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Welcome to the online version of the ISES Main Event Newsletter. Browse the newsletter using the links to the left, or just scroll down.

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Save The Date For These Upcoming Events
The Upcoming 2005-2006 Event Schedule for ISES Indiana
Mark your calendars! Topics are subject to change.

Save some money and pick up a SIX PACK!
ISES is proud to offer a convenient package to its members. Instead of paying at each monthly meeting you can now prepay for any six monthly meetings and save $20! Get on www.isesindiana.com to register.

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Register Now for the
Information Packed Educational Seminar!
Wednesday, November 16
Kendall Inn at Fort Harrison

It’s back to school! Now, more than ever before, it’s essential to keep your skills sharpened! Competition is fierce and it’s the diligent who stay at the front of the class. So, mark your calendar! Dust off your backpack and join us for the 2005 ISES Education Conference--your chance to excel!

Date: Wednesday November 16, 2005
Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: The Kendall Inn, Historic Fort Harrison, 5830 North Post Road, Indianapolis, IN
Cost: $100 for members; $125 for non-members; $75 for students

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National Speakers include:

Dale Harmon, Plants Alive - Washington DC, Immediate Past-President of ISES International, Keynote Address on "How to Say No" as well as a breakout session on using Live Plants at Events

Jill Moran, CSEP, JSMoran & Associates Events - Medfield MD, leads a session on Starting a Home Based Planning Business. 2005 Esprit for Best Industry Contribution

Terry Shields, CSEP, Terry Shield Event Design,- Dallas TX, will do a session on Event Design as well as a CSEP course

Gloria Nelson, Gloria Nelson Event Design, Winneconne, WI, will do a session on Ethics in the Event Business.

Local Speakers include:

Patrick Seachrist, president of ELS Event Lighting and Sound, Carmel, IN
Anne Coulter, CSEP, Ann Counlter Productions, Indianapolis, IN
Kelly Early, CSEP, Thomas Caterers of Distinction, Indianapolis, IN
Dee Haddad, Thomas Caterers of Distinction, Indianapolis, IN
Bruce Livingstone, Indianapolis Marriott Downtwon, Indianapolis, IN
Jason Swathwood, The Perfect Wedding Guide, Indianapolis, IN
Leslie Swathwood, The Perfect Wedding Guide, Indianapolis, IN

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Quick Update From Headquarters

• You may be asking where your 2005-2006 Membership information is (i.e. Membership Card). All of the materials are in production and will be distributed in the coming weeks to all active Full members
• As you may have seen in the September ISES E-Newsletter Member Logos have been posted on the website under the quick links area of the website, you can also access the area by following the information below:

Download your ISES Member logo!
To download your ISES Member logo and the official logo usage policy, please click here: https://www.ises.com/resources/member_logos.cfm.
**You will need your ID # and your password to access this page.

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September Meeting Recap

Here is what you missed at the September Meeting:

Sandy Van Horn, Senior Conference/Event Planner, Rolls-Royce, DeeDee Stewart, Senior Conference/Event Planner, Rolls-Royce, Gene Huddleston, Co-Owner Detail + Design and Jennifer McKinney-Seat, Special Event Manager from the Indianapolis Zoo lead a panel discussion on theming events. Attached is a power point presentation that was presented during the meeting

At each table were comic book pages on the tables and crayons for them to color during the lunch. Congratulations to Monica from the IMA, Wolfgang Puck who won the coloring contest. She has won two tickets to see Batman Returns.

Here is a copy of the power point at the September meeting.

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The Scoop

Here’s the scoop on member news……….

• Congratulations to Anne Steinberg from Detail + Design who gave birth to Zoie Lindon on September 6, 2005. Mom, Baby and Dad are all doing well!
• Beginning on January 1, 2006 the Indiana History Center (aka Indiana Historical Society) will be available for Sunday afternoon rentals. For more information please contact Jason Felders at jfelders@indianahistory.org.
• Thomas Caterers of Distrinction has lauched a new website at www.thomascaterers.com

If you have news that you would like printed in “The Scoop” please contact Jason Felders at jfelders@indianahistory.org.

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Member Spotlight

An Indianapolis institution, DJ Sunny Moon has kept Indianapolis dancing for more than 25 years. A full time performer, Sunny can be found entertaining at several weddings, private parties, school dances, or corporate events each week.

Providing music, announcements, commentary and words of encouragement to walkers and runners, Sunny can be found at the microphone of Indy’s two largest races; The Susan G. Komen “Race for the Cure” and the Indianapolis Mini Marathon.

Beyond spinning records, Sunny serves as Announcer, Master of Ceremonies, Music Programmer, Audio and Light Technician. He works closely with event planners and facility managers to help orchestrate a flawless event.

His partnership extends beyond individual events as Sunny is an active member of both ISES (International Special Events Society) and IMPI (Indiana Meeting Planners International.

After 25 years, Sunny remains fresh as he continues to expand his music collection, constantly revising his list of the “200 Most Popular Songs”. Recently, he has expanded the “Sunny Moon” brand. Sunny Moon now includes “The Stars”; live performers Greg Anderson (of the Wright Brothers) and Michael Beck (Dog Talk).

For your next event if you want everyone, from age 5 – 85 on their feet dancing call Sunny Moon and the Stars.

