ISES LA Tabletop Competition at BizBash West
The First Annual BizBash ISES LA Tabletop Competition was a huge success at the Pasadena Convention Center on June 14, 2011 during BizBash West. Contestants were challenged to create a unique tabletop design inspired by the theme “A Mid-Summer Night’s Fantasy.” Judges critiqued each table’s aesthetic quality, creativity, overall design and degree of difficulty required to execute the table design. The competition was fierce, as each entry was fabulous and over-the-top! “It was the most impressive ISES Tabletop Competition I have seen,” Richard Aaron, President of BizBash said. The event doubled as a fundraiser for the chapter’s new website as was made possible by the generosity of our host, BizBash, and Town and Country for donating the rentals for each contestant.
Award Winning Designers
Best Overall Design: GD Designers
Most Creative: J Soiree and Parties & Petals
Highest Degree of Difficulty: La Dolce Idea , Enticing Tables and Embellishmint
Most Aesthetic: FIDM Students
2011 BizBash Readers’ Choice Awards
The winners of our inaugural Readers’ Choice Awards are as follows:
Association/Nonprofit Planner of the Year
Mark McBride, USC Alumni Association
Caterer of the Year
Catherine An, An Catering
Corporate Event Planner of the Year
Margaret Launzel-Pennes, Herbalife
DJ of the Year
Nahchey Storer, Dash Entertainment
Event Designer of the Year
Edgar Zamora, Revelry Event Designers
Event Producer of the Year
Shawn Sedlacek, The VOX Group
Lighting Designer of the Year
Raymond Thompson, Images by Lighting
Publicist/PR Executive of the Year
Jessica Meisels, Fingerprint Communications
Social Planner of the Year
Merryl Brown, Merryl Brown Events
Venue Manager of the Year
Deirdre McCready, SBE
2011 BizBash Event Style Award Finalists
Congratulations to the following ISES LA members on their recent receipt of a 2011 BizBash Event Style Awards. Winners were announced on Thursday, June 14, 2011 at the BizBash West Expo & Awards at the Pasadena Convention Center. To view a complete list of finalists, click here .
Best Corporation or Association Event Concept (Budget Under $50,000)
“Sutton Foster Fever” Fund-raiser for Center Theatre Group
Submitted by Someone’s in the Kitchen
Best Corporation or Association Event Concept (Budget Over $50,000)
Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards
Submitted by Caravents Inc. Event Production & Design
“True Colors of Los Angeles” American Society of Association Executives
Final-Night Event
Submitted by AOO Events
Best Lighting Design
Pasadena Museum of History Gala
Submitted by AirDD
Best New Venue
Ecosystems at the California Science Center
Submitted by the California Science Center Foundation
Best Nonprofit Event Concept
Ecosystems Opening Gala
Submitted by the California Science Center Foundation
“A Night in the Garden of Eden” Fund-raiser for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Submitted by Someone’s in the Kitchen
Best Overall Event Decor (Budget Over $50,000)
Elle Women in Hollywood Awards
Submitted by Caravents Inc. Event Production & Design
Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards
Submitted by Caravents Inc. Event Production & Design
Best Overall Event Decor (Budget Under $50,000)
Dream Foundation’s “The Journey of 10,000 Dreams” Event
Submitted by AOO Events
Best Staging and Set Design
MTV Video Music Awards
Submitted by Moss Inc.
Best Use of Technology
EZ Engage Kiosk
Submitted by Moss Inc.
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