Overview: ISES International

The International Special Events Society (ISES) was founded in 1987 to foster enlightened performance through education while promoting ethical conduct. ISES works to join event professionals to focus on the “event as a whole” rather than its individual parts. ISES has grown to involve nearly 7,200 members active in 49 chapters throughout the world. Membership brings together professionals from a variety of special events disciplines including caterers, meeting planners, decorators, event planners, audio-visual technicians, party and convention coordinators, educators, journalists, hotel sales managers and many more. The solid peer network ISES provides helps special events professionals produce outstanding results for clients while establishing positive working relationships with other event colleagues.

For more information about ISES International, visit ISES.com.

Overview: ISES NY Metro Chapter

The NY metropolitan area is host to the most events, the most high-profile events, and the most event industry professionals of any city in the world.  Our ISES chapter, founded in 1988, has supported the local members, and the industry at large, through cutting edge educational programs, dynamic networking events, partnerships with tangential associations, and a peer-to-peer support system that helps our members grow their businesses and their careers.  Our year-end Big Apple Awards recognizes the best local events and service providers, and inducts the senior-most professionals into our Hall of Legends.  We invite you to join us as our chapter expands in new areas, in lock-step with the expansion of the NY metro area’s outstanding and diverse events.

Mission Statement

The Mission of ISES is to educate, advance and promote the special events industry and its network of professionals along with related industries.

To that end, we strive to…

• Uphold the integrity of the special events profession to the general public through our “Principles of Professional Conduct and Ethics”.
• Acquire and disseminate useful business information.
• Foster a spirit of cooperation among its members and other special events professionals.
• Cultivate high standards of business practices.