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11th Annual CEIA Star Awards
It's time again to submit your
event information to the Canadian Event Industry Awards or CEIA Star
Awards.
Stacy Wyatt reminds us that
categories which are typically under-represented include:
- Table Center
- Sporting Event
- Cultural Event
- Media Event
You can get more information
from Stacy Wyatt at Canadian Event Perspective Magazine
877-212-3976, stacy@canadianspecialevents.com
and their website, www.canadianspecialeventmagazine.com
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Christmas
Event Party Review
Our annual Christmas Event was
held on November 22nd at
the Canvas Lounge. Thank you to our co-host, MPI and to all who
attended. Special thanks to Sally Mansour from Cantrav for stepping
up to take pictures of our presentations. Visit our web site at: www.isesvancouver.com/photos_xmas2007.html for event
shots.
ISES
Vancouver and MPI BC Chapter raised $1040 for Covenant
House at this event!
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Green Meeting Guide - Call for
Green Suppliers
From recycling
to hybrid cars to green living, you cannot escape talk of the environment
today. In a business context, the concept of sustainability -
mutually reinforcing strategies for creating social, environmental and
economic value holds enormous appeal.
Launching
April 2008 the Green Meeting Guide is a print and online resource
directory designed to help anyone who plans events in Canada
find sustainable supplier options. As an initiative of Innovolve
Group www.innovolve.com, the Green Meeting Guide will allow
suppliers to register specific products/service offerings that meet the
category guidelines for 'green'. The guide is intended to serve as
a practical manual and industry reference tool for event planners,
suppliers and buyers. Endorsed by the Green Meeting Industry
Council (GMIC), the underlying theme of the Green Meeting Guide is to
advocate sustainability: local ownership, social enterprise,
environmental and ecological impact. Interested suppliers can apply
to be listed in the Green Meeting Guide at www.greenmeetingguide.com.
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Save the Dates
There are a lot of event plans in
the works. Save the dates and register as soon as the events are
announced to avoid disappointment!
February 20, 2008
Event Trends - Hot Event and Entertainment Ideas
2008 with Michael Cerbelli, President of Special Events for Total
Entertainment New York / New Jersey
March 26, 2008
Buffet Blowout
- This years
fantastic venue is Lake City Studios in Burnaby
April 16, 2008
Festivals and
Large Scale Events
May 14, 2008
Experiential
Marketing - with Max
Lenderman, Creative Director of GMR Marketing, Author of Experience
the Message: How Experiential Marketing is Changing the Brand World
June 11, 2008
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Queen
Elizabeth Park Observatory Proposal
The ISES Vancouver
Board recognizes unique opportunity to add a spectacular new major event
venue to Vancouver's
attractions roster!
Members of the
Board recently participated in a
meeting regarding the private proposal to build an observation tower at
the top of the Queen Elizabeth Park next to the Bloedel
Conservatory. The proposal is being spearheaded by renowned Vancouver architect
Richard Henriquez (who designed the new gardens at the top of the park
which include the fountains and wedding chapel). The 150-foot observation
tower would regain the magnificent 360 degree views of Vancouver,
Mount Baker, and the Straight of Georgia
from the top of the park which have been lost due to 25 years of tree
growth.
As we all know,
unique large scale event space is difficult to come by in Vancouver.
The Henriquez tower would include three levels of potential rental space
for weddings, cocktail parties, fundraisers etc. The main 150-foot
event level will sit 150 for dinner, 300 for a cocktail reception;
however, the roof and first viewing levels could potentially absorb
another hundred or so while showcasing the
spectacular view of Vancouver
we are all proud of.
The Parks Board
agrees that recapturing the views from the Queen Elizabeth Park is
important, and they have now asked for public opinion and a staff report
on the Henriquez proposal. This project is approaching a critical
stage of approval on Monday January 28th at the next Parks
Board meeting where the project will either be shut down or passed on to
the next phase of design. It is obvious how this new space will
benefit the event and tourism industries; however, if we do not speak up
we will likely lose this opportunity.
Attached is a
link to the project summary on the tower as well as a list of contacts at
the Parks Board. Each of us should send the Park Board Commissioners and
Staff a brief note to expressing our support of this proposal (if that is
how you feel). We will also need one or two people from our
industry to read out their brief comments on the 28th.
Virginia Bird with Pottinger & Associates, the firm handling the
community consultation portion of the development, is available to help
write letters, compose emails, whatever support
you require to deliver your comments to the Parks Board on the
proposed tower prior to the 28th. Her contact
information is as follows:
Virginia Bird -
bird_virginia@yahoo.ca
- 604-801-5008 (work) - 604-619-0837 (cell).
For
more ISES Vancouver participation information, please contact:
Jennifer
Drew Millar
Treasurer@isesvancouver.com
Diana
Hambrook
president@isesvancouver.com
Click here to see Project Summary
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Upcoming MPI
BC Chapter Events
February 7th,
2008 - Food Bank Special Event - Have a Heart Valentines
volunteering event. At the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. To
Register, click here
March 13th, 2008 - Annual General Meeting - Special Guest is Bruce
McMillan CA President & CEO MPI International. Venue TBA.
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Welcome
to the January 2008 issue of the ISES Reporter
Happy
New Year and all the best in 2008! We felt great ending 2007 with
a terrific Christmas Party that raised $1040 dollars for the Covenant
House.
Over
the past two years the ISES Vancouver Board has been very interested
in, and concerned with, the public and view point venue space changes
in the Vancouver
area. We made a commitment to become more involved behind the scenes
with the preservation and development of events spaces. More
information on how members of our Board participated in recommendations
for the special event industry for a new event space, the Queen
Elizabeth Observation Project in Vancouver
is included in this newsletter. We will provide you with more
information on how to research and what you can do as event
professional to support this and other upcoming projects.
The
RBC Royal Bank RFP seminars are announced below along with the 2010
Business Summit information and registration information.
Our
Strategic Partner Spotlight turns to long time supporter Performance
Visual Works and Marc Chan.
Registration
is now open for our February event, Hot Event and Entertainment Ideas
2008 with Michael Cerbelli, President of Special Events and Total Entertainment
NY/NJ. Come and listen to, and meet a star of the Special Event
business.Please register soon so that we can
plan this event for you!
See
you there!
Martes Farrugia
VP Communications
ISES Vancouver
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Hot Event and Entertainment
Ideas 2008
A Fast-Paced Idea Session for
the Fast-Paced Event Industry!
Michael Cerbelli, president of
special events for Total Entertainment NY/NJ joins us with his
energetic program that has been presented now in over four-dozen
cities. This dynamic idea session has been delivered to
corporations, MPI, NACE and ISES chapters. Michael's abbreviated
version of the Hot Event & Entertainment Ideas session has just
celebrated an unprecedented fourth year on the Event Solutions Idea
Factory Stage as a featured speaker!
Cerbelli's program premiers with
the new ideas and trends that he has researched and discovered in his globe
trotting visits. Don't miss the action when he presents his latest Hot
Event & Entertainment Ideas in a fast-paced and entertaining
program. You will leave the session with a complete list of the ideas
and contact information to put to use in your own amazing events.
As an industry pioneer, Cerbelli
travels the world helping to produce events by bringing his talent,
experience and enthusiasm to every event he touches.
After attending this session you
will have:
1.
Ideas to put to IMMEDIATE use
2.
A list of EACH idea with
corresponding company contact information
3.
Tangible information from at least
30 different event & entertainment companies
Bio: For almost 30 years Michael Cerbelli has been
entertaining and producing events all over the world. He built his
career from a block party DJ in Brooklyn,
New York to one of the
most polished and professional entertainers in the special events
industry. He is one of the most respected Creative Directors, Event
Specialists and Master of Ceremonies on the East Coast. Michael is a
pioneer in this industry who started many trends that are now customary
in the entertainment field.
