Thursday 24 November 2022: The Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) has won two categories at the Australian Event Awards & Symposium which took place last night (Wednesday 23 November 2022) aboard The Jackson on Sydney Harbour.
The flagship trade show for the meetings and events industry in the Asia Pacific (APAC) won:
Australian Event of the Year (2022)
National Winner: Best Congress, Conference, or Exhibition (2022)
AIME connects international and local buyers with world-class exhibitors from Asia Pacific and around the world. Next year’s three-day event will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from 13-15 February 2023 and will see the industry come together to celebrate the tradeshow’s 30th anniversary.
Silke Calder, AIME Event Director said: “The team is delighted to receive this prestigious recognition from the Australian Event Awards & Symposium. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate nominees and fellow winners, all of who work tremendously hard year-on-year to make their events unforgettable experiences for attendees. Thank you also to our partners and event owner, Melbourne Convention Bureau, for all their support.
“We are particularly proud of the culture of learning and connection we champion at AIME. With the goal of driving industry growth and development, our tradeshow is where key industry stakeholders gather, transfer knowledge, stimulate learning and realize the power of connection and community.
“Recognition from an entity like the Australian Event Awards & Symposium who themselves foster continued excellence, innovation, and unity feels poetic to say the least. We are truly thrilled,” she said.
The Australian Event Awards & Symposium is the national awards program and conference for the Australian events industry. It is the only opportunity for Australian event professionals to compete directly across the nation and across all facets of the industry to establish which are Australia’s best events and event-related goods, services, and innovations.
Alongside the Awards, the Symposium aims to drive industry growth and development and to ensure Australia remains on the leading edge of the events space worldwide.
The Symposium judges said: “While the strategic intent of AIME is to drive business, it also provided the event industry with hope, a sense of community and collaboration mixed with a strong dose of fun. Congratulations to all involved.”
Award nominees:
Australian Event of The Year
WINNER: Asia Pacific Incentives & Meetings Events (AIME) 2022, Talk2 Media & Events, VIC Vivid Sydney 2022, Destination NSW
First Impressions by Galderma 2022, Synergy Effect Be The Main Character 2022, INVNT
HP Elite Partners: Island Escapades 2022, OMG XP, QLD 7 Eleven – Extraordinary 2021, Peanut Productions Summer X Salt Markets 2021/2022, Salty Folk Inc, WA
The Bloody Long Walk National Series 2021/2022, The Shift Corp, National Event Parrtjima – A Festival in Light 2022, Northern Territory Major Events Company BASSINTHEGRASS Music Festival 2022, Northern Territory Major Events Company North Australian Festival of Arts 2022 (NAFA), Townsville City Council, QLD
Sky Song 2022, Adelaide Fringe, SA
Best Congress, Conference, or Exhibition (Virtual, Live, or Hybrid)
WINNER: Asia Pacific Incentives & Meetings Events (AIME) 2022, Talk2 Media & Events, VIC EY Transformation Realised 2022, Jack Morton Australia, National Event
20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2022, ICMS Australasia Pty Ltd, NSW
Get Local expo 2022, Get Global Pty Ltd, NSW
Stockland 2.0 Leadership Conference 2022, Peanut Product
