Mumtaz Reports In ISES EventWorld 2012 Dallas

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.

Then we headed to the SEARCH event... It was great celebrating their 15th Anniversary of helping those special events industry colleagues in times of crisis and need. Please LIKE the SEARCH Foundation on Facebook or FOLLOW them on Twitter @SEARCHFound.   

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! 

Excited for TSE! Gonna see some out-of-town friends!

Hey everybody! I can't believe how fast January is going... wasn't just Christmas... WOW. But, I'm really excited about The Special Event (TSE) this year. We (Simply Mumtaz) are going three strong. ME, Joella Hopkins, CSEP, CMP, Karli Tanner, CMP, and our newest Event Coordinator, Jennifer Minzey. We'll post about her in a few when we have her cool photo ready to post. But, yeah it's fun to see old friends! Since I didn't have the opportunity to make EventWorld in St. Pete last year I'm geared up for an awesome TSE. Education, Networking, and some plain old fun... Barring one client doesn't loose it, we're all there all week. I tell everyone how important it is to take time and go get educated, meet the elite of our indsutry and be inspired!


So, below are a few cool pics of some friends I'm looking forward to seeing in a week! Photos from EventWorld 07 in Montreal!

Steve Kemble and I... Michael Cerbelli, Total Entertainment and I

Terry Singleton, David DeLoach and I

Gwendolynn McNutt CSEP, Sandra Sobzcak, CERP, and I

Hope to see you in a week!