The awards took place at P&J Live in Aberdeen from 12noon - 3.30pm on Friday 8th December with the pre-lunch reception sponsored by Visit Aberdeenshire.
During the event, attendees experienced a city tour, venue tour, taste of Aberdeen networking, and an education session looking at how AI could be integrated into future event organising. This included special guest, Felipe Meneguzzi, Professor and Chair of Computing Science at the University of Aberdeen and Executive Councillor at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). The panel discussion also featured: Samantha Shamkh from ExCeL London, Adam Parry from Event Tech Live and Adam Baggs from Soaring Worldwide. Welcome drinks also took place for first timers.
During the event £1,140 was raised on behalf of industry charity, Meeting Needs.
The 2023 ABPCO Excellence Awards were hosted by P&J Live who worked closely with Visit Aberdeenshire to showcase everything the venue and destination have to offer.
The ABPCO Excellence Awards recognise and celebrate industry best practice in association and not-for-profit conferences and events. They are an opportunity to showcase to your peers, and the wider industry the incredible work that is being undertaken in this sector, and the positive impact that it has.
Our winners for this year were:
• Best Event by an In-house PCO - RenewableUK sponsored by Harrogate Convention Centre
• Best Event by an Agency PCO - TFI Lodestar sponsored by Full Circle Events & Exhibitions Ltd
• Industry Supplier of the Year - Whitespace XPO sponsored by Soaring Worldwide
• Best Association Events Team - RenewableUK sponsored by Telford International Centre
• Rising Star - Malwina Soltys, Alzheimer’s Research sponsored by Abstract Events
• Guiding Star - Elaine Miller, EICC sponsored by Loganair
• Best EDI at a Conference - Commended - Salvesen Mindroom and EICCsponsored by London ExCeL
• Best Sustainable Conference - British Society for Rheumatology sponsored by Manchester Central
• Legacy and Impact Award - Visit Belfast sponsored by SAGE ICC
• Best Partnership - BritSpine Back Health Day by Mosaic Events, UK Spine Societies Board, Versus Arthritis and Glasgow Convention Bureau sponsored by Memcom
• Outstanding Contribution - Barbara Calderwood, MCI Group sponsored by ICC Birmingham
Congratulations to all of our winners and short-listed finalists
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Featured Sponsors
Our Award Sponsors
Thanks to our ongoing ABPCO Industry Partners for their support
Prices
Please find a list of tickets for this event below.
| Ticket |
Price |
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Any non-member
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£90.00 |
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Member
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£42.00 |
Attendees
The following delegates are already attending this event.
Ms Kirstin Aram
Worldspan plc
Mr Adam Baggs
Soaring Worldwide
Ms Clare Beach
Azura Events
Ms Pauline Beattie
Conference Care Ltd
Ms Emily Bexley
Manchester Central Convention Complex
Ms Katie Bolton
MCI Group
Ms Danielle Bounds
ICC Wales
Ms Sarah Byrne
Mosaic Events Ltd
Ms Vicky Comber
RenewableUK
Mrs Sammy Connell
NASUWT - The Teachers' Union
Mrs Anne Cooke
Outsourced Events Ltd
Ms Aileen Crawford
Glasgow Convention Bureau
Mr Steven Daun
ASM Global
Ms Winnie Dehaney
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Ms Therese Dolan
Therese Dolan Ltd
Ms Emma Duffy
Stroke Association
Ms Gaynor England
Abstract Events
Mr Robert Eveleigh
Brightelm
Mr Luke Fiffee
Whitespace XPO (Whitespace Group)
Ms Sue Frye
Outsourced Events
Ms Olivia Garvey
Manchester Central
Ms Toni Geary
British Society for Rheumatology
Ms Rosalind Godfrey
Telford International Centre
Ms Leanne Griffiths
GES
Ms Isabelle Hanley Timmins
British Society for Rheumatology
Ms Susan Hayden
Association Services Ltd
Mr Ali Hormuz
Hilton Birmingham Metropole
Ms Jessica Letters
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Mrs Heather Lishman
ABPCO
Miss Caitland Lomas
RenewableUK
Ms Caroline Mackenzie
The Conference Consultancy
Ms Madalina Marincas
Opening Doors and Venues Ltd
Ms Kirsty Melvin
Kirsty Melvin Virtual Assistant
Ms Elaine Miller
EICC
Ms Rachel Mumford
Aberdeen Convention Bureau
Mrs Rose Padmore
Opening Doors and Venues Ltd
Miss Eloise Payak
Whitespace XPO (Whitespace Group)
Ms Nicola Jane Pearce
University of Aberdeen
Ms Leanne Planche
ACC Liverpool
Ms Lyndsey Rafferty
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
Mrs Marion Rankin
James Hallam Limited
Mrs Kate Sargent
Bioscientifica Ltd
Mrs Gemma Savage
ICC Wales
Ms Samantha Shamkh
ExCeL London
Mr Dominic Simms
British Society of Soil Science
Mrs Suzanne Singleton
London & Partners
Mr Charlie Smith
Barbican
Ms Malwina Soltys
Alzheimer's Research UK
Ms Shelley Spencer
Fitwise Management Ltd
Ms Susan Staniforth
P & J Live
Mr Paul Swain
Visit Flanders
Ms Rebecca Towell
Full Circle Events & Exhibitions
Mr Paul Upton
First Travel Solutions
Miss Louise Watson
Scottish Event Campus
Ms Heledd Williams
Welsh Government
Ms Laura Wilson
VisitAberdeenshire
Ms Caroline Windsor
TFI Lodestar
Mrs Sarvjit Wunsch
AUGIS Trading Limited
| Name |
Organisation |
| Miss Cem Ates-Caliskan |
RCPCH |
| mrs Bev Bailey |
Northstar Meetings Group |
| Mrs Carol Burns |
Scottish Renewables |
| Mr Simon Callaghan |
Simon Callaghan Photography |
| Mr Billy Callway |
British Society for Rheumatology |
| Ms Karen Cambridge |
British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing |
| Mr Paul Cuthbert |
Glasgow Convention Bureau |
| Ms Helen Davidson |
Glasgow Convention Bureau |
| Mr Jake Dennett |
Cvent |
| Miss Rachel Dickie |
Scottish Renewables |
| Mrs Rachel Elliott |
University of Aberdeen |
| Mrs Charlotte Gough |
MCI UK |
| Ms Jacqueline Guthrie |
Connex Promotions |
| Mr David Hanley |
cvent |
| Mrs Helena Johnson |
ICC Wales |
| Mrs Katherine Mansfield |
Harrogate Convention Centre |
| Miss Rachael Masson |
P&J Live |
| Miss Kainah McAdams |
P&J Live |
| Mrs Jade McGowan |
University of Aberdeen |
| Mrs Donna McHugh |
Loganair |
| Ms Rebecca McIntyre |
VisitAberdeenshire |
| Mr Scott McKillop |
Edinburgh Napier University |
| Mrs Catherine Newhall-Caiger |
Bramcote International |
| Mr Gordon Padmore |
Opening Doors & Venues Limited |
| Mr Jonathan Pagden |
PresPro |
| Mr David Parker |
The Royal College of Physicians |
| Mr Adam Parry |
Event Industry News |
| Ms Bhavnita Patel |
NBL Solutions |
| Ms Charly Pickard |
RCPCH |
| Miss Linda Reid |
British Society of Lifestyle Medicine |
| Ms Alison Roddam |
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
| Miss Molly Rowley |
Connex Promotions |
| Ms Lynsey Shepherd |
P&J Live |
| Ms Charlie Silva |
BOA |
| Mr Neil Walsh |
British Society for Rheumatology |
| Miss Zoe Ward |
ASM Global |
| Mr Rob Wicks |
P&J Live |
| Mrs Faye Williamson |
The SEC |
| Miss Kiya Wright |
Telford International Centre |
Delegate Terms and Conditions
All payments to be made in advance. Substitutions can be made up until the 1st December.