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As I come to the last month before my term ends I would like to share some reasons with you why being part of NACE can make a difference for you and your career. As you reach ever higher to new career goals and business opportunities, and as you work to keep up with our changing industry, you'll meet plenty of challenges. NACE membership helps you overcome these challenges-giving you the right information, tools and resources at the right time.
Through NACE, find the connections that open doors. Find the educational seminars that keep your business competitive. Find ideas that push you to the cutting edge. Find access to local professional vendors and stay plugged in to your network. Find industry news and trends and directories to help you every step of the way.
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Membership in NACE offers you extraordinary benefits like these:
* Premiere, industry-specific education
* Networking and connecting with professionals at all experience levels
* Local and national seminars, conferences, and awards programs
* Internationally recognized professional certification
* Breaking industry news and trends
* Directories, resources and so much more...
NACE membership helps you market your business, increase your sales, advance your career and learn about the very latest in menu design, presentation, and décor. The oldest, largest professional association for the catering, events and convention services industries, NACE gives you the resources you need when you need them.
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L.T. Beaton
Director of Catering
Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club
3000 Alexis Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 650-948-1800
Direct: 650-917-5101
Fax: 650-948-9532 |
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| Membership is 60 and growing!
To join Silicon Valley NACE:
- First click here to contact David Ethridge, 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 members joining in the past month:
Monica Kau, Signature Bloom
Alice Southwell, San Jose State University
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| 15 guests registered in October. Please join us again soon.
Sharyn Abbott,
Allen Baquilar,
Justin Brenner,
Christine Escobar,
Larry Lupo,
Ingela Ruschin,
David Sheridan,
Grady Turner,
Jaqueline Marchessini,
Miranda Meisenbach,
Alexis Barr,
Ray Ramirez,
Nick Kumamoto,
Alex Jaciw,
Greg Cunningham,
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| What a night at the Club Auto Sport, in San Jose! Great networking all evening -- cocktails, lots of appetizers, a special program about networking, 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 300 San Jose, for a special networking evening we're calling "Turkey Bowling". 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.
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.
Currently we collect non-perishable food items at each
meeting to donate to the Second Harvest Food Bank.
For questions and suggestions about our Community Service program,
please contact Susan Kelly, of Three Sisters Flowers.
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