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ISES Board Update

Six Reasons To Attend The 2005 ISES Indiana Education Conference
By Leslie Swathwood, Chapter President

With each passing day, the event industry is constantly changing. In order to stay on top of your discipline within the industry, you need to keep abreast of ongoing innovations and continually educate yourself. Fortunately, you are not alone. As ISES members, together we can embrace these changes and push ourselves to new heights by taking advantage of the upcoming ISES Indiana Education Conference. Here are six reasons why investing your time and resources in this conference are a must:

1. Interact with real people in the event industry. Despite the continued use of email and Web technologies for communicating with clients, colleagues, vendor partners and others, face-to-face interaction is not yet extinct (thank goodness!). While technical advancements certainly help us do our jobs more efficiently than ever, nothing can replace the human interaction with your peers. This helps us put names with faces, keeps us in touch with who is doing what, and makes us realize that we’re not alone in our roles in the industry.
2. Sharpen your skills. Staying on top of industry trends, finding new ideas (or a fresh take on existing ones), and continually improving our abilities all keep us on top of our professional game.
3. Collaboration. In today’s information age, exchanging ideas and resources with our peers and the need to work together is ever so vital. Attending the different seminars with your peers allows you to get to know them on another level and fosters future collaboration.
4. Keep up with trends, standards, and techniques. Smaller and larger companies alike can feel confident that we are meeting our clients’ goals by staying informed of the latest trends, standards, and techniques in putting together their events.
5. Increase your clout. Although you may not feel you are moving ahead in your current position, staying involved in this industry and professional development activities like the education conference will eventually take you to another level in your career.
6. Save time and money. When seeking ideas and know-how for your events, don’t reinvent the wheel. The Education Conference can help point you in the right direction, saving you valuable time and money.

Your Education Conference Planning Committee has been hard at work putting together a fantastic array of industry speakers, both regional and national in scope. All of this is packed into one great day! Be sure to mark your calendar to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. I look forward to seeing you there!

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Board Member Spotlight

Sandy Van Horn
Senior Conference/Event Planner, Guest Relations & Corporate Events

Sandy Van Horn has been a member of the Guest Relations & Corporate Events Team at Rolls-Royce Corporation in Indianapolis for just over five years.

In her current role, Sandy proposes and plans approximately 40 business conferences and special events as year, including the Rolls-Royce signature events—the Indy 500 and Formula One and Brickyard 400 customer weekends. Additionally, she organizes VIP visits by senior level customers, international and military dignitaries. She also plans and organizes events surrounding trade shows, symposiums, large meetings and other special events. She provides expert guidance, develops event plans and budgets that meet her internal customers’ requirements. She investigates, coordinates, contracts and directs services, suppliers/vendors to orchestrate each of these events.

Prior to her current position at Rolls-Royce, Sandy worked in the hotel industry in the Indianapolis area for 16 years. She held the position of Sales Manager at several downtown hotels to include the Omni Severin Hotel and the Embassy Suites.

During recent years, Sandy has been involved in a number of industry related organizations and has received numerous awards for her work. In addition to being a board member of ISES, she is also a member of the Guest Relations Association. She has received several Rolls-Royce Excellence Awards for outstanding event coordination.

In addition to her busy work life Sandy spends all of her time off work being the mother of two beautiful girls, Samantha, who is 11 going on 25, and Madison who is 5.

Corporate note
Rolls-Royce operates in four global markets - civil aerospace, defense aerospace, marine and energy. It is investing in technology and capability that can be exploited in each of these sectors to create a competitive range of products.

Rolls-Royce has a broad customer base comprising more than 500 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160 armed forces and more than 2,000 marine customers, including 50 navies. The company has energy customers in nearly 120 countries. Rolls-Royce employs around 35,000 people, of which 21,000 are in the UK. Forty per cent of its employees are based outside the UK - including 5,000 in the rest of Europe and 8,000 in North America.

2006 PACE Awards

Get that collateral and photos together because the 2005 PACE Award Call for Entries has arrived! Click on the link below to view the categories and criteria for this year’s PACE Awards. Remember, you can not win unless you enter, so think about your best event of 2004 and enter!

Click here to download a Call for Entries

The 2005 PACE Awards will be held on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at the Mavris Arts and Event Center (formerly Mavris Cultural Center) at 6:00pm. Call for Entries will be available at the Education Conference in September.

If you have any questions or would like more information please contact Dee Haddad at dee@thomascaterers.com.

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Business Brilliance 2006

Business Brilliance 2005 will be held on Monday, May 1, 2006 at the Indianapolis Arts Center Marilyn K. Glick School of Art.

The Business Brilliance Committee will have sponsor packets available on October 17th for anyone who would like to participate in this year’s Business Brilliance

If you are interested in being a committee member for this spectacular event showcase contact Iris Dillon at idillon@indplsartcenter.org. The first Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 9:30am at the Indianapolis Arts Center.

Community Outreach Recap

It is that time of year! We are officially on the hunt for a Non-profit Organization! Every year, ISES selects a local non-profit organization to assist with their fund raising event. Last month, Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation benefited from ISES support with the Scavenger Hunt 2005. It was a great success and fun for all! You may assist with the selection process for this year’s beneficiary for the Community Outreach Project by forwarding names of non-profit organizations to the committee chair, Lori Fields at ldfields@iupui.edu or 317-278-2136. Thanks for your help in getting the COP off to a great start!

Click here to download the RFP