If you are an event professional, you should join ISES.

ISES helps you get ahead in your career...

By joining you gain access to an ever-expanding educational and networking resource to answer your questions. Well-known special event professionals who have practical know-how that can help you with your business -- ISES Members, can answer Professional questions and more! Remember that in any profession, information and advancement go hand-in-hand.

ISES provides more ways than ever to enhance your professional development through:

• Educational programming
   
• Extensive resources
   
• Networking

Reasons to be an ISES Member

• Education and Professional Development
  Improve your professional skill and expertise.
   
• 32 Chapters and 4 Chapters in formation
  Establish contacts, stay attuned to trends and participate in local educational activities. Become actively involved in leading the association at the local level.
   
• Professional Resources
  ISES offers many resources for the special events professional
   
• Earn professional recognition for outstanding achievements
  ISES honors industry excellence through its prestigious awards program, the ISES Esprit Awards. The Esprit Awards fuel a spirit of competition within designated categories.
   
• Special Events Magazine and eventworld
  With your membership, you will receive a complementary subscription to Special Events Magazine, and ISES's newsletter, eventworld.
   
• The "ISES Bookshelf"
  Save time and enjoy special member discounts by selecting your materials from the industry's source for educational aids and planning tools.
   
• On-Line Listing
  A listing on the Member Finder Service, which allows potential customers to find your company! In addition, you can access your record to edit your own information and search for other ISES members.
   
• Annual Membership Directory
  Invaluable resource with more than 3,200 Special Events professionals and suppliers worldwide.
   
• Discounted Business Services and Exclusive Savings
  ISES members receive discounts for Kinko's, DHL/Airborne Express Shipping, Pier 1 Imports, Staples, Alamo Car Rentals and Shaker Group, Inc. Trade Show Shipping.
   

Membership in ISES must be made by application. If you would like additional information about ISES membership, please contact the Greater Triangle NC Chapter VP of Membership at membership@ises-gt.org, ISES International Headquarters at 1(800) 688-ISES (4737) or info@ises.com. Complete the application and fax or mail it to ISES Headquarters, (312) 673-6953.

You can obtain an application by clicking on the links in the downloads section to the left, or you can join on-line by clicking "Join ISES Online"

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*Plus $50 Application Fee

Each applicant is required to sign the following statement:
I hereby attest to the accuracy of the foregoing information and to the fact that special events is my primary area of activity. I agree to accept the Society's decision on this application. I have read and understand the ISES Principles Of Professional Conduct & Ethics, and agree to adhere to these principles. Specifically, I certify with my signature below that I understand that maintaining broad form liability and workers' compensation insurance policies is a condition of membership, and that I maintain all applicable licenses and permits required by my jurisdiction. I will do all in my power to maintain and enhance the prestige of the special events industry. I understand that misrepresentation or omission of facts may be considered cause for the expulsion or denial of membership.