The Incentive for Excellence

We are shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Jon Michaels of Extraordinary Events. Jon was a wonderful person; our industry has lost a great friend and event professional; and he will be sadly missed by all of us. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with his family, his friends and his colleagues at EE.

The SITE Global Young Leaders Conference is our favorite every year! This year was beyond amazing. For many of us it was our 2^nd and 3^rd years attending, however for a few of us it was our first year. The program truly exceeded all of our expectations. Thank you to IMEX America and the SITE SoCal Board of Directors for granting us the unique opportunity to attend. We were fortunate enough to have the registration hosted for 10 of our Young Leaders here in the Southern California Chapter.

SITE Southern California Young Leaders worked alongside the Beauty Bus Foundation this week to help pack 600 gift bags for chronically or terminally ill men, women, and children. What a wonderful and inspiring opportunity to work with one of the three charities we highlighted at our 2014 Holiday Event.

Dear SITE SoCal Family,

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2017, a fresh look, and a new adventure. I am delighted to be part of this innovative chapter of industry professionals. Our chapter thrived in 2016, and in 2017 we will continue to raise the bar for our events, education, and networking. Our successes are consistently acknowledged not only by other SITE chapters, but by travel and event organizations around the world. And it is easy to see why—it is because of you, our dedicated members.

So this year we are focusing on YOU!

Our Theme for 2017 is REVEAL YOUR STORY