
As shared by Dr. Joe Jeff Goldblatt, a founding member of ISES/ILEA

JANUARY1987
The idea is born!
The Breakers Resort, Palm Beach, Florida
JANUARY1988
Organizing Committee Meeting
Fairmount Hotel, Dallas, Texas

1989

First National ISES Meeting
Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California
150 Certificates of Membership Awarded, NFL Referee Jim Tunney Inducted Officers and
Delivered Keynote Speech on “Building a Winning Team”



SUMMER1989
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First ISES Center for Professional Development Westin Peachtree Plaza,
Atlanta, Georgia -
Speakers included Editor in Chief of Bride’s Magazine and Producer’s of the NFL Super Bowl Halftime Show
1990's
Toronto, Canada
First CSEP Examination Conducted



MID1990's
Toronto, Canada
First CSEP Examination Conducted
1996
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First ISES text book
(second edition, third printing)
Written by ISES members to support CSEP program
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First Dictionary of Event Management written by Goldblatt and McKibben in cooperation with ISES

2002
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Fifteenth Anniversary of ISES
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First Center for Professional Development held outside of North America, Sydney, Australia
2012
25th Anniversary of ISES
Event World
Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas
