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Sydney Olympic Park Best Sporting Event

• Major sporting events
• Regional sporting events

Best Tourism Event

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

Best Charity or Cause-Related Event

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

CIM Magazine Best Meeting or Conference

• Large or small conferences
• Meetings that provide an outstanding experience for attendees

Best Cultural, Arts or Music Event

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

Best Corporate Event

• Product Launches
• Incentives
• Corporate Gala Dinner
• Corporate Award presentations
• Any event that achieves a corporate or business aim

Best Exhibition supported by the Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA)

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

Best Community Event

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

Academy of Wedding Planners Best Private Event

• Weddings
• Major birthday celebrations
• Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs
• Other private celebrations or occasions

Best New Event

• 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 Regional Event

• Any event staged in a non-metropolitan areas for the benefit of the region or community

Best Achievement in Design, Look or Theming

• Architects
• Themeing suppliers
• Event designers
• Temporary overlay design

Best Achievement in Catering

• Onsite caterers
• Venue caterers
• Event Managers or Caterers who have enhanced an event through innovative catering

Best Achievement in Marketing, Communications or Sponsorship

• Marketing or PR firms that have provided services for an event
• Events that have undertaken marketing campaigns internally
• Organisations that have sponsored an event
• Sponsorship managers

Best Achievement in Sustainability

• Event managers
• Event owners
• Suppliers making a contribution to sustainability at an event

Best Technical Achievement or Innovation

• PA suppliers
• Lighting suppliers
• IT suppliers
• LED or projection screen suppliers
• Pyrotechnic suppliers

Best Venue

• Conference centre (large and small)
• Exhibition centre
• Function Centre
• Sports Stadium

Best Product or Service

• External supplier who has developed a product or service for an event
• Event that has created a product or service internally
• External supplier with a product or service that has the potential to enhance events

Best Education or Training Program

• Universities
• TAFEs
• Private institutions
• Organisations delivering industry-based training

Best Export

• Event managers operating overseas
• Organisations promoting Australia's event capabilities

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Event managers
• Associations
• Clients or suppliers wishing to nominate a remarkable person
• Nominee could be an event manager, a supplier, a volunteer, an educator, etc

Young Achiever of the Year

• People under 30 with a high level of achievement
• Employers
• Clients or suppliers wishing to nominate a person under 30

• Corporate Performers
• Solists
• Bands
• MC's
• Street Entertainers
• Private Event Entertainers

Event Manager of the Year

• Individual event managers
• Event management businesses or companies