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| Hello NACE Chapter Members & Potential Members,
We had a fabulous meeting at the St Claire Hotel and thank you for attending! I would like to take this opportunity to thank Dina Ardizzone and her team for hosting us! We enjoyed the Atrium Room and the Italian Villa theme designed by our Event Professional, Miranda Meisenbach, PWC with Divine Affairs Event Design and Rita Daniels with Special Occasion Specialist. While meeting new faces and enjoying the live sound of guitarist, Shane Cammell, it was simply wonderful.
Our speaker Alice Southwell, Professor and Mentor at SJSU Hospitality Classes, was extremely informative sharing her knowledge with us on how to interview and hire Interns in the workplace.
Did you know that Silicon valley NACE now has a student chapter at SJSU? Alice Southwell is the faculty advisor for the student Chapter.
In the spirit of education and supporting our student membership, Susan Kelly, our Director of Community Service, will be collecting donations to support the NACE Foundation Scholarship and possibly start our own Silicon Valley NACE scholarship. Please remember to bring cash or your check book to each meeting to support this very worthy cause!
Ruby Frandsen, our fundraising chair, had awesome raffle prizes and we appreciate Jordan River Productions for donating a $250.00 valued prize.
Robbie Schlosser, our communications chair, gave a brief and informative run down on Silicon Valley NACE’s Facebook Page and Facebook Group! Thank you Robbie
Next month’s meeting will be on Wednesday, May 16th, at the newly renovated Hyatt Place San Jose, formally known as the Crowne Plaza San Jose. We invite you to attend and see how the hotel was transformed and in addition, meet Therese Morales the Catering Manager.
The Board of Directors of Silicon Valley NACE is asking for your help! We need volunteers to serve on a committee! Committees vary from assisting with the events to helping with registration and the list goes on. Tell us what you would like to do to help!
I also wanted to remind all our members that submission for industry awards given at Experience is due on May 1st- please go to www.naceawrds.com
Did you know that Experience will be in New Orleans this year from July 15-18, 2012? You can register now for the CPCE Fast Track taking place on July 13th! Hotel reservations are due on June 27th
We now have a chapter tool kit that we will bring to every meeting so you can review. Included will be the monthly member value promotions. These are also being emailed to you by National as well.
The special for the Month of May is $100 off the regular membership rate for a NEW Professional. If you are thinking about joining Silicon Valley NACE May is the month to do it. Please ask Monina Wright, our Membership Chair how to join: monina@modernebeauty.com
Did you know you if you renew or join NACE in April you receive a free webinar ($35.00 value)
Thank you to our chapter members and guests for attending our monthly meetings! I look forward to seeing you next Month!
Gigi
Virginia SantaInes, C.W.C.
President of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the National Association of Catering Executives
Certified Wedding Consultant, Association of Certified Professional Wedding Consultants
Director of Catering, Hilton San Jose
300 Almaden Boulevard-San Jose, CA 95110
Direct line: 408-947-4453
Fax: 408-947-4488
Email: vsantaines@sanjosehilton.com
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| Membership is 66 and growing!
To join Silicon Valley NACE:
- First click here to contact Monina Wright, our membership chairperson, for a "heads-up" that you'll join.
- Then, click here to submit the NACE National Online Application!
- Finally, keep track of your Membership ID number for logging on as a member for future events.
Please welcome our newest member:
Lara Choma, Sealed With A Kiss Events
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| 55 guests registered in March. Please join us again soon.
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| What a night at the San Jose Museum of Art! Great networking all evening -- cocktails, lots of appetizers, a special program about special event lighting, and our exciting raffle. We hope you found this evening informative as well as enjoyable, and we hope you'll join us again next month at the Sainte Claire Hotel, in San Jose, for a special program about "Hiring Student Interns for a Win-Win". Check our website for a summary of recent meetings and exciting information about future meetings. See the stunning photos in our Photo Gallery. |
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Silicon Valley NACE produced these previous events.
For our currently scheduled meetings, see Future Meetings.
For current networking events of interest to all NACE members throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, see Calendar.
Wed, March 21, 2012: Museum of Art, in San Jose.
Program featured an informative presentation about lighting, called "Art Inspired Events".
Fri, Feb 17, 2012: The 300 San Jose.
Program featured an informal bowling and cocktail party with the NACE Leadership Summit.
Wed, Jan 18, 2012: The Capital Club, in San Jose.
A Gala evening — Program featured our annual awards presentation and installation of 2012 Board of Directors.
Tues, Dec 7, 2011: Second Harvest Food Bank, in San Jose.
"NACE Volunteers" — an informal evening helping to sort donated food, followed by dinner & libations at a nearby eatery.
Tues, Nov 8, 2011: The 300 San Jose.
Program featured an informative Presentation about networking, called "Turkey Bowling Party".
