I hope you all had a wonderful
Thanksgiving and are enjoying the trees changing colour and the
crisp smell of the season. Ontario is beautiful this time of year.
Take a deep breath and know that you're in the crunch of the busy
season - and be thankful. Our event industry has plugged along and
we are still here - and somehow busier than ever!
Companies who had adjusted their
rates and implemented inventive ways to provide more value to their
stakeholders have successfully ridden the lowest slump of this
recession wave. With growth on the horizon, our Ontario event
industry outlook is promising.
Take some time out to jot down your
goals for 2010 as it’s right around the corner. I hope that one of
your goals will be to become more active with our Chapter. Attending
ISES Toronto events are the perfect outlet for event industry
professionals to keep their corporate brand and image active. Show
our membership that your company is still active in the industry -
come out to our next event.
Be sure to attend our next event,
the Annual Holiday Gala, November 9th. See more details in the
newsletter.
Cheers,
Rachel Mangal
President
ISES Toronto Chapter
2009/2010
TICKETS
ON SALE NOW FOR THE ISES TORONTO GALA!
ISES Toronto Gala, "The Red
Velvet" - November 9, 2009
Every year ISES Toronto Chapter comes together for an elegant
evening of celebration to honour hardworking members and to provide
a much needed fundraising opportunity for the chapter and our
charitable partner. This year the gala will take place at the
Eglinton Grand Theatre on Monday, November 9.
The beauty of the Eglinton Grand
Theatre will be the backdrop for the Red Velvet Gala & Auction.
This evening will be red hot so we want everyone to join us - all
are welcome! From candy cane martinis, holiday teddy bears, to a
five star dinner with a Big Band, the evening will be one to
remember. Visit http://www.isestoronto.com/coming.html
for more information or register today at http://www.isestoronto.com/gregister.html
Please consider donating an auction
items - all values welcome. If you have any items that you or your
associates would like to donate, please fill out the donation form
located at www.isestoronto.com/inklings/Sept09/auction.pdf
Save
Money on Your Gala Ticket…..
Purchase a pro-rated membership at
a rate of $255 for
December, and receive your 2009 Gala ticket at the ISES Member
rate!! If you are interested in becoming a member - now is a great
time to do it.
For more information on this
promotion, please contact info@isestoronto.com
CENTENNIAL
COLLEGE IS LOOKING FOR A SPEAKER
Centennial College is
looking to invite someone to speak to their class of post graduates.
Jannett Ioannides is a professor in the Hospitality, Tourism and
Culture School at Centennial College. She has 35 post grad students
who are specializing in events & festivals. One of the classes
she teaches is Volunteer & Teambuilding Co-ordination. The class
meets every Thursday at Progress Campus between 4:30-6:30 pm.
Jannett would like to invite a Volunteer specialist to come to speak
to the class in November or early December for 1 hr about how to
manage volunteers.
Please contact her directly at http://www.facebook.com/l/5e0a3
;
416.270.2656 (her personal cell #)
2010
FREE HELP AVAILABLE
George Brown Event Planning
Students are gearing up for their upcoming externship placements for
the Winter 2010 and spots are still available for you to take a
student on. The students are very excited to have the opportunity to
work with some of you and in being partnered up with an industry
professional. Externship dates are:
Jan 11 to Feb 26, 2010 and
March 8 to April 23, 2010
If you are interested in taking on
a student please email a job description prior to November 1st to:
Daniel Vasquez
George Brown College
Centre for Hospitality & Culinary Arts
dvasquez@georgebrown.ca
EVENT
PROFILE
Art of Fashion Design
Competition and Trunk Show during Nuit Blanche
Event Planner: Paradigm Events
Venue: Distillery District - Fermenting Cellar
AV: Cuego AV, Afficom
DJ: Star Productions Inc.
Other Entertainment: Arato Entertainment, Flogos
Catering: Encore Food with Elegance
Art of Fashion is a not-for-profit
organization created to give rising Canadian designers opportunities
for exposure and to help elevate the profile of the Canadian fashion
design industry.
