Winners & Finalists 2010

Best Sporting Event

• WINNER: Sydney 2009 World Masters Games, Sydney 2009 World Masters Games Organising Committee

• FINALIST: Australian Open 2010, Tennis Australia
• FINALIST: 2009 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships, Earlybird Marketing and Events / ACT Government

Best Tourism Event

• WINNER: 2010 Santos Tour Down Under, Events South Australia

• FINALIST: Sydney New Year's Eve, City Of Sydney
• FINALIST: Sydney 2009 World Masters Games, Sydney 2009 World Masters Games Organising Committee

Best Charity or Cause-Related Event

• WINNER: Million Paws Walk, RSPCA Australia

• FINALIST: Play for a Cure Celebrity Poker Challenge, Save Our Sons / Scope Productions Pty Ltd
• FINALIST: Sydney Schoolgirls' Breakfast with the Stars, The Forum Group

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  CIM Best Meeting or Conference

  • WINNER: Microsoft Tech.Ed 2009, Microsoft Australia

  • FINALIST: Industrial Manufacturing Technical Conference, G1 Productions
  • FINALIST: 68th National Scientific Congress of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists, SAPMEA

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  Best Cultural or Arts Event

  • WINNER: 21st Bluesfest Byron Bay 2010

  • FINALIST: 17th Biennale of Sydney | The Beauty of Distance: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age, Biennale of Sydney
  • FINALIST: WOMADelaide 2010, WOMADelaide Foundation

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  Best Corporate Event

  • WINNER: Newmont Boddington Gold Official Opening, Bright Communications & Rovis Media

  • FINALIST: FOXTEL Next Generation Launch, Cambridge Events
  • FINALIST: CPA Congress 2009, CPA Australia

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  I-SEC Group Best Community Event

  • WINNER: Fun4Kids Festival, Warrnambool City Council

  • FINALIST: Sydney International FIFA Fan Fest, NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet, Community Engagement and Events Division
  • FINALIST: Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash, Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club
  • FINALIST: St Kilda Festival, City of Port Phillip

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  Best New Event

  • WINNER: Sydney Harbour Island Hopping (part of Crave Sydney), Cambridge Events

  • FINALIST: Macquarie Visions, AGB Events
  • FINALIST: Lance Armstrong Adelaide Twitter Ride, City of Holdfast Bay Event Management Business Unit

Best Achievement in Technical Production

• WINNER: The Electric Canvas for their work on Macquarie Visions

• FINALIST: AV1 Audiovisual Production for their work on Highlights of Macbeth
• FINALIST: The Electric Canvas for their work on Vivid Live

Best Achievement in Design

• WINNER: The Electric Canvas for their work on Macquarie Visions

• FINALIST: 2Fish for their work on The PURE Oasis
• FINALIST: Cre8ion for their work on 2009 Sydney New Year's Eve

Most Innovative Use of Technology

• WINNER: The P.A. People for their work on Sydney Festival

• FINALIST: G1 Productions for their work on Industrial Manufacturing Technical Conference
• FINALIST: Microsoft Australia for their work on Tech.Ed 2009

Best Achievement in Catering

• WINNER: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre for their work on 2010 Good Food & Wine Show

• FINALIST: Atlantic Group [v] for their work on ANZ Christmas Party
• FINALIST: Belinda Franks Catering for their work on AGL Hydro-Electric Power Station Opening

SPICE Best Venue

• WINNER: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre

• FINALIST: Doltone House Darling Island Wharf
• FINALIST: Flames of the Forest

Best Product or Service

• WINNER: SPLnet, The P.A. People

• FINALIST: Decorative Events & Exhibitions
• FINALIST: The Three Waiters International, Mardar Entertainment

Best Education or Training Program

• WINNER: Bachelor of Business (Event Management), Victoria University, School of Hospitality, Tourism & Marketing

• FINALIST: TAFE SA Tourism, Events & Languages, TAFE SA
• FINALIST: Tourism and Event Management, School of Management, UniSA

Best Export

• WINNER: David Atkins Enterprises

• FINALIST: FACTOR168 Creative Event Company
• FINALIST: Maxxam International

Best Marketing Campaign

• WINNER: Sydney Royal Easter Show, Royal Agricultural Society of NSW

• FINALIST: AC/DC Black Ice Tour, a-live for Garry Van Egmond
• FINALIST: Fun4Kids Festival, GenR8

Young Achiever of the Year

• WINNER: Melissa Park

• FINALIST: Renee Jolly
• FINALIST: Shannon Hocking

Best Achievement in Sustainability

• WINNER: Peats Ridge Festival

• FINALIST: 21st Bluesfest Byron Bay 2010
• FINALIST: Grassroots Productions and ECO-Buy Limited for their work on ECO-Buy Awards for Excellence in Green Purchasing

Event Manager of the Year

• WINNER: Iain Morrison - Humm Pty Ltd

• FINALIST: Belle-Laide Events
• FINALIST: DET Programs and Events Team, Corporate Communications and Marketing

Australian Event of the Year

• WINNER: 21st Bluesfest Byron Bay 2010

Lifetime Achievement Awards

• WINNER: David Atkins

• WINNER: David Churches

Highly Commended

The Industry Judging Panel has awarded a commendation to the following entrants

• NSW Caravan, Camping, RV & Holiday Supershow 2010, Caravan and Camping Industry Association NSW (Highly Commended – Best Exhibition)
• Saturday In Design, Indesign (Highly Commended – Best Exhibition)
• The “Paper Wedding”, Simply Georgeous Occasions (Highly Commended – Best Private Event)
• Mirabella Wedding, Décor It (Highly Commended – Best Private Event)
• The Leading Men for their work on the Franklin Annual Awards 2009 (Highly Commended – Best Achievement in Entertainment)
• Harcourts Group Australia for their work on Harcourts Conference Launch 2010 (Highly Commended – Best Achievement in Entertainment)
• Adelaide Fringe Inc and BankSA, Adelaide Fringe 2010 (Highly Commended - Best Partnership by a Business or Media Outlet)
• Adelaide Fringe Inc and Nova 919, Adelaide Fringe 2010 (Highly Commended - Best Partnership by a Business or Media Outlet)

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