COMPLETE HISTORY OF MEETINGS/TRAINING

since 2012 as of 4/6/23:

2012
-April:  Formed Adirondack chapter of ADJA, Inc., NYS not-for-profit corporation
-June: (AWP) All wedding pros, Evolution, Passion & Success, Sweet Basil , Queensbury NY (28)
-July: DJ Round table meeting/weddings, Bucca di Beppo, Colonie, NY (??)
-August: Chapter President presented at DJ Times Expo, Atlantic City, NJ
-September: Emcee Training/Chapter President, Colchester, VT (5?)
-October: (AWP) All wedding pros-10 Things/Michael Walter, Appel Inn, Altamont, NY (30?)

 

2013
-February: DJ Round table/teen events, Wishing Well, Wilton, NY (10?)
-April: (AWP) All wedding pros-passion/Sean McKee, Panza’s, Saratoga Lake, NY (36)
-September:  DJ Round table/recaps, Chapter President, Bucca di Beppo, Colonie, NY (8?)
-October: Emcee training, Chapter President, Best Western, Plattsburgh, NY (5)
-December:  (AWP) All wedding pros-From your perspective, Wolf’s 111, Colonie, NY (30+)

 

2014
-March: (AWP) All wedding pros/Alan Berg, Best Western, Albany, NY (26)
-May: 2 members donate DJ to  1st  annual Lake George Mom Prom, Fort William Henry, Lake George, NY
-May: DJ Round table meeting/various, Wolf’s 111, Colonie, NY (??)
-June:  Chapter President presented at Massachusetts’s Chapter meeting, MA
-July: DJ Round table meeting/wedding planning, Wolf’s 111, Colonie, NY (??)
-September:  Our chapter won chapter of the year award in Las Vegas, NV!
-November:  (AWP) All wedding pros, 14 Stories LGBT training, Dunham’s Bay Resort, Lake George (23)

 

2015
-January: Emcee training w/ Randy Bartlett, Queensbury, NY (20)
-February:  Custom music editing class, Chapter President, Queensbury, NY (4)
-March: (AWP) All wedding pros/Alan Berg, Hilton Garden Inn, Troy, NY (37)
-March:  Intro Sandals vacations training, Niskayuna, NY (7)
-April: DJ Sales and marketing class, Chapter President, Queensbury, NY (??)
-May: 2 members donate DJ to  2nd annual Lake George Mom Prom, Fort William Henry, Lake George, NY
-May: DJ Round table/weddings, Wolf’s 111, Colonie, NY (??)
-July:  Emcee training, Chapter President, Queensbury, NY (??)
-August:  Chapter member presented ABC seminar at DJ Times Expo, Atlantic City, NJ
-September: DJ round table/event planning, Longfellow’s, Saratoga, NY (8?)
-October: (AWP) All wedding pros-From your perspective, Dunham’s Bay Resort, Lake George, NY (15)
-November: (AWP) All wedding pros-Sales w/ Mitch Taylor/Vickie Musni, Longfellows, Saratoga, NY (23)
-November:  Games & interaction for DJs, Wolf’s 111, Colonie, NY

 

2016
-January: Emcee training w/ Mike Walter, Queensbury, NY (22)
-February: (AWP) All wedding pros, 14 Stories LGBT training, Dunham’s Bay Resort, Lake George (12)
-March:  DJ Round table/country music/Joey K, Bucca Di Beppo, Colonie, NY (8)
-April: DMX workshop/Ben Stowe, Park Manor Hotel, Clifton Park, NY (15)
-April: Execution of 3rd annual Lake George Mom Prom, 4 members donating services and all planning, Dunham’s Bay Resort, Lake George, NY
-May: Illuminate! Workshop/Donnie Lewis, Queensbury, NY (14)
-August: Chapter members presented/competed at DJ Times Expo, Atlantic City, NJ
-October: (AWP) All wedding pros, SMPL w/ Brian Stylez, Longfellows’, Saratoga, NY (12?)
-November:  DJ round table officers only planning, Wolf’s 111, Colonie, NY (5)

 

2017
-January: (AWP) All wedding pros, various, Dunham’s Bay Resort, Lake George, NY (11)
-February: (AWP) All wedding pros financial planning, Latham, NY (14)
-March: Comedy and networking for DJs, Lucky Strike Social, Albany, NY (10)
-April:  Execution of 4th annual Lake George Mom Prom, 3 members donating services and all planning, Fort William Henry, Lake George, NY
-April: (AWP) All wedding pros marketing/Keith Kokoruz, Holiday Inn, Lake George, NY (11)
May: Transforming events musically, DJ Trumastr, Lucky Strike Social, Albany, NY (7?)
June: ADJA showcase show, Wild West Ranch, Lake George, NY (9)
July: Mike Walter Skype, Bucca Di Beppo, Colonie  (7)
August: AWP, from your perspective, Dunham’s Bay Resort, Lake George (8)
September: Spark, Chris Connelly, Longfellows, Saratoga (7)
-October: Elections meeting, Sweet Basil, Queensbury (11)
-November: Alan Berg Mastermind, Dunham’s Bay Resort (5)

 

2018
-January: (AWP) All wedding pros, Holiday Inn, Saratoga (10)
-January: AWP Social ad forum, Office, Queensbury (6)
-February: AWP Branding with Joe Bunn, Wolf’s 111, Colonie (25)
-March: AWP with Mary Jacobs, Wedding on the Hudson, Mechanicville (16)
-April: Contracts with Cap, Wolfs 1-11, Colonie (10)
-May: Selling honeymoons, online webinar
-June: AWP Crisis at events, Century House, Latham (8)
-July: School events with Todd M, Wolf’s 1-11, Colonie (7)
-August: AWP Video marketing with Eric W, at ADJA office, Glens Falls (12)
-October: Elections meeting, Sweet Basil, Queensbury (8)
-November: AWP Google workshop with Dani, Saratoga Holiday Inn (10)

 

2019
-January: AWP Marketing & employment laws with Russ and Mike, ADJA office, Glens Falls
-February: AWP Mary Jacobs, Wedding on the Hudson
-March: Round table meeting, Bucca di Beppo, Colonie
-May: Troubleshooting and technology, @ ADJA office, Glens Falls (12)
-June: Wedding pros mixer, Barn @ French Mountain, Lake George
-July: School events with Todd, Century House, Latham
-October: Elections meeting, Sweet Basil, Queensbury ( 12)

 

2020
-January: Games and interaction training, ADJA office, Queensbury (6)
-February:  Round table meeting, Bucca di Beppo, Colonie (10)

-All meetings March-August cancelled and switched to virtual due to COVID-19

-September: Nick Spinelli, DJ workshop and All pros social media, Sweet Basil, Queensbury (3)

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2021

-May:  Covid chat and dealing with unruly vendors, Ugly Rooster Cafe, Mechanicville (10)

-November: Alan Berg Mastermind, Dunham's Bay Resort, Lake George (5)

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2022

-March: Interactive DJ/MC Retreat, Queensbury (6)

-December: Round table meeting, Colonie (Officially became Nozze Mente Group now) (10)

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2023

-January: Marketing attack with Todd Moffre, Colonie (8)

-February: Open format music crates for DJs, Clifton Park (13)

-March: Photo & Video for Wedding Pros, Cohoes, NY (8)

-April:  DJ MC workshop with Mike Walter & AWP seminars mini event, Saratoga Springs (20)

-May:  Adult charity prom event, Lake George

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