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| Short and sweet are two words that do not often fit into my vocabulary in the same sentence. I am passionate about the things I communicate about which often turns into a longer than necessary story or explanation. After all I want to share my excitement or the great information that I have. However; after another successful chapter meeting last week chock full of awesome information, chapter announcements and a fantastic presentation I realized that as a chapter we have so many wonderful things going on that one meeting a month is just not enough time to communicate it all.
I want to encourage each of you to tune into the various forms of communication that come from the DC Chapter of NACE as well as our National Headquarters. Your board works hard to put together a great newsletter, various email information campaigns, website updates, and our facebook and twitter pages all share a ton of great things that happening. Webinars, IdeaSwaps, Chapter Membership Specials, Community Service and Outreach, Monthly Meetings, New Members and Event Professional Spotlights can all be found on these outlets and each one is a member benefit.
I am thankful to have so many passionate and inspiring individuals in our organization that challenge our industry daily. Please let me know if there is ever anything you would like to communicate for your professional company or organization.
Website: www.DCNACE.net
National Website: www.NACE.net
Facebook: DCNACE
Twitter: DCNACE
Instagram: DCNACE
Danielle Couick, CPCE
Magnolia Bluebird design & events
Principal | designer & planner
703.926.0766
Danielle@MagnoliaBluebird.com
President
DC Chapter of NACE
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| A big “WELCOME” to Eric Horovitz of the Fairmont Washington DC Georgetown, who has recently stepped up to the challenge of becoming our Membership Chair. Eric’s passion for the industry and NACE, will certainly be an asset to our growing chapter. Congratulations Eric we are so happy to have you!
Our monthly meeting attendance is simply amazing, and I know that it would not be possible without each out you out there acting as NACE advocates on our behalf when you are meeting with clients, venues, vendors, etc. It’s all of our responsibility to talk about NACE and encourage membership, and everyone is doing a great job! Only a few more memberships (6 I believe) until we hit our 200 mark, so what are you waiting for? Tell all your friends to join DC NACE, the place to be and be seen each month.
And if you needed a few more talking points:
Outstanding Networking Opportunities: National conferences and seminars, local chapter events, member directories, leadership training – these and more offer our members the chance to network with colleagues, experts and professionals from their own and related industries.
More than 45 Chapters Nationwide: Your local NACE chapter gives you the chance to learn, share and grow with colleagues close to home. Chapter involvement offers peer-to-peer idea sharing, opportunities to build professional relationships and the chance to hear the latest industry news.
Awards Program: Be recognized by your peers! The NACE Awards Program honors the outstanding achievements and contributions, as well as the vision and inspiration, of our members at an annual gala.
Marketing Opportunities & Sponsorships: Online membership directory; Catering & Events MarketPlace, online consumer resource showcasing all NACE members; various partnerships with national publications, including Brides, Biz Bash, Catersource magazine and tradeshow, and The Knot.
See you all next month at the NACE/ISES Speed Networking event, don't forget to Register!
Thank you,
RENAE OUELLETTE
VP DC NACE
Director of Catering & Convention Services
westin georgetown, washington d.c.
2350 M Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20037
T 202.955.4430 F 202.857.0127 |
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| The Community Service Committee would like to encourage NACE members to join us on May 6th from 11-2pm at the DC office of Operation Home Front (45975 Nokes Blvd. Ste 140 Sterling, VA) This is a wonderful volunteer opportunity for us to help sort and package donations, and write thank you notes to military Mom’s and female caregivers of wounded warriors. This volunteer opportunity will correspond with May being Military Appreciation Month and Mother’s Day. We are still in need of a caterer to provide lunch to help feed hungry volunteersJ
A big thank you to our members who have generously donated baby items for our NACE sponsored baby shower that will be held on September 26th. We will continue to collect baby items until August 20th. Our next volunteer opportunity will be in early September to bundle the collected items and distribute to new and expecting Mom’s at the baby shower. Please remember that the NACE member who makes the largest contribution of baby items will receive a free ticket to the DC NACE Gala to be held later this year.
