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NACE New England Monthly Meeting Recap
October 7, 2008
Oktoberfest!
“Seasonal Beer Tasting with the Boston Beer Company”
The Westin Boston Waterfront
Connected to the largest convention center in New England, the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), The Westin Boston Waterfront is one of a crop of new hotels and restaurants to open in Boston’s Seaport District. An ideal spot to host our October monthly meeting, the hotel features a total of 70,000 square feet of meeting space, including the 15,000 square foot Grand Ballroom and 8,500-square foot Harbor Ballroom, where our meeting was taking place. Catering Sales Manager, Michael Pereira offered a seasonal display of many fine foods expertly displayed and served in cutting edge style. Wine was in abundance as were many varieties of Sam Adams Beer, provided by the Boston Beer Company.
Music was provided by Groove Entertainment and Lighting, who also set the mood with some fabulous up lighting and captured it all with their own photographer and videographer. Amazing decor and flowers were provided by longtime NACE contributors Art of the Event and NACE stalwart Table Toppers provided the luxurious table linens.
NACE New England President, Lisa Austin welcomed our attendees and then introduced Membership Chair, Michael Amado who spoke about the upcoming National Membership Drive. Next up Program Chair, Carrie Campbell thanked our sponsors ad spoke briefly about our host hotel. She also previewed our upcoming November and December meetings before introducing our evening’s featured speaker, Bert Boyce of the Boston Beer Company.
The Boston Beer Company is a National Business Partner of NACE and have been providing products and education to NACE members for many years. Their line-up of premium Sam Adams beers make them a top choice for beer tasting events or a great up-sell to clients. Bert touched upon the two week beer making process and the taste panels (what a job!!) that occur daily at the local Boston Beer brewery. Many hands were raised to volunteer at that point! He also spoke about beer pairings, its use in food and dessert recipes and how, as a stand alone product, beer can enhance your bottom line. There was no shortage of questions and Bert was even kind enough to donate some Sam Adams items to our raffle which followed to close out our meeting.
Special thanks to Michael Pereira and the staff of the Westin Boston Waterfront for hosting our meeting. Also, thanks to our sponsors, Joe Toto of Groove Entertainment and Lighting, Gail Gilberto of Art of the Event and Linda Goodman of Table Toppers for making our October monthly meeting a success!
See you in November!!!
John Zucco
Entertainment Specialists
2nd Vice President
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