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Eventia Awards Results 2010

The Eventia Awards, in association with Conference and Incentive Travel Magazine, honour outstanding business-to-business and business-to-consumer events that have taken place Internationally and within the UK.  These include incentive travel programmes, international congresses and conventions, meetings of all sizes and formats, product launches, company exhibitions and presentations, hospitality and celebratory events.

List of Winners:

Eventia Platinum Award
presented by Eventia/Event Magazine and Conference and Incentive Travel Magazine
Ignite

Lifetime Achievement Award
presented by Eventia
Graham Frazer

Special award of Honorary Lifetime Membership
presented by Eventia
Izania Downie

Agency of the Year
sponsored by Disneyland Resort Paris Business Solutions
Gold: TRO
Silver: drpgroup
Bronze: Smyle

In house event team of the year
Gold: Barclays
Project: Barclays UK Retail Events Team
Client: Barclays Retail Bank

Silver: Prudential
Project: Prudential Events Team
Client: Prudential

Venue event team of the year
Gold: ACC Liverpool
Project: BT Convention Centre Liverpool
Client: ACC Liverpool

Best hospitality event
Gold: Sodexo Prestige
Project: The Open Championship 2010
Client: The R&A

Silver: Stoke Park
Project: O2 Golf Live Event at Stoke Park
Client: Stoke Park

Bronze: Sportsworld
Project: Hospitality at the Fairway Village, Wimbledon
Client: Sportsworld

Finalist: O2
Project: O2 Touch Rugby Challenge 2010
Client: O2

Technical supplier of the year
Gold: XL Events

Planning and logistics supplier
Gold: ES Group Ltd
Project: Chanel Mobile Art
Client: Chanel SAS

Silver: Gallowglass Ltd
Project: The London Summit and Others
Client: WRG and others

Bronze: Mobile Promotions
Project: Best Premium Franchise Roadtour, Mercedes-Benz
Client: Mercedes-Benz UK

Most cost effective use of a budget
Gold: RBS
Project: RBS Healthcare Conference
Client: RBS

Silver: AYMTM Ltd
Project: Ballroom Blitz
Client: O2/Nokia

Bronze: AddingValue
Project: Peugeot - Gold Recognition 2009 - Abbatastic!
Client: Peugeot

Finalist: Ignite
Project: NBA Take to the Courts
Client: National Basketball Association

Event hotel or venue of the year (251-750 capacity)
sponsored by Axica

Gold: Sodexo Prestige
Project: Great North Museum: Hancock
Client: Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Silver: Science Museum
Project: Science Museum
Client: The Doll, Financial Times and Acclaim

Bronze: seasoned events
Project: Royal Courts of Justice
Client: Royal Courts of Justice

Creative use of technology
sponsored by VIParis

Gold: Spinning Clock
Project: Spining Clock/JRA Research - Augmented Reality
Client: JRA Research

Silver: TRO
Project: New Astra Launch
Client: General Motors

Bronze: TRO
Project: The Learning Revolution
Client: COI/BIS

Best team-building event
sponsored by Tourism Ireland

Gold: RNLI Lifeboat College
Project: RNLI Sea Survival Experience
Client: RNLI Lifeboat College

Silver: Chillisauce Ltd
Project: United Biscuits "Lean Thinking" Teambuild Event
Client: United Biscuits

Bronze: Bluehat UK Ltd
Project: Best Team Building Event - HSBC
Client: HSBC

Finalist: drpgroup
Project: Office Depot Top Dog
Client: Offie Depot

Finalist: Destin8 Ltd
Project: Get Fresh in Marrakech 2010
Client: Findus Group

Best corporate responsibility initiative of the year
sponsored by Radisson SAS

Gold: drpgroup
Project: The drpgroup Thirty 30s
Client: drpgroup (internal)

Silver: WorldEvents
Project: WorldEvents Company Conference 'Our Business Rocks' 2009
Client: WorldEvents

Bronze: Grass Roots Group
Project: Spirit of Tring 2010
Client: Grass Roots Group

Most Effective ROI
sponsored by Canada/Toronto

Gold: Communique
Project: Toughbook Sales Campaign - Europe
Client: Panasonic Computer Products Europe

Silver: Line Up
Project: Elevation
Client: Indesit Company

Bronze: iD Experiential
Project: Lipton Ice Tea: Don't knock it till you've tried it
Client: Britvic Soft Drinks

Event hotel or venue of the year (over 751 capacity)

Gold: Searcys at the Hurlingham Club
Project: The Hurlingham Club
Client: The Hurlingham Club

Silver: Sofitel London Heathrow
Project: Sofitel London Heathrow

Bronze: ExCel
Project: ExCel London
Client: ExCel London

Finalist: ACC Liverpool
Project: BT Convention Centre Liverpool
Client: ACC Liverpool

Event hotel of the year (under 250 capacity)