If you would like to be on our committee, have questions about what to donate, or would be interested in volunteering, please contact Robin Gordon at r-rgordon@rkoswing.com or Diane Sundholm diane@galacloths.com. |
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| Hello NACE members! As was announced at the April Chapter meeting, we will be taking a different route this year by planning our current charity, Operation Homefront’s first Gala! This venture will bring many opportunities and will bring significant exposure for NACE. This will also be a great endeavor for all sponsors involved by showcasing what can be done visually through lighting, design, florals, and décor as well as production and entertainment. We are very excited about this partnership and will strive to make the Operation Homefront Gala a major success for the organization as well as the DC Chapter of NACE. We still need dedicates committee members to achieve this goal. We especially need help with Sponsorships. If you are interested in serving on the 2013 Fundraising/Gala committee please contact me at (202)312-1416.
Danielle F. Johnson
Fundraising/Gala Chair |
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| Hello DC NACE Members,
It’s wonderful to finally witness the arrival of spring in Washington D.C. The Cherry Blossoms arrived late, the warm weather waited until the last minute, and the trees are finally starting to look green again!
During the month of April, the DC NACE meeting featured Carla David (Carla David Design) as the Event Professional spotlight. Carla’s custom design company features a cutting edge, client-orientated approach to invitations and event details. Carla David Design provides the client with a sophisticated and inspired palette to create stunning invitations, labels, and destination wedding booklets. Carla David Design has an expansive client base that includes wedding, social events of all kinds, trade-shows, and corporate events.
During the April meeting, Carla also spoke about her recent series of education-based industry events, which are formulated to provide synergy between the client and the business owner/vendor. Carla David has proven herself to be a leader in the industry in the multitude of ways. Look out for her in the future!
Yours Truly,
Josh
Joshua L.H. Carr
DC NACE| Event Professional
DC Music Entertainment| Vice-President
45933 SE Wildcat Mountain Drive, Sandy OR, 97055
Cell: 703 508 2570|Fax: 503-668-1383
Email: joshcarr@dcmusicentertainment.com
www.dcmusicentertainment.com
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| Our April 16, 2013 meeting at The American Institute of Architects was a great success! We had 69 attendees with 26 guests, 42 members and 1 student including 11 sponsors who attending the meeting. We had 8 no shows for the evening
Member Doug Sandler has volunteered to be an ambassador for the Hospitality Chair to help with the continued communication with guests after each meeting. Becoming a member of NACE is just the first step in personal and professional growth and success. Please let Doug or any of the DC NACE board members know if you have questions or need assistance in registering as we continue to grow our DC NACE chapter. Thank you Doug!
I am still looking for volunteers to help with registration and raffle sales and drawing at each of our monthly meetings. I can be reached at JK@WDCEvents.com or by calling 202-421-8860.
JK Homer
WDC Events
Washington Design Company Events, LLC
www.WDCEvents.com
202-543-2226 (O)
202-421-8860 (C) |
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| The Spring dates for the CPCE study group are Monday, April 22- May 13 from 6:30- 8:30 PM
and August 5-12 from 6:30-8:30 PM.
Please let me know if you have completed your registration and if not when you plan submitting your application so we can determine which group will best suit your needs .
f for some reason we do not have interest in a Spring study group but you have already completed your application and are ready to proceed, please let me know so that possibly we can arrange one on one if you would like.
Please let me know where you are in your application process.
I am very excited to help each and every one of you move forward and attain your professional status with the CPCE certification. Of course we will try to have fun while learning. ( make that a definite)
Lastly if you know someone else who is interested please have them give me a call or email. Cell 301-219-6649
Looking forward to hearing back from all of you!!
Maxine Chen, CPCE
301-219-6649
dcnacecpce@gmail.com |
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| The NACE Experience conference – July 14-17 in Chicago -- is a one of a kind event that serves everyone in the catering and events industry. The Experience Conference makes you better at whatever it is that you do; introduces you to valuable business contacts and paves the way for you to become a leader in the industry.
You meet celebrities and leaders in our field who share advice and tips that you can’t get anywhere else. The Experience conference is incredibly valuable, every meal is included in your cost and they really are learning experiences. You bring ideas back to your company that will impress clients and your boss. There are dozens of educational main floor and break out sessions with content that you won’t get anywhere else!
Most importantly you will get incredible sales leads. If you’d like we can share with you a justification tool kit to share with your employers.
Check out this video to see what it is all about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgor1IeuCUE
To register, click here: http://www.cvent.com/d/rcqwss/4W
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