Giving Back to Your Industry

I believe it’s always important to give back to your community, no matter which community you belong to. As an event producer, my way of giving back to the community is through ISES Vancouver, a not-for-profit society that underlines professional business practices and ethical conduct of its members in the special events industry. This organization brings together skilled individuals from a variety of different event backgrounds including: event planners, meeting planners, caterers, graphic designers, audio visual technicians, etc. My role is VP Programs, where I offer my event planning knowledge to create monthly events that will educate, promote, and most importantly advance the network of special event professionals in attendance.

Visit the ISES Vancouver website to get a glimpse into some of our past events I was involved with planning.

http://www.isesvancouver.com/photos.aspx

Our upcoming event, New Green Meeting Standards – Going Beyond the Checklist will be joined by well respected keynote speakers: Shawna McKinley, Director of Sustainability, MeetGreen, Catherine Wong, VP Operations, Vancouver Convention Centre, and Ginny Stratton, Principle of Strategin Solutions. Our panel of experts will discuss sustainable practices with suppliers, vendors, and how the event industry can help reduce negative environmental impacts.

The event is scheduled to take place at the Vancouver Convention Centre on March 17^th, 2011 from 5:30PM – 8:30PM. All members, students, and non-members in the special events industry are invited to join us for this informative event. To learn more about the keynote speakers and to register for the event, please visit us on the ISES Vancouver website. I hope to see you all there and come by to say hello!

http://www.isesvancouver.com/page1240162.aspx.