May 14 Meeting:
Get A Taste of Indy's Hot Nightlife!
May 14 at Talbot Street from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. you can check out this new exciting club just north of the downtown area. All Meeting and Events Industry professionals should attend the event! Hors d'oeurves and cash bar will be open all night. Tickets can now be purchased at www.isesindiana.com for $10 for members and $15 for non-members, $20 at the door the night of the event.

Directions: 2124 North Talbot Street, two streets east of Meridian on the corner of Talbot and 22nd Street (north of the I-65/I-70 interchange downtown.

Register Now!!!
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Call ISES Indiana Chapter Services at 317-841-9525, or e-mail ISESregistration@mprecords.com

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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 have taken place between October 2002 and December 2003. For more information and entry forms to start your planning, e-mail Gene Huddleson at lghdgn@aol.com.

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Month of May at the Track
A schedule of events for May at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

Sunday, May 4 - Opening Day
Monday, May 5 - Friday May 9 - Practice
Saturday, May 10 - Pole Day
Sunday, May 11 - 2nd Day of Qualifying
Wednesday, May 14 - Thursday May 15 - Practice
Friday, May 16 - Practice / Freedom 100 Qualifying
Saturday, May 17 - Practice / Freedom 100 Race
Sunday, May 18 - Bump Day
Wednesday, May 21 - 500 Festival Community Day
Thursday, May 22 - Carb Day
Sunday, May 25 - 87th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

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ISES Did the Decade - That Benefited Schools on Wheels
ISES Indiana members spent April 26 helping out at the Irsay Pavilion for School on Wheels. The event was a hit! From the entertainment to the auction, every guest had a great time. Guests and volunteers all dressed in their grooviest digs to make the event festive.

School on Wheels organization was created to address the issue of homeless children's education by enhancing learning experiences 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 money that was raised at this event will go to the purchase of backpacks full of school supplies for those children that are in need of help to further their education.

ISES Indiana's part in making this event one to remember was done with the help of our vendors who were willing to contribute time and wares to the cause. A big thanks to Kari Strolberg and Anne Steinberg for their planning of this wonderful event!

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Board Member Profile
Bruce Livingstone - ISES Indiana Treasurer
Bruce landed in Indianapolis almost 3 years ago to become the Director of Catering of the "new" Indianapolis Marriott Downtown just 7 months before its opening in February of 2001. Coming to the Midwest from Southern California was an easy decision because he wanted to move closer to his family and friends on the East coast (but not "too close") and as Bruce said, "for what I paid for my house in Broad Ripple, I couldn't buy a one-bedroom condo in Southern California." Bruce was previously the Assistant Director of Conference Services at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel.

Although he had always been on the servicing side of events, the sales side came easy for Bruce. "My mission was to move to this City and get to know as many people as possible and book events at the newest hotel in town……..EASY!" As the Director of Catering, Bruce is responsible for booking local catering events and filling the meeting space every day he can.

In Bruce's personal life, his love for disadvantaged children brings him many hours of happiness. Just 9 months ago Bruce became a foster parent to two brothers that he met while working with abused kids. "I've kept in touch with them over the years, and when I got the call asking if I was interested in taking guardianship of TJ & Michael, I immediately said, "Yes!'" It's definitely been a life-changing event, and while it's been more challenging than he thought, he wouldn't change a thing. Both boys witnessed their father murder their mother 9 years ago and come with some "baggage," as you'd imagine. TJ is currently working in the catering business, as well, as he finished high school last June.

Bruce has also been a "Big Brother" to three brothers in Indy for the past year through the Children's Bureau of Indianapolis. The boy's, ages 10, 12 & 14, have also become a huge part of Bruce's daily life.

Bruce sits on the Board for the Legacy House, a victim services center (where his two boys attend therapy twice a week); Edelweiss House, a start-up children's home coming to the area in July of this year and Best Buddies, an organization that pairs adults with disabilities with a "buddy."

In regard to what Bruce wants to say to those reading this, it's simply, GET INVOLVED. "ISES has been a huge factor in getting to know so many great people I've met in Indianapolis, and it's only because I came here and got involved right away."

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We are over 100 members strong now!

Renewal of membership comes up June 30, 2003. If you need more information about becoming a member check www.isesindiana.com for applications or call (317) 841-9525. If you join now you will get membership for May 2003-July 2004, a full 14 months!

Attendance note: This is a reminder that there are non-member attendance rules. If you are a non-member, we invite you to addend two meetings as a guest. After two meetings, you need to purchase a membership in order to attend. If you have a corporate membership with a primary and a corporate individual membership, you are allowed to have employees attend as needed for the non-member rate. They will not be limited to the two meetings as a guest because of the corporate purchase of two individuals as members.

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