The International Cake Exploration Societé (ICES) was founded in 1976 in
Monroe, Michigan,
USA by Betty Jo Steinman. The ICES is a
nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, advancing and encouraging exploration of the sugar arts. ICES also promotes and provides opportunities for
continuing education
Continuing education (similar to further education in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland) is an all-encompassing term within a broad list of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United ...
, development of future sugar artists, and enjoyment of the art form.
Board of Directors
A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit organiz ...
and Executive Officers are elected by the membership at the time. Local Representatives are elected in each state, or appointed.
ICES holds an annual Convention and Sugar Art Show in a different location in the United States.
Certification
ICES
Certification
Certification is the provision by an independent body of written assurance (a certificate) that the product, service or system in question meets specific requirements. It is the formal attestation or confirmation of certain characteristics of a ...
Program aims to educate and encourage ICES members to develop their talents in the sugar arts, acquire new skills, and improve their standard of decorating. The Certification Program is available to any ICES member. Certification is a live, 8-hour, adjudicated test held in conjunction with the annual ICES Convention and Show.
Scholarships
ICES awards one or more annual
scholarships to applicants deemed most likely to develop and promote the art form.
Board of Directors (2017-2018)
Committees
Chapters
The ICES has its branches in a number of states, such as:
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Florida,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Missouri,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Virginia.
References
External links
International Cake Exploration Societé- official site
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Trade associations based in the United States
Sugar organizations
Baking industry