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Over 700 top events industry professionals celebrated a spectacular night of awards at Grosvenor House - the most important night of networking and celebration for the industry, rewarding the most creative, inspirational and innovative international events from 2008.
The Eventia International Awards, in association with Conference and Incentive Travel Magazine, honoured outstanding business-to-business and business-to-consumer events including corporate events, product launches, company exhibitions, presentations, hospitality, celebratory events, meetings and conferences of all sizes and formats.
The following Gold Awards were given:
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Most Creative use of a Venue’s Facilities: Line Up
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Best Promotional Communication: P&MM
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Best Use of Logistics Line Up
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Best Product Launch: Line Up
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Best Celebratory Event: DRP Group
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Best Event Demonstrating CSR: Adding Value
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Most Creative use of a Destination: THA Group
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Most Effective Delivery of ROI: George P. Johnson
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Best Conference or Congress Short Haul (under six hours from the UK): DRP Group
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Best Conference or Congress Long Haul (over six hours from the UK): BT
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Best Incentive Travel Programme Short Haul (under six hours from the UK): Banks Sadler
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Best Incentive Travel Programme Long Haul (over six hours from the UK): Zinc Management
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Best Integrated Solution: P&MM Outstanding Achievement Award: Sarah Webster
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Agency of the Year: World Events
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Platinum: Line Up
The Eventia UK Awards 2008 was a 1930s movie-themed ceremony held at the Troxy, London on 21 November. Entertained by comedian Stephen K Amos and one of Sternberg Clarke's newest acts, The Red Bullets, the Awards were a huge success.
Here's the full list of winners:
Outstanding Achievement Award
Paul Grecian, Gallowglass
Platinum Award
Smyle
Best Celebratory Event
Gold Winner - Christening Celebration of the MSC Poesia by Opus
Production Agency of the Year
Gold Winner - Smyle
Event Team of the Year
Gold Winner - Corporate Innovations
Best New Event
Gold Winner - North West Football Awards 2007 by Out There Events
Best Event Venue for More Than 500 People
Gold Winner - Excel London
Best Event Venue for Less Than 500 People
Gold Winner - Delfina
Best Hospitality Event or Package
Gold Winner - Official Players Marquee at Cartier International Polo by Smyle
Best Product Launch
Gold Winner - Uniqlo Store Launches by Lunch Communications
Supplier of the Year: Logistics
Gold Winner - Gallowglass
Catering Firm of the Year
Gold Winner - Zafferano
Public Event of the Year
Gold Winner - Corsa presents Bandstand steered by Sunday Best by Jack Morton Worldwide
Best Incentive/Motivation Event
Gold Winner - TNT Rocks by THA Group
Supplier of the Year: Creative
Gold Winner - Full Circle
Supplier of the Year: Technical
Gold Winner - Smyle
Team-Building Firm of the Year
Gold Winner - Maximillion Events
Most Effective Delivery of Return on Investment
Gold Winner - ICT Just got personal - RM Roadshow by Event Marketing Solutions
Best Promotional Campaign
Gold Winner - MACH 2008 by Adfield Harvey
Most Creative Use of a Small Budget
Gold Winner - Cornwall Business Awards 2008 by Cornwall Enterprise
Best Conference
Gold Winner - Sainsbury's Managers Conference by DRP Group
Best Event Celebrating Corporate Social Repsonsibilty
Gold Winner - European Meetings and Events Conference |
