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Your DFW NACE board often receives questions about our policy on meeting registrations, cancellations, and what happens if you register but don’t attend a luncheon.
 Sample RSVP Section from CVent Invitation
Each month you will receive an invitation to our monthly chapter meeting through a service called Cvent. If you can attend the program, we encourage you to register by clicking “Yes” and paying online. If you cannot attend the program you can simply respond by clicking “No”, which will keep you from receiving future emails about that specific monthly program. If you opt out completely then you will not receive any future meeting information, which we certainly do not want to happen.
Once you register to attend a monthly chapter meeting please note the following cancellation and no show policy:
- Cancellations are allowed until 5pm the Friday before the meeting, and you will receive a full refund for the amount you paid. You can either cancel yourself through Cvent, or email Dionicia McCallum-Lucia at dionicia@dfwnace.com.
- After Friday at 5pm, we submit the final guarantee to the venue and/or caterer and we are charged for you, whether you attend or not. Therefore, should you cancel after 5pm on Friday or no show to the meeting, any payments made will be considered non refundable.
- If you miss a meeting that you RSVP’d for and did not pay online with a credit card please contact our Treasurer, Brooke Evans at Brooke@dfwnace.com or 214-454-4014. Payment can be submitted with a credit card through her or a check can be mailed to P.O. Box 12344, Dallas, TX 75225. We will pursue payment for all cancellations and no shows.
Please note that all cancellations must be submitted by email to Dionicia@dfwnace.com prior to 5pm the Friday before the event. No verbal Cancellations will be accepted.
Thank you for your cooperation,
The DFW NACE Board
 For those that missed the February 1, “Basic to Brilliant: Buffets and Display” you missed a meeting with lots of great décor. Shag Carpet Décor and Props turned their warehouse into a great meeting location with the help of Ducky Bobs Event Specialists. We started the night off with food served from a chuckwagon by Chuckwagon Cuisine, and a taste of Mexico from On the Border Mexican Grill Catering.
 “MR. OWL, HOW MANY POINTS DOES IT TAKE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR CPCE? “
“IT JUST TAKES 60 AND YOU’D BE SURPRISED HOW EASY IT IS TO GET THERE – HERE’S HOW…”
1. Employment Experience
Automatically earn points from time spent working in the catering and event industry!
2. Formal Education
Indicate the highest level of education you have achieved and submit a transcript or diploma for an easy way to gain points.
3. Continuing Education (1 point per hour of education)
a. Attendance at a local catering or event organization’s monthly educational meeting (e.g., NACE, ISES, ABC, MPI, etc).
b. Company sponsored training: Think back to when you started at your company. If it was within 10 years, you can list any of the required trainings as continuing education.
c. Conferences (e.g., NACE Experience!, Catersource, Event Solutions, The Special Event, etc)
d. ServSafe® Training
e. Webinar on a catering or event topic (Note: NACE offers monthly educational webinars! See www.nace.net/cs/events)
4. Industry Membership (1 point per year of membership)
Are you a member of NACE? How about ISES, ABC or MPI? Membership in all of these organizations and a variety of other professional organizations affiliated with the catering and events industry can count for points (pending NACE approval).
5. Leadership Positions (points given per term- see application)
Have you served on a board or committee of a catering or events organization? Or have you have served on a company-sponsored committee? List your position and dates of the term you served. Depending on the position, you can get up to 6 points per term (10 points maximum in this section).
6. Professional Achievements
Whether from your company, NACE or another affiliated organization, many candidates have received an award recognizing their catering and events expertise. Earn two points for each award. Do you already have a certification (e.g., CMP, CSEP, etc)? This is another opportunity to achieve additional points.
7. NACE Support Activities
Receive points by working at a NACE booth at a trade show and for NACE related community service.
To learn more and the CPCE Designation as well as get assistance with the CPCE Application process, contact Natalie Storrs, CPCE at 214-385-6569 or Natalie.storrs@westin.com.
A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
 As I sit down to write my first President’s letter of 2012 I am reflecting on the number of hours that so many have dedicated to this chapter. It is unbelievable when you consider the number of hours members like Terry Shields, CPCE, CSEP, Luana Stoutmeyer, Jay Cooper, Paula Fenner, Kevin Brant and our most recent Lifetime Achievement winner Angie Bricker, have dedicated to this association both locally and nationally. These individuals have given so much of their personal time and I know that they do not regret one hour of it. Well…they might wish they could get back some of the late nights and sleep they gave up, but regrets, I know they have none. For that I thank each and every member who have served this chapter for ten plus years, as there are too many of you to list completely. I strive every day to make even a fraction of the impact that you have made on this chapter. THANK YOU!
