Choosing a Category

Best Sporting Event

Suggested for:

• Major sporting events
• Mass participation sporting events
• Regional sporting events

Best Charity or Cause Related Event

Suggested for:

• Fundraising events
• Events that raise the profile of a charity or cause
• Events that encourage donations other than cash

Best Congress or Conference 500 delegates or over

Suggested for:

• Conferences with 500 or more delegates
• Meetings that provide an outstanding experience for attendees

Best Corporate Event

Suggested for:

• Incentives
• Corporate Gala Dinner
• Corporate Award Presentations
• Any event that achieves a business outcome

Best Community Event

Suggested for:

• Events that focus on community building and community engagement
• Regional city or town festivals
• “Main street” events

Best Small Regional Event

Suggested for:

• Any events staged in a non-metropolitan area on a small budget
• Can be any type of event including sporting, festival, cultural, exhibition, etc

Best Small Event

Suggested for:

• Events that have a small budget
• Events that are smaller in scale
• Can be any type of event including sporting, festival, cultural, exhibition, etc

Best Tourism Event

Suggested for:

• Events with a specific tourism or visitation focus
• Other events that can show an impact on the local economy

Best Congress or Conference < 500 delegates

Suggested for:

• Conferences with less than 500 delegates
• Meetings that provide an outstanding experience for attendees

Best Exhibition or Trade Show

Suggested for:

• Public exhibitions
• Trade exhibition
• Trade shows that may be attached to another event
• For exhibitions as a whole, not individual stands

Best Brand Event

Suggested for:

• Product launches
• Brand gala dinners
• Any event that aims to further the brand of a client by increasing sales

Best Cultural, Arts or Music Event

Suggested for:

• Major and regional arts festivals
• Music festivals
• Events with a cultural focus

Best Regional Event

Suggested for:

• Any event staged in a non-metropolitan area for the benefit of the region or community
• Can be any type of event including sporting, festival, cultural, exhibition, etc

Best New Event

Suggested for:

• Events that have not been staged before
• Events that have a degree of novelty or innovation
• Can be any type of event including sporting, festival, cultural, exhibition, etc

Best Achievement in Design

Suggested for:

• Architects
• Event designers
• Temporary overlay design
• Online design delivery

Best Technical Achievement or Innovation

Suggested for:

• PA suppliers
• Lighting suppliers
• IT suppliers
• LED or projection screen suppliers
• Pyrotechnic suppliers
• Production companies
• Event organisers or creative agencies
• Technical production/delivery of an online event

Best Achievement in Marketing or Communication

Suggested for:

• Marketing or PR firms that have provided services for an event
• Events that have undertaken marketing
• Communication consultants or managers

Best Export

Suggested for:

• Any company or individual that has made a contribution to events outside of Australia

Venue of the Year

Suggested for:

• Conference centre (large and small)
• Exhibition centre
• Function centre
• Hotels
• Sports stadiums
• Unique venues

Theming, Branding or Styling Company of the Year

Suggested for:

• Theming companies
• Event stylists

Production Company of the Year

Suggested for:

• Technical companies
• Lighting companies
• Sound companies
• Vision companies

Hire Company of the Year

Suggested for:

• Marquees and structure companies
• Hospitality equipment companies
• Furniture and decor companies
• Toilet companies
• Fencing companies
• Plant and equipment companies
• Exhibition equipment companies
• Backdrops and design products companies
• Other event equipment hire companies

Service Company of the Year

Suggested for:

• Logistics / Warehousing / Transport
• Security
• Rigging
• Medical
• Cleaning and Waste
• Volunteer / Staff recruitment services
• Team Building services
• Traffic and Pedestrian Management / Traffic Control
• IT Services Delivery
• Photography / Videography
• Entertainment acts

Freelancer of the Year

Suggested for:

• A freelance company or individual that has provided its skills, expertise, and/or experience to the events industry

Caterer of the Year

Suggested for:

• Catering companies
• Inhouse caterers

Security Company of the Year

Suggested for:

• Event security companies

AV Content Company of the Year

Suggested for:

• Technical design companies
• Projection Mapping companies
• Video technology design companies
• Content design companies

Advisory Company of the Year

Suggested for:

• Risk Management
• Security Planning
• Sustainability
• Crowd Management
• IT Planning
• HR
• Sponsorship
• Engineering

New Event Product of the Year

Suggested for:

• Software products
• Ticketing platforms
• Event apps
• External supplier or event who has released a new product for the events market
• External supplier or event who has substantially improved an existing product for the events market
• Event that has created a new product internally
• External supplier with a product that has the potential to enhance events
• Physical products or technologies

PCO of the Year

Suggested for:

• Professional conference organisation companies

Public Event Management Company of the Year

Suggested for:

• Event management businesses or companies whose primary focus is delivering public events

Small Event Management Company of the Year

Suggested for:

• Small event management businesses
• Event management businesses with up to 5 employees

Corporate Event Management Company of the Year

Suggested for:

• Event management businesses or companies whose primary focus is delivering corporate events