About ACEP

Dear ACEP Member and Potential Member:

The Association of Catering and Event Professionals is proud to be in its 12th year as an organization and we are pleased to welcome you as a new member. We are excited that your membership will help us to continue to grow and develop as an enriching association. Our membership includes a broad spectrum of event industry related professionals to include caterers, facilities, entertainment, rental and décor companies to name a few.

We offer our members many valuable benefits. Our website includes a member directory with home pages for each member business and a direct link to their own website. Our on-line library is an excellent resource for planning events and serving customers. Our monthly meetings offer programs of educational significance applicable to today’s industry, not to mention excellent opportunities to network. ACEP awards a scholarship annually which may be applied toward attending a conference, taking a class or purchasing software to further develop your event or catering career. Additional benefits include eligibility to join Rivermark Community Credit Union among many others.

Our monthly newsletter informs members of upcoming industry trade shows, industry developments, news about our members, our upcoming meetings and articles that can help each of us in our dealings with customers, employees, and each other as well as offering helpful insights into industry trends.

We look forward to your active involvement with ACEP.

ACEP Mission Statement

Identify and give status to the catering and event planning industry as a whole and to represent its desires and best interests to the community at large.

To promote the exchange of common ideas and solutions.

To develop a cordial relationship among its members.

To present to the members programs of educational value relative to catering, event and allied businesses.

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	Association of Catering and Event Professionals PO Box 14233 ~ Portland, OR 97293 ~ Contact ACEP
The Association of Catering and Event Professionals - Pacific Northwest Oregon and Washington event planning resource for special events, corporate events, weddings, social events, company picnics, training seminars, conventions, trade shows, event planners, meeting organizers, non profit events and auctions.