We constantly say, “You only get out of NACE what you put in…so put in a lot,” and it is so true. It can start with donating your product or services for a monthly meeting, volunteering to be on a committee, dedicating time to be a hospitality greeter or if you are really brave and ready for an amazing ride, running for a board position in the fall. The more involved you become, the more you will learn, grow and gain both professionally and personally. The members of this chapter will become your biggest supporters, your cheerleaders and your best friends. I truly cannot express in words how much I have grown these past five years as a result of my amazing NACE mentors and friends. To those individuals, and you know who you are, THANK YOU!
Next week at our chapter meeting we will be having committee sign ups. I encourage you to visit the different tables for Community Service, Education, Fundraising, Membership and Programs and join one or more of the committees. Some committees require more of your time, like Programs, and others like education might only be a monthly conference call with some tasks to complete during the following month. Visit with the Directors, talk about the time you can dedicate and find the area within the chapter that interests you the most. If you cannot join a committee but can donate your products or services, visit with the Programs team and they will add you to the list of potential meeting sponsors. If you have raffle prizes you would like to donate, talk to the Fundraising chair and donate something a future meeting. Whatever you can provide helps build and improve this chapter. To those future committee members, board members and supporters of this chapter, your time and most importantly your dedication and support are appreciated, even in advance. THANK YOU!!
Leading a volunteer organization is something many would consider a challenge but I consider it a privilege. When I think about the dedicated board that represents the chapter, the fantastic committee members, the generous meeting sponsors and our amazing members that attend our meetings month after month, I am blown away. So many of you provide your time, ideas, services and support and it makes my job as President of the DFW Chapter of NACE a true honor. Words will never truly express my gratitude for all you do to make this chapter successful. I may say this many times in the coming year and it still would not be enough…THANK YOU!
All my best,
Wendy B. Timson, CPCE, CMP
The 2011 DFW NACE Board of Directors would like to thank the following companies for making the January Awards Meeting such a wonderful evening:
Audio/Visual: Beyond
Photography: Carpe Vita Photography
Photo Lounge: Flash-Pics (Specialty Sound)
Décor : Magic Moments
Wine: Republic Beverage / Greystone Wines
Catering: Wolfgang Puck Catering
Total, these gracious members contributed over $38,400.00 to this month’s meeting!
You can view the photos of the evening and the awards winners in the prior blog post, and photos from the Photo Lounge may be viewed at the Flash-Pics site.
The beautiful Winspear Opera House was the scene for the annual DFW NACE awards presentation ceremonies. Honored were all of the outstanding members, facilities and services that contributed to events and meetings during 2011.
Here are the award recipients:
 Winspear Opera House  2011 Best Entertainment - Encore Entertainment  2011 Best Décor - Hotel Crescent Court, The Wildflower, BEYOND, and BBJ Linen  2011 Best Culinary Presentation - TPC Craig Ranch  2011 Best Meeting Site - Cowboys Stadium (Legends Entertainment)  2011 Best Program Content - E&J Gallo  2011 Best Overall Meeting - Bring It On and Legends Catering  2011 Business Partner of the Year - BEYOND  2011 Rising Star - Don Mamone  2011 Event Professional of the Year - Brooke Evans  2011 Caterer of the Year - Michael Carroll  2011 Lifetime Achievement - Angie Bricker  2011 President's Awards - Jessica Cates and Terry Shields Congratulations to all of the award recipients and nominees! Your contributions made 2011 another spectacular year for DFW NACE.
Fall Membership Campaign New Members
 The DFW Chapter of NACE would like to welcome our new members from the fall membership campaign. We are so excited to have you as part of our chapter and look forward to getting to know you better and having you get involved.
2011 Fundraiser Recap
The 2011 Fundraiser was a HUGE success with record attendance and money raised. A special thanks to all those who participated in the Tabletop competition, donated products or services, purchased silent or live auction items or just attended. Due to the overwhelming generosity of our membership and our industry, the DFW NACE chapter is able to donate $5,400 to our beneficiary Charles Armstead. We will be presenting the check in January, but he has already moved into his new home and our 2011 Director of Fundraising Lauren Schmidt attended the key ceremony on our behalf. It was a fantastic event and we are excited that we were able to make such a difference in the lives of someone injured protecting the freedom we enjoy. We’d like to thank by Heavy G Productions for producing the following video.
2011 Award Nominees
It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2011 NACE Award Nominees. Each year we take time to honor those members and companies that stood out during the past year. Your monthly evaluation scores at each meeting during the year have already determined many of the categories, but some categories still remain to be decided. Voting is going on now and members should have received the ballots by email. If for some reason you did not receive a ballot, email wendy@dfwnace.com. Voting must be completed by this Friday at 5pm.
Congratulations to all the Nominees that contributed to the 2011 DFW NACE Programs.
