Meetings and Events of the year
Meeting of the Year - More than 500 delegates
Tour Hosts Pty Ltd
Event: The 54th Asian Patent Attorneys Association Council Meeting
Meeting of the Year – Less than 500 delegates
Event Planners Australia
Event: 10th International Pediatric and Child Health Nursing Conference
Special Event of the Year
Limelight Events
Event: The ANZ Breakout Festival Grand Finale Event
Exhibition of the Year
Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau and Reed Exhibitions
Event: AIME
Incentive of the Year
Tour Hosts Pty Ltd
Event: The CEPSA Incentive Australia 2008
Public Event of the Year
Peter Jones Special Events Pty Ltd
Event: Victorian Australia Day Celebrations
Meetings and Events Management
Meetings Management – 8 or more employees
Tour Hosts Pty Ltd
Meetings Management – Less than 8 employees
The Forum Group
Special Event Organiser
Great Southern E-vents
Products and Services
Banqueting & Catering
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Technical & Creative Production
Solution RED
Transportation and/or Travel Services
Murrays Coaches, Buses & Limousines
Meetings & Events Support Services
Adelaide Expo Hire
Venues
Meeting Venue – More than 500 delegates
Adelaide Convention Centre
Meeting Venue – 150 to 500 Delegates
Radisson Resort Gold Coast
Meeting Venue – Less than 150 delegates
University of New South Wales
Specialty Venue
The Mint - Sydney
Individual Awards
Operations Person of the Year
Chris Connelly - Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Sales and Marketing Person of the Year
Donna Kessler - Tourism Portfolio
Meetings Manager of the Year
Jan Shaw - Event Planners Australia
Y MEA Future Leader
Brylee McFarlane - Event Planners Australia
Convention and Tourism organisations
Metropolitan Convention Bureau/Tourist Organisation
Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau
Regional Convention Bureau/Tourist Organisation
Newcastle Visitor & Convention Bureau
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility Award – 1-5 full time employees
Great Southern E-vents
Corporate Social Responsibility Award – 6-30 full time employees
WALDRONSMITH Management
Corporate Social Responsibility Award – More than 30 full time employees
Adelaide Convention Centre
Platinum Award
Winning Category: Incentive of the Year
Winners Name: Tour Hosts Pty Ltd
The Platinum Award is awarded for the highest overall point score gained by a national winner.
Outstanding Contribution Award
Geoff Donaghy
Group Director Convention Centres AEG OGDEN;
Chairman of Business Events Council of Australia (BECA);
Vice President International Association of Congress Centres (AIPC)
This award recognises the value of an outstanding contributor to the Meetings and Events Industry.
New inductees to the Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame Award applies to members who win the same award three years in a row.
Meetings Management – 8 or more employees
Tour Hosts Pty Ltd
Special Event Organiser
Great Southern E-vents
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