilitates communications between people who need human services and those who provide them, and is a member of the Greenwood Redevelopment Commission.

Her parting words for this profile: If you are already an ISES member, maximize your investment by activating your membership. Get involved. Go to the meetings. Sit next to someone you don't know. Find out how you can work together for mutual rewards. If you are not a member, join now. The new ISES membership program gives you an opportunity to join now and only pay prorated dues -just $199. And if you are reading this and haven't ever been to an ISES Indiana meeting, mark your calendar for April 16 and plan to join is for a fabulous luncheon and guest speaker Steve Kemble at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. It will be grand!

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New Members
Let's Welcome our New Members:

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