Hey everyone. So, we had a fabulous time at
ISES (International Special Events Society) EventWorld Conference this past week in Dallas. Here are some pics and Jenn's highlights. The conference was all about celebrating our past 25 years as an organization and looking forward towards the next 25 years of creativity, connecting, and inspiring. The opening general session recognized 22 of our past 25 ISES International Presidents! Wow, what an amazing show of continued support.
So, we also visited
Gilley's! Tons of fun learning a bit of line dancing! Yes, both Jenn and Joella had some fun taking their turn learning a bit Country... LOL. But, upon arriving we were greeted by these Cowgirls on longhorns. Didn't even know you could saddle them like horses... You go girls!
Of course at Gilley's we had to stop and take some green screen photos provided by
Catch the Moment.
The conference closed with the Esprit Awards. What a blast! The team that produced the Conference should be very excited about their hard work. It all paid off and everyone is still talking about the education sessions, networking, and fun times. Here's Joella and Jennifer upon arriving at the Esprits!
We also loved Cort's super cool dance floor at Club ISES! Great idea and tons of fun to dance on! Logos, designs, etc. all on the super fantastic dance floor.
Joella got to spend some quality time with Ruth Moyte - fellow ISES International Marketing & Communications committee. Here's to creating new professional and personal working relationships!
We have to give a special shout out to the Esprit Awards team for their hard work. Everyone loved the whole booth effect! It was really fun... We can't wait to use the concept. Those folks that were seated on
the perimeter of the event felt special because the whole booth effect made them feel a part of the event and not just the last in the row...
Here's a little highlight wrap report from Jenn!
What can I say about my trip to
ISES Eventworld……other than it was one of the best experiences at a conference
that I have had! It was such a learning experience and an inspiration to
me. ISES Eventworld’s Leadership Training for the ISES chapter boards was
training that I was looking forward to. From the team building
exercises, the individual tools for board members they gave to hearing of the
same challenges that other board members faced, this past week was an eye opening
experience. I am looking forward to sharing what I learned with my team
here in LA and moving our ISES LA chapter onward and upward. I made
lots of new connections and built new friendships that spans the globe!
I discovered new technology at
this conference that I was really excited about. From new style
twitter feeds from Red Button ... Here's a shot from Joella and I at the event that we tweeted using the event hashtag - not only was it displayed on the event screen but it was instantly printed at a print station that was branded with event and sponsor logos...
to Award Winning 3D Mapping Technology from architecture.com to LED spherical used for stage props to a very cool touch
screen DJing equipment called the Emulator, it is amazing how technology is
changing the very fabric of what we do. Yes, a lot of the technology
isn’t cheap, but it is the WOW factor that so many of us planners are always
shooting for, especially when it comes to an event that we have done year after
year. I am looking forward to one day being able to use the technology
that is available to us in one of our events.
Ok, that's all folks from the Mumtaz gals!
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