Welcome to ISES Columbus
April 13, 2012
Greater Columbus Convention Center - Battelle Hall, Columbus
Online Entries are now OPEN!
Click Here to Enter!
Deadline to Enter: February 15, 2012
(Early bird submission deadline: Feb. 1, 2012)
Who can enter the awards?
Entries are open to all event professionals who have produced events (or components of events) within the state of Ohio OR that is based in Ohio, but produces events in other locations.
You do not have to be an ISES member to enter.
International Special Events Society (ISES)
is proud to be exhibiting at The Special Event 2012
in Tampa, FL, and we hope to see you there!
Be sure to visit ISES at The Special Event 2012, January 25-27! The ISES booth is a great place to visit with your fellow members and meet new members. If you volunteer at the booth and sign up new members, you will get $25 off of your renewal for each new member!
Register today for your free Exhibit Hall Pass to the Special Event 2012 and be sure to visit International Special Events Society (ISES) in booth 1115. Your Exhibit Hall Pass gives you access to the exhibit hall all three days.
It’s a crisp Saturday morning in November when hundreds of red-hooded volunteers sip hot chocolate to ease the cold. A steady hiss of pumping helium hums in the background of this Meadowlands parking lot in north New Jersey, as deflated plastic slowly swells, growing to multiple stories high and finally taking shape as familiar friends: Sonic the Hedgehog, the Aflac duck, and Paul Frank’s Julius monkey.
A petite woman in jeans and a pullover fleece climbs a ladder and brandishes a megaphone. She reminds those gathered that the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade signals to America that it’s time for Christmas. Soon the red army files around the giant balloons—brand new to the parade—to fly them for the first time, in a practice run before the big day. Methodically, the behemoths are hoisted into the cool air, tethered by a system of wires. The woman, the leader, is looking up into the sun smiling. This is her show.
Read more: The Woman Behind The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Written By: Dave Phillips
Director of Education, ISES Columbus
It’s your organization’s annual meeting. You sit in the back of a noisy ballroom with 500 other people. The lights dim as the president walks up to the podium and begins his opening remarks. But something is seriously wrong. He’s talking but you can’t understand a word he’s saying. Is it a bad microphone? Is his mouth full of marbles? The culprit is usually the “house” sound system. Many older venues have worn out ceiling speakers, old wiring, and/or failing amplifiers.
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