ISES Elects New International President for 2015/16

Thursday August 20th, 2015 Chicago, IL:  The International Special Events Society (ISES) has today elected Jodi Collen CSEP, as its new International President for the 2015/16 year.

Collen, Director of Event & Conference Planning at Augsburg College, Minneapolis is a previous President of the ISES Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter and has been a member of the International Board of Governors for the past five years. She was inaugurated at the international association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), which took place in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Commenting on her election, Jodi Collen said; "Now is the very best time to be a part of ISES and I am honored to be chosen to lead our association as we continue to grow our membership, our brand and our influence across the entire global live events industry. We have an amazing year ahead, with the launch of a number of new initiatives, including ISES TV, our new video content platform, our Thought Leader and Speaker Database and the first ever Global Event Summit, which takes place in Scotland in 2016.”

Also announced during the AGM was the destination for ISES Live 2016, which will be held in the City of Austin, Texas.