| CRYSTAL ICON AWARDS
Houston, Texas (September 8, 2011) The Houston chapter
of the International Special Events Society (ISES) presented the
Crystal Icon Awards show on Sunday, September 18th at the
downtown Houston Hyatt Regency Hotel. With a fresh new look and
bright colors, the event set the bar high for special events
industry. The Crystal Icon Awards recognizes excellence in the
special events industry and acknowledges the extraordinary
efforts, performance and outstanding contributions of Houston
event industry professionals.
The 2011 Crystal Icon Honoree, Chef Charles Carroll of the River
Oaks Country Club received the award for his work in creating
Operation HOT (Honoring Our Troops) which brought a team of
twenty-one celebrities and support team to Bagram, Afghanistan
for a seven hour dinner show along with two tons of gifts and
two pallets of food to feed four thousand deserving soldiers.
This year's Gala, produced by iCatching Events, featured
entertainment by Howl at the Moon, Divisi Strings, Collide, PRP
Entertainment and eMotion Bellaire Dance Company.
The outstanding gala award winners are:
Creme de la Crème Category: Hilton Americas-Houston
Entertainment Production: Best Entertainers and J & D
Entertainment
Event Design Décor: iCatching Events
Event Videography: A&A Video Productions
Event Marketing: Event House
Non-Profit Over 100K: eEvents
Non-Profit Under 100K: Elias Events
Team Effort: Elias Events, Genesis Photographers, Texas
Light and Pyro, Minute Maid Park, Ideal Party Decorators,
Elegant Linens and Best Entertainers
The International Special Events Society (ISES) is comprised
of over 7,200 professionals in over 38 countries representing
special event planners and producers (from festivals to trade
shows), caterers, decorators, florists, destination management
companies, rental companies, special effects experts, tent
suppliers, audio-visual technicians, event and convention
coordinators, balloon artists, educators, journalists, hotel
sales managers, specialty entertainers, convention center
managers, and many more professional disciplines.
For more information contact Richard Hoggatt, VP of
Communications ISES Houston Chapter
www.iseshouston.org
or
communications@iseshouston.org
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