Industry

All on board          

                                                          

The International Special Events Society (ISES) recently reconstituted with the election of Concerto Group's Mike Kershaw into the presidency of the ISES UK Chapter. Sat Bal listened to the ISES board's plans to build on the legacy of outgoing president, Robert Wright, with the focus on "Let’s Do Business!"

Mike Kershaw, President ISES UK -Concerto Group

Over the next three years, ISES will be focused on its core mission: “To create professional development opportunities for our members through communication, education and networking, and, in so doing, foster higher standards across our industry”

We have also introduced a new strap-line, which is very simple in its message - ‘ Let’s Do Business!’ Our goal is to ensure that membership of ISES has a real commercial and professional benefit to you and the company you work for, and our communication, education and networking programmes are all being put together with this in mind.

ISES is about obtaining real benefits, useful knowledge and valuable relationships. We have some excellent ‘master-classes’ in the pipeline, great networking events planned, and we have developed a number of partnerships with organisations such as Visit London and Insurex Expo-Sure amongst others, where ISES members can receive significant discounts. Website  www.isesuk.org



 Nathan Homan, VP Education -Rouge Partnership

 As VP Education, I am very excited about the year ahead and plan to significantly extend the current range of educational opportunities available to members. In addition to the annual European Conference I will be producing a series of tailored Breakfast Briefings covering a wide range of issues and targeted at specific groups within the membership. I also plan to utilise the ISES website as an online educational resource which will of course be available to all.

Finally, I will be developing relationships with all universities throughout the UK offering event management degrees with the objective of improving course content and, more importantly, finding the new generation of industry leaders. Working closely with these bodies I hope to develop an ISES student accreditation scheme which will be awarded to the most talented students. Profiles of accredited students will then be placed on the ISES website for all members to use when recruiting for their teams of the future.                                                                     
                                                                


Will Broome, President Elect -London Launch


ISES Membership means a lot!

This ISES year, we are delighted to be introducing (for the first time) your ISES membership card. This card has been introduced for a number of reasons. Firstly, with all ISES now has to offer, we feel it is important to create a strong sense of belonging and a general ‘community’ ethos, in line with our new motto. With this in mind, we will be announcing a regular series of ‘member benefits’.

A whole range of participating venues, members' clubs, suppliers and even retailers will be posting their ISES member offers on a regular basis on www.isesuk.org – so please check this regularly. Your new membership card will also display your membership number, which can be used in conjunction with the website, enabling you to buy event/conference tickets online for the first time.




Zanine Adams, VP Marketing -Visit London

I'm delighted to be VP Marketing for the second year running. London has the most creative events industry in the world, and it is a key factor in attracting business visitors and corporate events to the capital. With ISES members representing the cream of the event industry
this is the perfect opportunity to work together to further enhance London's reputation and assist in the future development of ISES as a major hub of creativity.

I will be continuing to help raise the profile of ISES within the event industry, supporting the VP membership, and working with industry colleagues to increase brand exposure and business development for all of our members.

The year ahead is set to be extremely exciting, with many new ideas flourishing. Please do drop me a line if you have any new ideas that you would like us to implement.




Andy Callin, VP Finance - Sound by Design

The past year has seen ISES UK consolidating its position as a major focus for the UK event industry. As an organisation, we are growing rapidly. This means being much more business-like within the UK Chapter, taking it forward and having an infrastructure that works for both members and the ISES Board members who juggle full- time commitments the demands of ISES.

These are exciting times for the Chapter. Our incorporation as a limited company with full-time administrative support will put us in a very strong position for the coming year, enabling us to better serve the members and sponsors. Our increasing profile within the UK event industry will attract more leading players which can only be positive for our membership.

                                           


Jacqui Partridge, VP Events -Partridge Events


I am delighted to accept the position of VP Events for the fourth consecutive year and wish to continue to bring fun, informative and educational events to the membership. We at ISES are dedicated to showcasing the talents of new and established caterers, venues, entertainment and other various event suppliers.

Your support is vital to us and without the generosity of our suppliers the events could not happen. Please get in touch if you would like the opportunity to showcase your venue or product. We are also looking for inspirational and educational speakers relevant to the event industry.
We had a fantastic calendar of events last year and hope to have an even more successful year with your help.





Natasha Rayment, VP Communication -Harden's                        

My work at Harden’s over the past two and a half years has  helped grow and expand the Harden’s Party, Conference & Event Guide in book and online formats.

In the year ahead I aim to use my knowledge and experience to help broaden the communication of ISES to event planners and organisers in other industries. I want to begin by improving the ISES website and newsletter. I also plan to target other industry bodies and explain how events can help their marketing and the value of ISES members assisting with all their event needs.

Responsible for all online activity, the VP Communications works to ensure ISES is connected with members and with  raising the ISES profile externally. The VP also organises all PR opportunities and editorial.



Rachael Hocken, VP Membership


Our aim this year is for you all to have the opportunity to gain as much as possible from your ISES membership and to increase the amount of business that is conducted between yourselves through networking events, e-shots and promotions on the ISES UK website.

We plan to introduce a number of exclusive member benefits which will encourage further business relationships within the ISES network. The programme is designed to work in line with our swanky new membership cards and is an opportunity for you to offer incentives to other ISES members by promoting your company, increasing your profile, and showcasing your product. You have the choice to run an exclusive promotion for the whole year or limit the offer to just one month! Details of the promotions will be featured in both our e-shots and on our website with all member benefits detailed in every monthly newsletter.



Stephanie Laing                                               Barry Seaman, VP Sponsorship Membership & Events Manager  
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                      Richmond Caterers

                                           







  Robert Wright, Former President -
  Davies Tanner


                                                                                

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