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And the Winners Are…

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners! 2019 was a BIG year for our chapter and all of our members. And these awards prove it. Below is the complete list of DFW NACE Award winners.

Special Honors

Howard Eckhart Hall of Fame: Dawn Finley CPCE, CWP
President’s Award: Leigh Tidwell, CSEP
President’s Award: Chris Harmon

Member Awards

Member of the Year: Rebecca Wright, CPCE
Committee Member of the Year: Amber Knowles
Rising Star: Amber Knowles
Business Partner of the Year: Harmland Visions

Meeting Awards

Facility of the Year: Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek (November meeting)
Culinary Presentation of the Year: The Joule (August meeting)
Best Meeting Decor: Freesia Dallas, Eleven Embers, TLC Event Rentals, AFR Rentals, Top Tier Event Rentals, Belle Decor, AM Linen Rentals, 5×7 Designs (October meeting)
Entertainment of the Year: Brite Beauty & Center Stage Band (November meeting)
Program of the Year: 4 Day Weekend for their ‘Yes, And’ Experience (August meeting)
Meeting of the Year: The Joule, Lindsey Zamora Events, Allen Tsai Photography, Brown Fox Creative, Nick DiGennaro, DFW Linens, Beyond, Top Tier Event Rentals, Speed Pro Imaging, FunkyTown Donuts, Beautiful Event Rentals, Cam Event Designs (August meeting)

Industry Awards

Catered Event of the Year: CN Catering
Event Photography of the Year: See Pink, Inc
Team Event of the Year: Sarabeth Events
Event Production of the Year: Sarabeth Events

Photos by Jennifer Crenshaw Photography

NACE Evolve 2020 in Dallas

NACE Evolve is an annual opportunity for the Leaders of each NACE chapter from across the nation to come together. It is a weekend event filled with informative education and networking amongst fellow NACE Board Members. And this year’s event was hosted in Dallas!

This year’s conference took place at the W Hotel in Downtown Dallas. We kicked off the first day by inducting the NACE National Board and Foundation of NACE followed by individual chapter award recognition. Our DFW chapter took home THREE awards! We then got into an Ice Breaker with Meghan Ely who was wonderful and got us all chatting about what we have in common on our mobile phones! We wrapped up the day with a fantastic dinner to support the Foundation of NACE at Truluck’s.

During Day 2, we learned all about growing our chapter. We were able to hear and learn from other chapters on how they go about executing creative and engaging ideas for their members at meetings. The day ended with a fun, entertainment-filled night at The Perot Museum with games, music, food, and drinks! But the evening wasn’t over yet. After, Jordan Kahn’s Orchestra escorted us to the House of Blues where we sang, danced and ate the best grilled cheese sandwiches… all night long!!  

NACE Evolve was an incredible weekend. My biggest takeaway was being able to learn how other chapters host their meetings. It was enlightening and inspiring getting to hear directly from them about the creative meetings they host for their members. I’m looking forward to bringing more of those ideas to DFW NACE.

Alex Turzinski
Catering Sales Manager at The Joule Hotel
DFW NACE Education Chair

All event sponsors are listed below

Thank you to all of the sponsors:⁣⁣

Evolve Conference
W Hotel Dallas
Instawork
Simon Luna Photography
The Brand Booth
Swapcard
Vestals Catering
Tito’s Vodka
DFW NACE
Foundation of NACE
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Networking & Dinner at Perot Museum⁣
Venue: @pmns_events ⁣
Catering: @chefwolfgangpuck ⁣
Videography: @chrisharmonfilm⁣
Photography: @simonlunaphotography⁣
Guitarist: @guitarmannick⁣
Music Performance Duo: @dominatedjduo⁣
Creative Science Activities (Lava Lamp & Shaving Cream Art) : @ideafountaininc ⁣
Edible Bubbles, Dancing Disco heads, Glow in the dark face painting, Cowboy living statue: @bravoentertainment ⁣
Lighting, stage, and backlighting: @leforcedj ⁣
Floral Centerpieces: @magicmoments_partiesandevents ⁣
Photo Booth: @myeventisthebomb⁣
Stationary & graphic design: @5by7design ⁣
Linens: @bbjlinen ⁣
Lounge Furniture Rentals: @afr_rentals⁣
Glassware & Dinnerware Rentals: @toptiereventrentals⁣
Printing: @speedproaddison ⁣
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After Party at House of Blues⁣
Venue: @hobdallas⁣
Videography: @chrisharmonfilm⁣
Band: @jordankahnorchestra⁣
Photography: @simonlunaphotography⁣
Linens: @bbjlinen ⁣
Stationary & graphic design: @5by7design ⁣
Donuts: @funkytowndonuts⁣
Ice cream: @frost321_⁣
Dance floor: WOW VIP Events⁣
Lounge Furniture Rentals: @percheventdecor⁣
Lighting: @beyondldtx⁣
Floral: @davidkimmeldesign⁣
Draping & Food Station Facade Rentals: @belledecordallas⁣
Confetti: @ultimateconfetti

The Complete Guide to DFW NACE Awards

Every year, our DFW NACE chapter recognizes the outstanding work of our chapter members and volunteers at our annual awards gala. Our chapter wouldn’t be what it is without our members and we want to make sure we honor all of your hard work.