Michael is the president of
special events for the New York / New Jersey based
company Total Entertainment and has been traveling the world helping to
produce events around the globe. Total Entertainment's impressive
portfolio includes producing such events as Sir Paul McCartney &
Heather Mills Wedding, Billy Joel's recent nuptials, The Kennedy Center
Honours in Washington D.C, The World Economic Forum in Davos,
Switzerland three
years running, The King of Morocco's Birthday Bash & New Years Eve
Party, and most recently a very private & prestigious event in St. Petersburg, Russia. Luckily enough,
Michael gets to party with the best of them. Besides performing for
this very high-end social market, Michael has worked with some of the
most prestigious corporations in the world. Due to his talents and
efforts Michael is honoured to be the recipient of the Event Solutions
2007 Spotlight Award for Samaritan Service and the 2005 Spotlight Award
for Entertainer of the Year. He is also very enthusiastic about his
role as Chairman of the SEARCH Foundation. In the past two years
Michael has helped raise awareness speaking about the foundation throughout
the ISES & MPI communities. With the help of his Board of Directors
and through contributions from the event industry, he has raised record
numbers to help the event community. He also represents and believes in
ISES by being on the Metro New York Board. Michael has been non-stop
lately teaching from conventions to corporations to university students
all he knows about entertainment with his well-received class: Hot
Event & Entertainment Ideas.
Schedule
- 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Registration,
Networking, Cocktails & Appetizers
- 6:45 pm - 6:55 pm
ISES
Vancouver
Business
- 6:55 pm - 8:25 pm
Hot
Event and Entertainment Ideas 2008
- 8:25 pm - 8:40
pm Q & A
- 8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
Networking
Registration closes at 5pm
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
When: Wednesday,
February 20, 2008
6:00 pm
- 9:00 pm
Where: The Sutton
Place Hotel
Salon Pommard
845 Burrard Street,
Vancouver
Parking: The Sutton Place
Hotel offers parking for $7.00 (6:00 pm
- 2:00 am) Evening Rate and $6.00 additional charge for Valet Service or you may park on the surrounding side streets. Click here for map.
Cost:
$30 Members / $45 Non-Members
Please register by Tuesday, February 19, 2008.
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Thank you to our Sponsors
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RBC Royal Bank Request for Proposal (RFP) Workshops
The
Royal Bank has confirmed two RFP workshops to date. Because they
require full concentration, they will be held during week day business
hours, instead of our evening event time structure. We encourage
our members to get out there and take every opportunity to educate
themselves on responding to RFPs and Expressions of Interest (EOI) and
other business communication tools that will help you win projects for
your business.
Jan. 28th
Time:
8:30 am - 12:00 Noon
Location:
RBC Royal Bank
2nd Floor Classroom
New Westminster
Leanne Carder at 604-665-0316
or e-mail leanne.carder@rbc.com
Mar. 27th
Time:
8.30 am - 12.00 Noon
Location: Eaglequest Coyote
Creek
7778 - 152nd Street
Surrey
RSVP: Nicole
Fiset at 604-586-3654
or e-mail nicole.fiset@rbc.com
Both of these events have limited seating.
If you can't make it to either dates, please
contact Nicole about your interest in attending, in case they add
future workshops to this timeline.
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Strategic
Partner - Performance Visual Works Inc.
Performance
Visual Works Inc. (Performance) and its parent company Performance
Videowall Inc. have been visual display specialists in the show
production industry for over 12 years and are based in Vancouver, British
Columbia. Performance's show production
experience includes planning, design, integration, installation,
production, application, logistics, marketing, and operation.
Principal Marc
Chan applies his 31 years of audio visual experience and knowledge to
each project by applying proven technology with detailed show and
client services.
Typical
Performance projects include exhibitions, broadcasts, film, sports,
entertainment, tours,public affairs, and
special events.
Performance
Visual Works Inc. has provided equipment and show services to more than
six hundred projects on three continents with a network of service
partners.
You can
contact Marc Chan and his team at 604 877-1010 and www.performancevisualworks.com.
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Membership Dues are ½ Price
Join ISES
Vancouver now and pay for ½ the year, till
June 30, 2008!
Contact Denise
Dickson at membership@isesvancouver.com or the ISES Canada web
site, www.isescanada.ca.
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