Gold: seasoned events
Project: Tower Bridge Walkways
Client: Tower Bridge

Silver: Sodexo Prestige
Project: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - The Gateway
Client: Royal Botranic Garden Edinburgh

Best product launch (UK/International)
sponsored by Grimaldi Forum

Gold: Chillisauce Ltd
Project: Chillisauce organise Hyundai ix35 press launch
Client: Hyundai

Silver: instinctif Ltd
Project: Launch of Reuters insider
Client: (Instinctif for) Thomson Reuters

Bronze: TFI Group
Project: Philips Consumer Lifestyle Customer Event 2010
Client: Philips Consumer Lifestyle

Bronze: Line Up
Project: Elevation
Client: Indesit Company

Finalist: BI
Project: Toyota's iQ Product Launch
Client: Toyota Motor Europe

Finalist: Smyle

Best integrated event communication campaign
sponsored by Montreux Music Centre

Gold: Ignite
Project: All Your Mates In One Place
Client: Vodafone (UK)

Silver: Ignite
Project: Taxi Grand Prix
Client: Vodafone

Bronze: Communique

Finalist: RPM Ltd
Project: Smirnoff U R The Night
Client: Diageo

Finalist: P&MM Ltd
Project: Ice & Easy
Client: British Gas Business

Finalist: MOBO Organisation
Project: MOBO Awards 2009

Best event in a public space
sponsored by Malta Tourist Authority 

Gold: RPM
Project: Sky Ride
Client: Sky

Silver: RPM Ltd
Project: Wines of Rioja - Tapas Fantasticas
Client: Phipps PR

Bronze: Event Cornwall
Project: Film on the Fal
Client: King Harry's Cornwall

Finalist: Barclays
Project: Barclays Live Birmingham
Client: Barclays Retail Bank

Best incentive/motivation (UK)
sponsored by Fairmont/Raffles/Swissotel Hotels & Resorts

Gold: Opus
Project: Ultimate Party
Client: TNT

Silver: Zibrant
Project: Academy 2009
Client: Astra Zeneca

Bronze: AYMTM Limited
Project: Ballroom Blitz
Client: O2/Nokia

Best incentive/motivation (International)
sponsored by Fairmont/Raffles/Swissotels Hotels & Resorts

Gold: P&MM Ltd
Project: Ice & Easy
Client: British Gas Business

Silver: AddingValue
Project: Vodafone - Premier Club 2009
Client: Vodafone

Bronze: AYMTM Limited
Project: Your Country SIM
Client: O2

Finalist: AddingValue
Project: Vodafone - Premier Club 2010
Client: Vodafone

Finalist: AddingValue
Project: Peugeot - Dealer Principal award 2010
Client: Peugeot

Finalist: CiEvents
Project: CEO Circle 2009
Client: Thomson Reuters

Best experiential event (as part of an experiential campaign)
sponsored by Gallowglass 

Gold: Ignite
Project: All Your Mates in One Place
Client: Vodafone (UK)

Silver: Circle Agency
Project: Brutal Legend Rocks Download
Client: Electronic Arts

Bronze: Grass Roots
Project: EngineeringUK - the Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineering Fair 2010
Client: EngineeringUK

Bronze: RPM Ltd
Project: Smirnoff U R The Night
Client: Diageo

Finalist: TRO
Project: Think Big
Client: COI/DCSF

Finalist: Smyle
Project: 2010 Varsity Polo
Client: Smyle for Jack Wills

Best conference UK/International)
sponsored by Kerzner

Gold: Circle Agency
Project: Beatlemania at Key Accounts 2009
Client: Electronic Arts

Silver: Smyle
Project: Entrepreneurs Bootcamp 2009
Client: Smyle for Bookingline Plc

Bronze: instinctif Ltd
Project: GSCS Leadership Conference
Client: Instinctif for Thomson Reuters

Bronze: TRO
Project: The Learning Revolution
Client: COI/BIS

Finalist: K-events
Project: ONE
Client: UGF

Finalist: George P Johnson
Project: Information on Demand (IOD) Conference
Client: IBM

Finalist: Jack Morton Worldwide
Project: Ericsson at Mobile World Congress 2010
Client: Ericsson

Best celebratory event
sponsored by Tourism Australia

Gold: K-events
Project: Donbass Arena Grand Opening Ceremony
Client: Shakhtar FC

Silver: esc events ltd
Project: The Sun Military Awards 2009
Client: The Sun

Bronze: AddingValue
Project: BT - Wholesale Shine Dinner
Client: BT Wholesale

Finalist: Initiative Partners
Project: 70th Anniversary Commemoration of 'Operation Dynamo' the Evacuation of Dunkirk
Client: Norfolkline

Finalist: Smyle
Project: The Marshall Group - Centenary Celebrations
Client: Smyle for the Marshall Group