In today's fast-paced world, it's more important than ever for catering executives to keep up with the latest industry trends and innovations. Experience! 2008 promises to bring on-premise caterers, off-premise caterers, event planners and industry vendors/suppliers together to network and learn new ideas.
With more than 30 educational sessions and two keynote speakers, we're sure that you will experience the latest in catering and event design, and the best of Philadelphia. For complete information on Experience! 2008 view the
Conference Brochure.
Catch a Star!
Join the brightest stars in the hospitality industry:
Mindy Weiss, Celebrity Event Planner
Linnyette Richardson-Hall, "Whose Wedding is it Anyway?"
Walter Scheib, White House Chef
Cindy Novotny, Founder Master Connection Associates, and
Culinary Experience! with Featured Chefs: Rich Landau, Horizon; Michele Mitchell, Hotel du Pont; Andy Snow, Feastivities Events; Guillermo Pernot, Cuba Libre Restaurant; Mitch Prensky, Global Dish Caterers and Supper Restaurant and Moderator Brian Freedman, Food and Wine Writer and Educator
Wedding Luncheon featuring Mindy Weiss
The cost of the wedding luncheon is included in your conference registration. Additional tickets are available.
Purchase your ticket today!
Breakout Sessions
The following sessions have been added to the program.
Tuesday, August 5, 2:45 pm – 4:15 pmSales and Marketing
Life is a Highway - Putting the Pedal to the Metal, The One-up on Sales Edge
Eric Ostrow, CPCE, The Glazier Group
Join Eric Ostrow, Director of Sales and Marketing for the Glazier Group, an evolutionary event management team and owners of Bridgewaters, Strip House, and Michael Jordan's The Steak House N.Y.C. in Manhattan to learn about the ever-changing world of sales. The session will address the importance of identifying and addressing your clients' needs, as well as your ability to adapt to their changing requests. You will learn how to develop and strengthen your prospecting ability, how to listen to your clients' needs to identify new sales opportunities and how to increase you sales by creating loyalty in today's competitive market.
Wednesday, August 6, 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Event Management
I'm not the Wicked Witch of the West - Why a Professional Wedding Planner Can Be Your Fairy Godmother
Linnyette Richardson Hall with Prentice Pollard, CPCE, CMP and Bill Hamilton
When a client tells you cheerily, "Oh - I have a wedding planner!", do you groan inwardly? This informative, light-hearted workshop is designed to lift the mist shrouding the role of the professional wedding planner and to demonstrate how they can be an ASSET to any other event or catering professional. Using a panel/discussion format, participants will have an opportunity to understand the modalities that many professional planners work from, identify methods of working cohesively with an independent planner and to hear from other vendors on the panel as to how they've benefited from their working relationship with a wedding planner.
Key Deadlines
May 15 Early Bird DeadlineJuly 15 Regular Registration Deadline
Registration
There are two ways to register:
Mail your completed
registration form along with a check (US funds only) payable to the National Association of Catering Executives, to NACE, 9881 Broken Land Parkway, Suite 101, Columbia, MD 21046
Fax your completed
registration form including your credit card information to the NACE Headquarters at 410-290-5460.
Full conference registration includes the following:
2 Keynote presentations
30 educational sessions
Admission to the Opening Reception, Off-Premise Event and Closing Night Gala
3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, and 4 breaks
Wedding Luncheon
Chefs' Panel - featuring local Philadelphia chefs
Design and Decor session
Register today at the early-bird rate. For more information contact
conference@nacenet.org.
Hotel and Travel
The official conference hotel is the
Loews Philadelphia HotelLoews Philadelphia Hotel1200 Market StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19107(215) 627-1200Room Rate: $179 per night (single/double occupancy)
Reservations must be made by July 2, 2008 to receive the conference rate.
Awards & Special Events
View the
Industry Awards,
Chapter Awards and
Individual Awards Nomination Forms and enter today!
Silent Auction Make a
Donation for the Silent Auction!
NACE Has Talent We know you have talent, so show us!
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Wear it Proud Fundraiser! To commemorate 50 years of NACE, the student organization of NACE at the University of Central Florida is selling NACE-embroidered polo shirts.
Marketplace, Business Partners & Local Donors
Experience! the latest products and services in the catering and event planning industry. Visit the Marketplace on Tuesday in the Millenium Ballroom. The Marketplace is SOLD OUT! If you are interested in other sponsorship
opportunities or would like to reserve a spot for 2009, please contact Matt Dirks at
mdirks@nacenet.org.
Experience! Philadelphia
Learn more about fun things to do while in Philadelphia.
Experience! Philadelphia and NACE's 50th Anniversary Celebration!
NACE encourages your professional development through voluntary participation in its certification program, the "Certified Professional Catering Executive".
Earn your CPCE at Experience! 2008 --
Apply now! Testing Date Scheduled - August 3, 2008!
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