Thank you for your donation, support and for helping to make this year a great success!
2011 Program Award Nominees
BEST MEETING SITE
- Cowboys Stadium (Legends Catering) for the Cowboys Experience in September
- Rosewood Crescent Hotel for the 2010 Awards Event in January
- Belo Mansion for the November Appreciation Meeting
- TPC Craig Ranch for Beef, It’s What’s for Dinner in March
CULINARY PRESENTATION OF THE YEAR
- TPC Craig Ranch for Beef, It’s What’s for Dinner in March
- Rosewood Crescent Hotel for 2010 Awards Event in January
- Legends Catering for Cowboys Experience in September
- Beyond the Box & Fried Frito Pie (provided by Dallas Gigs), Brat Haus & Taco Taxi, Uptown Popcorn and Lil Bits Donuts for 2616 Commerce, the Food Experience in July
PROGRAM CONTENT OF THE YEAR
- Monique Studak of E&J Gallo for Wine Experience In April
- Beyond for the 2010 January Awards Event in January
- Don Ross Nabb Productions for the Chili Cook off Community Service Program in May
- Luana Stoutmeyer, Dana Carroll, Angie Bricker & Kevin Brant for State of NACE in June
DÉCOR OF THE YEAR
- M&M, the Special Events Company for the March meeting at TPC Craig Ranch
- Rosewood Crescent Hotel, The Wildflower, BEYOND & BBJ Linen for the 2010 Awards Program in January
- Ducky Bob’s & The Garden Gate and the Belo Mansion for the November Appreciation Meeting
- Don Ross Nabb Productions for the Community Service Program at the Movie Studios at Las Colinas
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- iEntertainment and Bring it On who provided the Keith Mitchell Band, Jeff Taylor Jazz Trio & Rhett Butler for the Cowboys Experience in September
- Three Fools on Stools furnished by Encore Entertainment at Food Experience meeting in July
- BEYOND for the Video Production of the 2010 Awards Program and Encore Entertainment for LIVE awards music for the January meeting
- Dallas Gigs for Jazz Group at Fort Worth Club in April
BEST OVERALL MEETING OF THE YEAR
- Bring It On and Legends Catering for the Cowboys Experience in September
- TPC Craig Ranch for Beef, It’s What’s for Dinner in March
- Rosewood Crescent Hotel for 2010 Awards Program in January
- Movies Studios at Las Colinas for June Community Service Program
2011 Individual Award Nominees
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| NACE 2011 Nominees Presentation |
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Are you maximizing your NACE Membership?
You only get out of NACE what you put in so in 2012 we encourage you to take full advantage. There are exciting plans for the year ahead in the works but here are a three ways you can be sure to maximize your membership:
1. Attend Monthly Meetings. On average only about 35 – 40% of our membership attends the monthly meeting. So where are the other 60 – 65% of you? The monthly meetings are the BEST place to network with your fellow NACE members, meet new contacts and promote your business. You cannot get the full value of your NACE membership if you do not attend the meetings. So mark your calendar for the 1st Wednesday of each month (2nd Wednesday in July, no meeting in August or December. We look forward to seeing you!
2. Join a committee. In the coming weeks and months we will be looking for members to join our various committees to help us make 2012 a fantastic year. This is truly the best way to meet a variety of NACE members and to work on something that you are passionate about. We will be looking for members to join one or more of the following; Programs, Fundraising, Community Service, Education and/or Membership Committee’s. Committee work is fun and rewarding, so plan to join one this year and get the most out of your membership.
In addition to our regular committees we will be rolling out sub committees that will enable those that can’t commit to being on a committee all year to still take part of the chapter. More details to come on these but we are excited about the potential for increased involvement by the membership.
3. Did you know that you can create a customized listing for you and/or your company on the DFW NACE website? It’s easy to do. While the membership list provides your phone number and the ability to contact you but did you know that you can add a more detailed description of your product and services, and list the categories that your business provides to aid in searches. This feature is available to all current DFW NACE members. Once your listing has been reviewed and approved it will be viewable on the website.
Just visit the Add Member Services page on our site and enter your information. Be sure to select your category and use all of the key words that might be used by someone searching for your services. You can create separate listings for every category of your business. (This is a great feature since many of us don’t fit into just one category.) And the key word listing really lets you specify your services.
There is also a “Search Member Services” function available on the website. Anyone can search by name, category or key words to find NACE member services for their events. So be sure to use all the right key words to help direct someone to your listing. If you have any questions or need assistance with your listing just call our webmaster Steve Cooley at 817-410-9975
We look forward to seeing you, having you get involved and helping you to get the most our of your NACE Membership. If you have any membership questions or need anything please email me at dionicia@dfwnace.com
Dionicia L. McCallum- Lucia, CWP
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