A New Year Begins...
A Message From The ISES LA President, Ilona Hobbs

As your new President, I am honored and thrilled to accept the gavel from Jackie Korman, President for the last TWO terms! She leaves us with a solid foundation, a fabulous board consisting of both experienced board members, and knowledgeable new board members. I am certain this combination of leadership will guide the Los Angeles chapter to even higher achievements.

My vision for the Los Angeles chapter is to EDUCATE, ENGAGE AND EXPAND our ISES LA membership. Ronnie Jayne, First Vice President, will be my teammate in executing our vision.

A major goal for ISES and ISES LA is to EDUCATE special event professionals, which we all embrace. In supporting this goal, I hope to establish with our Education Director, Tobey Dodge, CSEP, a great education program that will be easy to attend by those interested. I also encourage all the members to seriously consider elevating the professional image of our industry by pursuing your CSEP designation. A study group is currently under way and new ones will be ongoing. Please join in and pursue this worthwhile career goal. For more CSEP information visit our website at www.ises-la.com or call Carol Rosen, (310) 471-8989 for more information.

I hope to ENGAGE our members by continuing to hold great monthly mixers with tremendous networking opportunities. We request more members to get involved, join committees, and take ownership of your Los Angeles chapter. Contact Ryan Zynger, Programs Director (213) 744-2668 or Becky Nance at (310) 275-8820, Co-Director, to help out!

We are making great strides in our growth and we are now the second largest ISES chapter in the world. We are hoping to EXPAND our area to include our neighbors to the south (Orange County) by sharing more events there and being a mentor chapter with the goal of establishing their own chapter shortly.

If you haven't booked your booth at the Joint Allied Mixer, August 13th at Sony Pictures Studios - do it right away! These spots are selling quickly! Where else can you visit with ISES, MPI, ABC, NACE and HSMAI members all in one evening! 90 booths and hundreds of attendees await you - get your booth location now by clicking JAM exhibit registration form! Attendee registration will be out shortly.

I look forward to seeing everyone at both the Installation Dinner at the Petersen Automotive Museum this Wednesday, July 16 AND at the exciting Joint Allied Mixer - both will be INCREDIBLE events!!

Ilona Hobbs
President, ISES-LA

By Brian Leslie, Visionsinlight.com

It's July 16th and it's a hot summer day in Los Angeles... Know what time it is? It's time to put the top down and cruise on over to the Petersen Automotive Museum and see LA's historical four wheeled companions showcased in all their glory and style. With it's 300,000 square feet of rollin' machines, it's sure to be fun in high gear! The Petersen Museum has become a Los Angeles icon, depicting the paved road of automotive culture defining this great city and the rest of the motoring populous in Southern California.

Guys and Gals, keep those motors runnin! It's the ISES Installation Dinner. Mix and mingle at this months event, July 16th 2003. Enjoy three floors of the hottest automotive vehicles known to man. It's all under one roof. Visit The Grand Salon, The Bruce Meyer and Hollywood Galleries and more. The Museum is located at 6060 Wilshire Blvd. (at Fairfax). Parking is free behind the museum.

IMPORTANT REMINDER - A prospective-member orientation will be held starting at 5:00pm. If you are a new ISES member, a special events professional thinking about joining ISES, or an ISES member who wants to hear about your ISES benefits - please join us! For the new member orientation, please call Jeff Anderson (858) 622-6613 to let him know you're planning to attend.

Our fabulous showcasers this month include Petersen Automotive Museum, Aaron Jettleson Professional Wandering Magician, Abbey Event Services, About Town Bartending, California Brain Freeze, Carving Ice, Eventworks, Feet First Eventertainment, Greg Dohlen Caricatures, HM&P Photography, JAGCO, Lacey Custom Linens Inc, Platinum Special Events and Catering Company, Shimshi Magic, and Stockholm Kristall Vodka.

June Mixer-LA's 360 Degree View

By Brian Leslie, Visionsinlight.com

It was Metropolis in the sky at last months mixer. Windows Restaurant and Lounge, aka Windows Steaks and Martinis, located on the 32nd floor of Transamerica building in downtown Los Angeles, set the scene. This 60's style supper club, with it's 360-guest capacity and 12,000 square feet, is a perfect spot for an intimate, fun filled event, day or night, with a view as far as the eye could see, well, on a clear day anyway... however, as day moved into night the 360-degree view was indeed breathtaking.

Starting off the evening was a forum presentation on creating events in a new safety-conscious environment. Then the bar was the place to be, serving up colorful VOX Vodka martinis. Within the ambiance, like any good cocktail lounge, the smooth sounds of jazz made it ideal. And just in case you needed a little air, an aromatic oxygen bar was just a step away. We then made our way to the buffet, which included an excellent Caesar Salad and Chicken Marsala. It was a dining experience equal to this view of the City of Angels. The linens were a beautiful choice; rounds draped in Terracotta and Golden Bichon and the buffet dressed in Chocolate Lamour.

Here are some of the hard working showcasers for this high in the sky event:
Venue and Catering - Windows;
Education - Bob Estrin's Creative Events;
Entertainment - A Song For You Production and Socal Oxygen;
Libations - Future Brands;
Linens and Rentals - BBJ Linen;
Photography - HM&P Digital Event Photography

For more fabulous photos from HM&P Photography, check out the monthly gallery on the ISES LA website www.ises-la.com!

7/16/03 Installation of Officers, Peterson Automotive Museum

8/23-26/03 Event Solutions San Diego, CA

8/13/03 Joint Allied Mixer Sony Pictures Studios (selling quickly - reserve your exhibit spot! JAM Exhibit Registration

9/17/03 Monthly Mixer TBA

10/15/03 Monthly Mixer NASCAR CityWalk and Hard Rock Caf=C3=A9

12/3/03 Holiday Gathering Luxe Sumit Hotel Bel Air

If you have information you would like to share with ISES LA members please contact Bill Hodge, ISES Ezine Editor, at whodge@hmp-photo.com or call (562) 596-8999.