Let me first start by saying CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY AND OFFICIALLY CHARTERED RENO TAHOE NACE CHAPTER!!!

As the busy summer event season comes to an end, I am sure everyone is a little tired and ready to spend some time relaxing and re-cooping before we all get ready to dive into Christmas and New Years Season.

We have had a busy and great month with NACE.  The NACE Conference in Philadelphia August 3-6th was full of fun, education and an opportunity to meet more than 700 event professionals from across the country.    The Reno Tahoe Chapter had a great group in Philadelphia representing us (Jeremy Miller of Best Bet Entertainment, Tiffany Zabaglo of Embassy Suites, Robin Brockelsby of Creative Coverings, Josanne Dolley of Creative Coverings, & Anthony Avery of A&A Music and Events).  Congratulations to Tiffany Zabaglo from Embassy Suites in Lake Tahoe who won the "Presidents Choice Award", and to Anthony Avery who was elected as the National Event Professional Representative.  We listed to many great speakers, including Mindy Weiss, Event Planner to the Stars (she has planned weddings for Christina Aguillera and Eva Longori) and Walter Scheib, Executive Chef to the Bush Family (when they were in the White House).

The Reno Tahoe NACE Chapter is going strong.  Membership is increasing, but we are still looking for more members.  Programs are going great.  This months meeting at the Atlantis is going to be great.  The Atlantis will be offering an amazing menu as well as wine and champagne.  Upcoming programs are going strong.  Please let us know if you are interested in hosting a meeting in 2009.  We are looking forward to our October Dine Around event, which will be at Harrah's and Harvey's in Lake Tahoe, as well as our Christmas in November event to be held at the Tannenbaum Lodge.

Have a great month and I can't wait to see you at the Atlantis on September 17th.

Robin Brockelsby 

Announcing... The Nevada Wedding Network!

The Nevada Wedding Network (www.nevadaweddingnetwork.com) is a first-of-its-kind on-line publicaton created specifically for wedding professionals who live and work within the Reno / Lake Tahoe area.  Whether you are a seasoned professional, entry level business or somewhere in-between...you now have a comfortable place to come to catch up on the latest happenings that affect our local wedding marketplace.

The Nevada Wedding Netowrk is much like "the local newspaper" for area professionals.  It will become teh hub or central gathering place to where press releases, national and regional news, information, commentary, industry events and trends are made available for all to see.  The network will also showcase an "Events Calendar" that will map out detailed information on all industry related gatherings and upcoming events.

All area wedding professionals are encouraged to frequent the network for important wedding industry news and information which will be updated daily.  The network is FREE to all who visit.  In addition to the news articles located on the network, you will also have direct access (via sponsored links) to each and every organization, association and publication involved in our wedding community.  Bookmark the site and visit often!

it's all at your fingertips!  The Nevada Wedding Network is about to set an exciting new area standard that will keep wedding professionals who do business throughout the greater Reno /  Tahoe area on the cutting edge of information so our marketplace remains vibrant and respected as one of the top wedding destination resorts in the world.

CATERING / CONVENTION SERVICES MANAGER NEEDED

The Silver Legacy Resort Casino is currently seeking adynamic and highly motivated Catering and Convention Services Manager.

Qualified candidates must have previous eperience in a high volume establishment, excellent communication skills and a solid sales background while presenting a professional image at all times.  A strong background in Food an dBeverage is preferable.

This position is responsible for all aspects of planning, oversight and post conference follow-up for convention sales groups and social catering functions

Please call for more information on where to send resumes to:

Christine Sexton, Training Manager

Silver Legacy 325-7401 Ext. 7206

Eldorado 775-954-4006