EIBTM 2007 Meeting And Incentive Industry Awards

Now open for entry NEW Best Special Event category Closing date 15th August 2007 Entries are now being accepted for the 2007 EIBTM Meeting and Incentive Industry Awards. These awards will recognize the contribution, creativity and dedication of a meeting and incentive professional and will help them achieve global recognition and exposure for their outstanding events and campaigns. The 6 categories will reward excellence, innovation, creativity and skill across all events and marketing campaigns.

This year marks the introduction of the all new Best Special Event category implemented to recognize the most imaginative and impactful stand alone events from Award’s Ceremonies to Charity Events.

The full list of six EIBTM 2007 Awards categories include:

•Best Special Event
•Best Conference (above 250 participants)
•Best Conference (below 250 participants)
•Best Product Launch
•Best Incentive Programme
•Best Marketing Campaign

Any type of event or marketing campaign falling under incentive travel, conference and meetings or corporate events is eligible for entry and Awards are open to in-house as well as external agencies. The event, product launch, conference, incentive programme or marketing campaign must have run, taken place or finished between the dates of 1st July 2006 to 30th June 2007 to be viable for entry.

Visit www.eibtm.com/awards to download entry forms as well as terms and conditions.  The deadline for entries is 15th August 2007.

Judging will take place before EIBTM 2007 by an international panel of consultants and suppliers from the meetings and incentives industry, together with editors of the supporting EIBTM global media partners including: Convegni, Conference and Incentive Travel, Meetings International, Events Russia, Events Germany, MICE International, Spain Travel & Business, Business Travel Benelux, Voyages et Strategie.

“Our Awards Judges will be looking for truly outstanding events and campaigns that are highly imaginative in concept and execution. Creativity, innovation, effectiveness and over delivery on the brief will all be key factors in the judges’ final decisions. The winners will be announced prior to EIBTM, with a formal VIP ceremony taking place during the event.”  Says Mandy Torrens, Event Director EIBTM

Andrea Michaels, last year’s winner for Best Conference, Extraordinary Events for “CEMEX” commented: “I value the EIBTM Awards as being the outstanding award of the meeting and event industry internationally. The standards that EIBTM sets for the quality, innovations, and professionalism of the programmes that they acknowledge with this award set a new standard for our entire industry and winning one recognizes true achievement worldwide. This was all about business and how creatively problem solving, team building, and business challenges could be met. The fact that it was acknowledged and awarded meant the world to me. It motivated my staff anew, it thrilled my client, but most of all, it made me proud of my life’s work.”

EIBTM will take place from 27th-29th November 2007, in Barcelona (venue: Fira Gran Via).