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“Being named Event Manager of the Year for the second year in a row was a real honour. It is an acknowledgment of all that I have invested in my clients and the industry and it is now a great marketing tool to have in the start up of my own event business.”
Jacqueline Larsen
DG Global Events
“The RACV Club is honoured to be the recipient of a MEA Award. We consider this to be a prestigious award and value the recognition by our industry colleagues in a very demanding and deserving field. This award represents the tremendous efforts our Team have put in both publicly and behind the scenes and will be the inspiration we need to maintain our high level of service and continue to build our reputation.”
Kathy Ilott
RACV City Club
“Winning the National Award for 2007 Meetings Management Company with under 8 employees meant a time to celebrate with the team - the true winners of this award. However, it also re-affirmed our passion for the industry! It was a great honor to be recognised by our peers. We are very appreciative of MEA, for their on going support and great achievement in bringing businesses closer together within our ever growing industry.”
Leanne Constantino
Managing Director
The Forum Group
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Why Enter the Awards?
MEA's Meetings & Events Industry Awards are the premier accolade of best industry management practice and outstanding performance in the Australian Meetings & Events industry. The 2008 Awards recognise activities, responses and outcomes relating to the financial year 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008
All nominees will benefit from entering the awards. Examining the process by which excellence can be achieved helps businesses identify key areas for improvement. In addition, entering the awards demonstrates to your staff and clients that your organisation is committed to the pursuit of excellence.
In order to encourage recognition within local marketplaces, finalists and winners are first announced in each MEA State Branch. State Finalists receive the following benefits:
- Improved staff and productivity gains, plus the added bonus of attracting excellent and talented employees
- Improved business relationships
- A State Award finalist's certificate
- Greater recognition of your business by the industry
State winners also enjoy:
- Automatic entry into the national awards
- A state Award framed winner's certificate
- Ability to promote your win for an unlimited period
- A personalised logo with the year, the category and the state alongside the awards logo for use in all of the member's marketing collateral and stationery.
- Branch publicity to MEA members at branch level and the local media of the winners of the awards
- Ongoing publicity of the win on the MEA website.
National winners will further benefit from a range initiatives, including:
- Automatic entry as a finalist in the Platinum Award (a prestigious honour bestowed upon one national award winner - excluding individual award or education and professional development , who has received the highest overall submission score.)
- A beautiful hand-cut glass national trophy
- The right to promote national success into the future with a specialised logo highlighting national winner status.
- Inclusion in Who's Who national winners' supplement, plus coverage in national newspapers and appropriate journals.
- Acknowledgement of the winner's list in mice.net as part of the MEA national newsletter.
- Inclusion as a winner in the following year's awards promotional material.
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