ICES Membership Survey

Welcome to ICES!

Are you interested in cake decorating? Would you like to improve your sugar art skills? Do you need a fabulously decorated cake for an upcoming event?

 

Welcome to the International Cake Exploration Societé (ICES), an organization comprised of over 3500 sugar artists, cake decorators and vendors from all over the world. Our sugar art masterpieces can be as small as gum paste roses or as large as the beautiful towering sugar sculptures you've seen on televised competitions. Whether you'd like to learn more about the sugar art craft, or if you've been teaching cake decorating for years, ICES has a place just for you.

ICES Updates

ICES Convention News -- The ICES Convention will be held July 30 - August 2, 2009 in St. Charles, IL. Access the official Convention News and registration information. Want to see photos of demo displays before you sign up? The local Illinois convention site has that information.
 
Important Dates to Remember
July 8  — LAST DAY TO RENEW OR JOIN ICES in order to register online for convention as a member. After this date, if you are not a member, you must register for convention as a non-member or in person on site.
July 10 — Last day of online registration for existing members for the St. Charles Convention, including discounted rates for Pheasant Run Resort or overflow hotels.
July 30 — St. Charles ICES Convention and Show begins. Join us for “A Sweet Time in ’09.”

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR PROXY VOTERS:  Are you voting by Proxy this year? Since voting will take place at the Special Bylaws Meeting on Thursday, July 30 at 8:00 p.m. and the General Membership Meeting on Friday, July 31 at 8:00 a.m., please give TWO proxies to your proxy holder if you wish them to vote for you at both meetings. Proxies may be copied from the May 2009 ICES newsletter or downloaded below. The Proxy Format is on page 3 of the document.

 

2009 Voting Information, including the Proxy format, now available.

 

ICES Publicity Posters now available. Take the downloaded poster (on a flash drive or CD) to your local copy shop, have it printed at poster size on poster board and display at your next Day of Sharing or event where you wish to publicize ICES. Be sure to have sign up forms immediately available as well.

 

Premier-Placement Web Advertisement: Are you interested in premier-placement advertising? Click on Advertise; first come, first served!

 

ICES and YouTube: Since Glenda Galvez first submitted her video entitled "Daisies My Way" to YouTube, it has received over 30,000 views. Do you have a video on YouTube featuring cake decorating skills and are you an ICES member? Send in the link!

 

ICES Membership Dues -- Join ICES

  • Charter: $20 per year. Joined before September, 1977.
  • Regular/Domestic: $60 per year.
  • International: $75 per year.
  • Associate: $25 per year. Associate Member resides with or works for Charter or Regular Members and uses the same address. Does not receive a newsletter or the Representative's mailing, but is entitled to all other membership rights and benefits.
  • Three-Year Membership Plan: $156 for Regular/Domestic; $201 for International.

Cover cake by Bob Johnson, AL

Bob Johnson cake topSpecial thanks to ICES member Bob Johnson for his cake photo. This cake is featured on the February 2009 cover of the ICES newsletter. Photo by Stringer Photography of Kentucky.

 

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