Thursdays: Your Day to Share!

Thursday September 2, 2010

On Thursdays, we would like to invite all of you to share with us your great event planning experiences or tip! Whether that experience or tip is with CES as your event management team or not, we think it is important to share exciting stories or ideas in our industry. In the event planning industry, we are constantly looking for the next best thing, and the most efficient ways to run an event. Although we may be experts in our field, it is still important to have open communication with those in the community for them to share their concerns and ideas that can help us as your one stop shop solution in Northern California. So share with us today! We're interested to see what your ideas are!

Exercise and You

Friday May 21, 2010

Health and Wellness is something very important in everyone's life. From the young to the old, it is important to exercise at least 30 minutes a day. Whether it's walking to your favorite restaurant during your lunch break, or playing a pick game of basketball with some friends at your local neighborhood park, getting in that 30 minutes of exercise can do great things for you.
The UC Davis Campus Mind Body Wellness Committee, Kaiser Permanente, and Staywell collaborated this past week to encourage folks to add 30 minutes exercise to their daily routines, so we decided to continue to carry the message out to the end of the week as a reminder. If you have any questions, take a look at the UC Davis Campus Mind Body Wellness Committee's website here for more information on how to stay up to date on events as well as health and wellness tips. Remember, exercising doesn't have to be something you hate to do, find a physical activity that you enjoy!

Davis: A Place for You and Your Bike

May 14, 2010

Did you know that Davis is one of the most bike-friendly places in the world? With its population of 65,000, Davis brings a small town atmosphere that is safe for those of all ages whom are traveling by bike . According to Virgin Vacations, Davis "was one of the first cities in the U.S. to actively start planning for and incorporating the bicycle into its transportation infrastructure." This shows not only the cities dedication to its community and the variety of ways folks transport, but also caring about the environment as well.

When choosing UC Davis for your conference or event, you will be choosing a place that will make you feel at home and comfortable. From the numerous facilities that are a walk or bike ride away, choosing UC Davis will be a worthy choice. We invite everyone to look at our website, or call an event coordinator today in order to see how you can make your event a great one at UC Davis. Happy bike riding!

E-Waste: UC Davis's R4 Department Fighting Against Electronic Waste

Friday April 30, 2010

Did you know that it is illegal to throw away batteries and cell phones? Well, now you do! UC Davis's R4 department is fighting against electronic waste, and is doing so by placing multibin all over UC Davis. There are a total of 10 multibins strategically located throughout campus that provide a convenient way for people to dispose of their old electronic products. Currently, the R4 multibins support: CD's, Inkjet cartridges, electronic devices, non-rechargeable and rechargeable batteries. Although it may seem easy to merely throw away electronic appliances or peripherals into the dumpster, it is just as easy to recycle them in the specific multibin container. So the next time you break your mp3 player, or decided you don't want an old CD anymore, make sure to find the closest multibin on campus or located in your community to handle your waste responsibly. Remember that in our fight to make the world a greener place, every little bit helps!

Event Planning on Your Mobile

Friday April 16, 2010

Have you ever thought about managing an event on your mobile phone? Well Cheryl Lawson, owner of The Perfect Date, has developed an event planning application for Google's Android smartphones. Actually bringing two key applications in one package, the Event Planning tools application is actually a meeting space calculator, as well as an event budget calculator. Both components of the Event Planning tools application are very basic and consist of a mere plug-in strategy that will yield the event planner the numbers they need to get started with their event planning and coordination. Lawson explains in her article that although these applications have been around, in this day and age, their is a great convenience in having these specific applications on your mobile phone in order to get quick on the go results. To read more about Lawson's Event Planning application tools, or more about here event management and marketing firm, visit the hyperlinks above! Keep up the great work Cheryl and all those at The Perfect Date!

We want your feedback!

Hello all! Hope you all are enjoying the beginning of what looks to be a beautiful spring! At Conference and Event Services we are always looking for ways to improve our communication with you and we would like to ask you all out there what you would like to see us talk about more? What news do you want to hear? What specifically about our department do you want to know? As our clients, we want to know the best ways and best media to connect with you on. Please email aklong@ucdavis.edu with your thoughts and comments and we'll work to make our connection with all of you out there the best it can be. Thanks!

CES Marketing Team

Welcome Katrina Evans

Friday March 12, 2010

The Conference and Event Services Marketing team would like to welcome Katrina Evans to the team as our new Marketing Manager! Katrina is an alumna of UC Santa Cruz and graduate with a degree in Sociology and Journalism. Starting to work for UC Davis in 2006 in our department as a Registration Coordinator and she soon moved into an Event Coordinator position in 2008. Now as the Marketing Manager, she will supervise all marketing interns and will work side by side with our director on all marketing campaigns.

If she's not relaxing with her husband and two cats, Katrina enjoys shopping, reading, planning weddings and organizing her closet. If you're ever up visiting the office don't be forget to say hello and welcome Katrina!

Learning in Las Vegas

Friday March 12, 2010

This week, our Marketing Team and two Conference coordinators embarked on a journey to the fabulous city of Las Vegas where they learned great tips on how to further brand ourselves as an organization and how to boost our performance to further help you as clients. "You're going to hate me again, but I've got a lot of new ideas we should try out," said our director Lina Layiktez as she came back into the office today. During the great talks at the Event Solutions Conference & Tradeshow, Lina was able to gather some progressive ideas to implement in our department for the next upcoming months. Everyone was able to participate in the social media talks which "were very informative and really set us in the right direction for the future," said Ana Kitchen CES Program Manager and Katrina Evans, our new Marketing Manager, "the ways in which we'll be able to connect with people should be more creative and efficient." Other events that were attended by our wonderful conference attendees were: Wedding Design from Concept to Completion, Business Development: How to Turn Customers into Evangelists, and Maximizing Your Event Outcome in Times of Change. All and all, our marketing team is very excited as we are always looking for new ways to make our services better for all of you out there. With all of these great new ideas and perspectives we're sure we'll be able to be a lot more proficient in these times of change. Keep a look out on all of our social networks sites for updates!

Registration? We Can Do That for You Too.

Friday March 5, 2010

Usually when booking with other organizations, you are going to have to either handle registration yourself, or find another party to hand it for you- not with us! Here at UC Davis Conference and Event Services we have registration solutions that are convenient for any conference or event you may have. Our registration services include: conference web page, online registration and credit card processing, Printed materials, mailings online, and abstract submission acceptance. To say the least, we have you're basic registration needs covered, and we want you to take advantage of this great service! So the next time you're thinking about planning a conference or event and you have registration, you can check it off when booking with us. Call an event planner today and get your event going!

CES and Beyond: Kevin Ger

Friday March 5, 2010

At UC Davis Conference and Event Services we have quite a few highly skilled and motivated interns that prove to do great work for our department. As a team, it is important that we all work together, and with the help of our interns, we don't miss a beat.

One of our recent graduates, Kevin Ger, was a graphic designer for our department, and did a lot of great work for us during his time working in our department. He designed the materials for Plan Green 2009, and various other CES collateral material that we are still using today. If you're looking for someone with talent in the graphic designing area feel free to visit Kevin Ger's website at: http://www.middaystudio.com/. Congratulations to Kevin Ger for not only obtaining his degree from our great university, but for being a great employee with us!

Davis and the Surrounding Area

Friday February 26, 2010

While visiting UC Davis you will not only be able to travel through our exciting and homey community, but will have access to various other areas of Northern California; most of which not being longer than a two hour drive. From the San Francisco Bay Area, to the beautiful serene views of Lake Berryessa, we really encourage all of our clients to really venture out into the surround area because there is so much rich California culture at our backdoor. The San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge and the beautiful and tasty vineyards of Napa Valley, only around an hour away. Looking for snow and beautiful lakes? No problem, Lake Tahoe is just two hours away! With some many different climates and cultural diversity around, you wont be disappointed when planning an event at UC Davis. So what are you waiting for?! Plan today because at UC Davis, everything you need is arleady here.

A Thank You From CES!

Thursday February, 18 2010

To everyone out there that attending the Plan Green Conference and Event Planners Exchange Tradeshow, we'd like to give you a big thank you! Because of you all, we are able to have this event every year, and we'd like to thank you for all your participation and feedback. To all of the vendors and caterers, we know these are tough economic times, and for you to come out after such a touch year really shows your appreciation for this event. For all those event planners that attended, we'd like to thank you for coming out to listen to our speakers and find vendors and caterers for your future conference or events. Please if you all have any feedback, please email aklong@ucdavis.edu to share your experience, and thanks again for attending!

Plan Green and EPE Tradeshow

Friday February 12, 2010

Hello everyone! This is just a friendly reminder that the 2nd annual Plan Green Conference and the 13th annual Event Planners Exchange (EPE) Vendor and Caterer Tradeshow will be this upcoming Tuesday, February 16. We are excited for yet another year for these two great events and expect a lot of great vendors, caterers, and event planners to be in attendance. We would also like to thank our sponsors: Gaia Hotel, UC Davis Transportation and Parking Services, and Screaming Squeegee. These three sponsors have given some great giveaways for the Plan Green Conference, so please say thank you when you see them at the EPE Tradeshow! So, until Tuesday, see you all at the conference and the tradeshow! Have a safe and relaxing three day weekend!

What Are You Doing After Your Conference?

Friday February 5th, 2010

Have time in between your conference or event? Or do you want to stick around in Davis after your event? Visit one of UC Davis's many on campus attractions! From the California Raptor Center to the Gorman Art Museum, or the Bohart Entomology Museum, there is something for you to see right on our beautiful. As we've said before, "everything you need is here," and we weren't just talking about event coordination and event management, there's things for you and your colleagues to do while you're not cooped up in a room listening to speakers or busy thinking about the direction of your company's sales plan. We want you to be able to relax and actually discover and see things you wouldn't be able to see anywhere else, and what a better way to do that than on a University of Calfornia campus? So the next time you book an event or conference with us, ask about the on campus attractions we have to offer, there's something for everyone!