There are 3 main categories and a few different awards under each:

1) Member Awards, 2) Chapter Meeting Awards, and 3) Industry Awards

Member Awards

These nominations are selected by our Board and then voted on by our Chapter Members to recognize members and business partners who have had a significant impact on the success of our DFW NACE chapter.

The awards in this category are:
1) Rising Star
2) Business Partner of the Year
3) Member of the Year
4) Committee Member of the Year
5) The President’s Award

**The LAST day to vote on Member Awards for our 2020 awards gala is January 24th, 2020. If you are a DFW NACE member, check your email for your private voting link.

Chapter Meeting Awards

These awards recognize the planning, production, and execution of our monthly programs and celebrate the phenomenal work of our volunteers and sponsors who helped to produce them. These nominations are decided by the surveys that YOU complete after each meeting. One of the many reasons why it’s so important that you fill out the surveys!

The awards in this category are:
1) Facility of the Year
2) Entertainment of the Year
3) Best Meeting Decor
4) Culinary Presentation of the Year
5) Program of the Year
6) Meeting of the Year

Industry Awards

These awards recognize the outstanding event work that you do throughout the year with your clients and business. Everyone is eligible to submit their own work and submissions will be judged by a group of independent judges. Members can submit for FREE, and there is a $50 submission fee for guests. So you really have no excuse to not submit! We can’t celebrate you and your phenomenal event work if you don’t submit it!

The awards in this category are:
1) Wedding of the Year
2) Team Event of the Year
3) Event Production of the Year
4) Event Photography of the Year
5) Catered Event of the Year

You can find more information about how to submit and criteria for each award here. **Submissions for an Industry Award are due no later than January 24th at 5:00PM to be eligible for a 2020 award.

If you have any questions about submitting for a 2020 Industry Award, email our Immediate Past President, Don Mamone, at pastpresident@dfwnace.com

We’ll see you at the 2020 Awards Gala on February 5th!

DFW NACE 2020 Industry Awards

Awards season is here!

We’re kicking off our second annual DFW NACE Industry Awards to be awarded at our gala on Wednesday, February 5th, 2020. (Save the date!)

We have an exceptionally talented chapter of event professionals and companies that have produced amazing work and events. Our DFW NACE Industry Awards recognize the outstanding event work that you do throughout the year with your clients and business. This is your chance to show it off and submit the incredible work that you did last year for one of the five awards in our Industry Awards category.

Dust off your writing skills and show your peers how fantastic you are! Submissions are due Friday, January 24th, 2020 at 5:00pm for consideration. All word documents, photos, and videos outlined in the applications should be sent to Don Mamone at pastpresident@dfwnace.com.

Click here to find the criteria for each award category and submission guidelines. Submission is free for DFW NACE members, and guests can submit for a one time $50.00 submission fee. Winners will receive one award for each submission. If you would like to order additional awards for partners and team members they are available for an additional $50.00 each.

Please remember to send in your submissions no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, January 24th.

Thank You,
Don Mamone
Immediate Past President

Photos by Kiss Me for Eternity at our annual 2019 Awards Gala

DFW NACE-Giving 2019

Here’s a look at some of members & guests preparing 1000 Thanksgiving meals for people in need this year for our 2019 NACE-Giving!

Serving the community in this BIG way, would not have been possible without our NACE family Peerless Events and Tents – Dallas

Video by Chris Harmon Film

Thank you to everyone who came out and helped serve!

Interview with the Sponsor – Freesia

Check out our first interview with Lauren Schmidt – owner of the fabulous Freesia and the one who sponsored the hotel for our speaker for the May 2019 meeting.

Interview with the sponsor Brown Fox Creative

Brown Fox Creative’s, digital graphic artist Kristin Hazelwood provided us with the beautiful unique menus for the DFW NACE August meeting. Check out her interview here below.

Interview with the Sponsor – The Hotel Joule

Hotel Joule was both the Venue and the Catering Sponsor for our DFW NACE August meeting. Meet Alex Turzinski in the video below, one of the awesome catering managers at The Hotel Joule.

Interview with the Sponsor – GTexas Catering

G Texas Catering provided us with the fantastic fare at the May 2019 meeting at The Marq Southlake. G Texas’s Dena Eichhorst tells us about how the offer so many different catering fusion options for those discerning palates and more. Check out the interview below.