Tues, Oct 18, 2011: Club Auto Sport, in San Jose.
Program featured an informative Presentation about networking, called "Mix it Up. Gain New Clients Everywhere You Go".
Thur, Sept 15, 2011: "California Hornblower", San Francisco.
Program featured a hot Latin dance demonstartion and instruction, as part of an "over the top" cruise party we called "Agua Latino".
Wed, Aug 17, 2011: Marriott Hotel, in Santa Clara.
Program featured an eye-opening Panel Discussion & Presentation about "Wedding-ology".
Tues, July 12, 2011: W Silicon Valley, in Newark.
Program featured Andy Ebon's Presentation about "The Keys To Being A Wedding SuperHero".
Tues, June 21, 2011: Cypress Hotel, in Cupertino.
Program featured an entertaining Presentation about "Smarten Up, Lighten Up" — using humor to improve communication.
Tues, May 17, 2011: Crowne Plaza Cabana, in Palo Alto. Program featured a presentation about "What Makes People Tick and Why".
Tues, April 19, 2011: Hilton and Towers, in San Jose. Program featured an expert presentation about "Why Customers Don't Buy and How Your Process Can Fix That".
Tues, March 15, 2011: Museum of Art, in San Jose. An extravagant gala evening, with a program about "Art Inspired Events".
Tues, February 15, 2011: China Stix Restaurant, in Santa Clara. Program featured an expert panel discussion about "Cultured Events and Luxury Clients".
Tues, January 18, 2011: Our annual GALA, at the Rosewood Sand Hill, in Menlo Park. Program included presentation of our annual Chapter Excellence Awards.
Tues, December 7, 2010: NACE Casual An informal networking mixer in the midst of our busy season of holiday events. Pause to catch your breath and share a glass of holiday cheer with us.
Tues, November 9, 2010: Our annual "Team-Building" program, at Club Auto Sport, in San Jose! POSTPONED to 2011. Our program will feature an exciting exercise in table-top designing.
Tues, October 19, 2010: 300 San Jose No educational program. With some terrific costumes, we enjoyed a casual evening of lively networking and "Halloween Bowling".
Tues, September 21, 2010: Our annual "Dine-Around", at four outstanding restaurants in downtown San Jose! A wonderful evening viiting Mezcal Restaurant, Morton's Steak House, The Grill on the Alley, and Bijan's Bakery.
Tues, August 17, 2010: La Rinconada Country Club We presented highlights of the "latest and greatest" catering and event design trends featured at July's NACE national conference.
Tues, July 13, 2010: Joint meeting with San Francisco NACE, aboard the Hornblower yacht cruising San Francisco Bay! Limousine transportation from the South Bay began a delightful evening of great networking with NACE colleagues from the San Francisco chapter.
Tues, June 15, 2010: The Ranch Golf Course With a "mini-health-fair", we featured an educational program about "Stress Busting Tips for the Busy Pro".
Tues, May 18, 2010: Silver Creek Valley Country Club, San Jose We presented an "Over the Top" celebrity panel discussion about "Destination Weddings and High End Celebrations". The guest panelists include Sasha Sousa (Sasha Sousa Events), Andrew Hsu (Studio MSV), Brook Todd (Alisha & Brook Photography), and Jen Kwapinski (Jen's Cakes).
Tues, April 20, 2010: Stanford Faculty Club, Palo Alto Natti Pierce-Thomson taught us everything we need to know about the latest advances in power and lighting safety. Title: "OMG! My Cake is on Fire."
Tues, March 16, 2010: Il Fornaio, in Saint Claire Hotel, San Jose Internet marketing guru Andy Ebon again brought us up-to-date on the fast-moving world of blogging and social media.
Thur, March 4, 2010: San Jose Hilton, San Jose Email marketing expert Stu Carty presented a special 2-hour workshop on "Best Practices", FREE to Silicon Valley NACE members.
Tues, February 16,2010: Boulder Ridge Golf Course, San Jose Artesia Vineyards & Winery hosted a wine tasting during the cocktail reception. Program about pairing port, wine and chocolate presented by Judy Goldstrand, of Chocolates a la Carte, and Derek Schweigart, of Artesa Vineyards & Winery.
Tues, January 19, 2010: Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Jose We enjoyed 3 hours of great networking, an outstanding dinner, the installation ceremony for our new Board of Directors, an educational program about "Ballroom Dancing" presented by Cynthia Glinka, and outstanding raffle prizes.
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| We support a different community non-profit each year.
In the spirit of education and supporting our student membership, we will be collecting donations to support the NACE Foundation Scholarship and possibly start our own scholarship. Please remember to bring cash or your check book to support this very worthy cause!
For questions and suggestions about our Community Service program,
please contact Susan Kelly, of Three Sisters Flowers.
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