You Need Athletic Facilities? We Have Those Too.

Friday January 29, 2010

With many of our athletic teams being NCAA Division I, it is only right that we have great facilities to match our team's great performances. From Aggie Football to Women's Water Polo, Men's Basketball to Women's Lacrosse, there is a facility that matches the caliber of these great young men and women.

Aggie Stadium, UC Davis's newest athletic facility, seats 11,000 spectators and is one of the premier stadiums in the Sacramento Valley. The Schaal Aquatic Center, with up to a 24 swimming lane capacity, once again providing the Sacramento Valley with another great athletic facility. So what does that mean for all you athletic event planners out there? Well, this means that our great facilities are here for you to use as well! Not only are these facilities here for your great UC Davis Aggie Athletics, but for your potential athletic events!

"Hosting youth sporting events on college campuses is a natural fit. The facilities are at your fingertips all within close proximity, dorms and dining facilities are added bonuses, and there's a strong base of event volunteers to be found in the student body. UC Davis is a beautiful setting for such events and the Campus Events and Visitor Services are a friendly and reliable group to work with." -Amanda Stokes, Sports Manager, Amateur Athletic Union

As Amanda said, "hosting youth sporting events on college campuses is a natural fit," so why look any further than UC Davis? With everything from the athletic facility that you need, to over night accomodation and dining facilities, we're you're one stop shop as an event planner. If you're interested in having an athletic event at UC Davis please call an event coordinator today! And remember: Everything you need is already here.

Have Your Special Event With Us!

Friday January 22, 2010

Interested in having a special event in Davis? Why not choose UC Davis as your one stop shop for your special event! With a variety of facilities and services, we can not only coordinate great conferences, but special celebrations as well. Many people have chose UC Davis as their place to have their wedding, award ceremony, or retirement parties. And there is no reason to be an alum of UC Davis either! Having your special event at UC Davis is just another way to become part of the Aggie family.

So the next time you are thinking about having a special event in the Sacramento Valley area, make sure to think UC Davis. We're here to help you make your event a success, and with everything you need already here, it's sure to be an event you'll truly remember!

One Stop Shop!

Tuesday January 12, 2010

When planning an event at UC Davis you are only going to have to make one stop to make sure your event is a success. We are an Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International certified one stop shop, and pride ourselves in delivering you convenient services at a university that has a variety of event planning options.

"The ACCED-I CCEP is designed to elevate professional standards, evaluate individual performance and to recognize those who have reached a very high level of achievement in conference and events management."

The ACCED-I has granted us their prestigious certification and we take it upon ourselves to maintain that high level of expectancy. As an event planner you will always have a lot on your plate, and as your event coordination team we need to alleviate some of that stress. With our one stop shop service, you won't have to worry about communicating with multiple departments on campus, or trying to find the right person to talk with about a certain situation--all you have to do is talk with us and we'll take care of it. You need audio/visual services? We'll take care of that. You need a list of approved caterers? We'll give you that list. Alcohol permits? We have those too. All you need to do as an event planner is present us with your plan, and we'll walk with you down the path toward a successful event!

So remember, UC Davis is your one stop shop university that can provide you services conveniently. You won't have to go the extra mile in order to have an event on our campus because we have everything you already need. So plan with UC Davis today, everything you need is already here.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone! UC Davis Conference and Event Services would like to extend a very happy new year to you and best wishes to all of your future endeavors in the new decade we have finally reached! 2009 came and went, and it is now time for a new year packed with great services and event coordination from us once again! Please pay close attention to our facebook and twitter pages for frequent updates on facilities, upcoming events, and other activities going on in the community. In 2010, we are planning to do more giveaways and contests in order to give you, our clients, something to look forward to each an every week. We'd also like to thank all of you that have joined our Facebook page, and if you haven't please do! UC Davis Conference and Event Services. Once again happy new year and we'll be seeing all of you around!

Our New Facebook Fan Page!

Don't know if any of you have heard, but we have a new facebook fan page! This page will be used to communicate with all of you out there on facebook about our great facilities and services we have on campus, as well as events that will be held on campus. We invite all of you to become a fan of us on facebook and enough all of the great news and giveaways that we will be doing regularly! Hope to see you on the fan page and make sure to tell invite your friends!

Students May Be Leaving, But We're Still Here!

Monday December 7, 2009

Today may mark the first day of finals here at UC Davis for students, but at the end of the week, and until a couple days before Christmas, we'll be here! Many folks may think that the university is closed when classes are not in session, but that's not the case! Many departments are running and Conferences and Event Services is one of those departments that is still here to help you with all of your event management needs. Same business hours, same location, same great service. Also, don't forget you can find a lot of information on facilities and services over the winter holidays on Events.ucdavis.edu! Happy Holidays everyone!