The MEA 2018 national awards were held last night at the BCEC, at the conclusion of the MEA 2019 EVOLVE conference.
Here is the full list of winners:
Association event of the year – ICMS Australasia for the IEEE 2018 International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Government event of the year – QLD Department of Education- Creative Generation – State Schools Onstage 2018
Corporate event of the year – Forum Group Events & Marketing – South Africa Tourism Event Roadshow
Event of the year (incentives and special event) – AA&P Events – Darwin Amazing Race Experience
Exhibition of the year – Get Global
Public event of the year (including festivals) – Lateral Event Management – L’Etape Australia
Cause-related event of the year – Peter Jones Special Events – 2018 Field Of Women – Stand with me at the G
Regional event of the year – Lateral Events – L’Etape Australia
Professional Conference Organisation – Arinex
Event management team – Government – Department Of Education, Programs and Events, SCE
Event management team – Corporate – The Star Sydney
Event agency – Belle Laide Events
Meeting, exhibition or event venue – less than 500 – Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific
Meetings, exhibition or event venue – more than 500 – BCEC
Unique event venue with accommodation – Q Station
Unique venue without accommodation – State Library Victoria
Operations person of the year – Isabella Ravenswood – Museum Spaces
Sales, marketing or business development person of the year – Alana Hay, Milestone Creative
Event manager of the year – PCO – Melissa Murphy, Arinex
Event manager of the year – agency – Stephanie Vercoe, Forum Group Events & Marketing
Event manager of the year – in-house – Dewi Gutierrez – ICC Sydney
MEA future leader – Ashleigh Duggan – Arinex
Banqueting & catering – Adelaide Convention Centre
Audio visual services – AV1
Event technology – Sprintr by AV1
Specialist services & suppliers – PBM Safety
Exhibition services – Exponet
Education & training – ICC Sydney
Innovation award – ACTA by The Event Ecosystem
Platinum award – company – Sprintr by AV1
Platinum award – individual – Melissa Murphy, Arinex
Outstanding contribution award – Simon Baggs, Lateral Events
Highly commended – Banqueting & catering – BCEC
Highly commended – Meeting, exhibition or event venue – capacity more than 500 – ICC Sydney
Highly commended – Event of the year (incentive and special event) – Michael Palin event, Lateral Events