Each year, Art of Fashion produces two extraordinary events to
showcase emerging designers - the Art of Fashion Design Competition
and the Art of Fashion Trunk Show. , The 11th annual Design
Competition combined with the ever popular Trunk Show. Both events
took place on October 3rd, 2009 coinciding with Nuit Blanche,
Toronto's exclusive all-night showcase of contemporary art.
There were over 7000 attendees to
this marquee event supporting emerging Canadian Fashion
Designers. www.artoffashion.org
If you are a member and would
like to showcase your event, venue or product, please send a short
blurb (who, what, where, when and why), photos and your contact
details to communications@isestoronto.com
by the 21st of each month.
SCHOLARSHIP
OPPORTUNITY
The SEARCH Foundation has
teamed up with the The Special Event to provide scholarships for the
Full Education Registration at the Show. This years TSE will be held
in New Orleans January 12th through the 15th.
One member of each active ISES
chapter will be nominated, and selected, by each chapter and
approved by SEARCH. This one-time promotion was made possible by the
merging of ISEF (International Special Events Foundation) into the
SEARCH Foundation. The Foundation is committed to carry out the
continuing education principles established by ISEF.
This scholarship is given with the
expectation that the selected candidates will grow from the
experience and develop into an even more productive member of the
event community.
Candidates will be selected by the
Chapter Board of Directors. Winners will be notified.
DID
YOU KNOW...
Canada is a Leader in the ISES
Community......
- Toronto Chapter was the First
International Chapter of ISES- founded in 1988.
- We have a total of 13 CSEP
professionals in Canada with Testing sites now available in most
large Canadian Cities.
- The first-ever CSEP Exam was
held in Toronto in 1993 with 24 people sitting the 'proctored
exam'.
ISES
TORONTO CHAPTER EVENT RECAP
On Tuesday, October 20th, ISES
Toronto held its monthly meeting at Oasi. It was a fantastic evening
that began with a mix and mingle and then a tour of the venue. A 3
course dinner was provided by OASi consisting of a deliciously warm
soup, a chicken entre and decedent dessert. The meal was followed by
the evenings presentation by Lara McCulloch Carter on "Building
a Standout Brand-using social media".
Lara's presentation was very
engaging and informative. She explained how personal branding is
very important and reputation is the new currency. There are 3
"must use" tools - Blog's, LinkedIn and Twitter.
For more social media tips and
tools, follow Lara on her blog at www.ready2spark.com/
We hope to see you at our Gala on
November 9th!!! It is the biggest event of the year!
2009
MEMBER SURVEY
Help us capture current statistics
of Toronto's event industry professionals. It only takes 5 minutes
to complete this survey and you'll be entered into a draw to win 1
ticket to this year's ISES Gala or 2 tickets to a future ISES
meeting.
Take
this survey today!
STAY
IN TOUCH WITH ISES TORONTO
There are many different ways to
stay up-to-date with what is going on with ISES Toronto. You can
visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, join our Facebook
and Twitter pages:
ISES International Special Events
Society - Toronto Chapter
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7607457535
http://twitter.com/ISESToronto
http://isestoronto.com/
SHOWCASE
YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES!
Do you want to showcase
your venue, service, entertainment, company at an upcoming meeting?
Chapter Meeting Sponsors always welcome - contact Kevin Coutu for
information on how to get involved as a Meeting Sponsor. programs@isestoronto.com
JOB
POSTINGS!
Please send us your job postings to
promote on our website. ISES Toronto has many talented individuals
and this is a great way to find a new addition to your team. Simply
send your posting to info@isestoronto.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mark your calendar for these
exciting events and meetings...
Note: Dates/Topics subject
to change.
November 9
ISES TORONTO ANNUAL GALA - Eglinton Grand 5:30 pm, member tickets
$85
January 19
How to Book and Manage High Profile Entertainment - Richmond
Centre for the Performing Arts
February 16
Behind the Scenes at the Vancouver Olympic Ceremonies!
April 20
Everything You Need to Know About the HST
May 18
Creating Buzz around Sports Events
June 15
Looking North - A Tour of Northern GTA Destinations
To find out more about these and other upcoming events please
visit: http://www.isestoronto.com/coming.html
