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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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.
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Ms Kirstin Aram
Worldspan plc
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Mr Adam Baggs
Soaring Worldwide
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Ms Suzi Barnes
Winter Gardens Conference and Exhibition Centre
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Ms Clare Beach
Azura Events
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Ms Pauline Beattie
Conference Care Ltd
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Ms Emily Bexley
Manchester Central Convention Complex
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Ms Katie Bolton
MCI Group
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Ms Danielle Bounds
ICC Wales
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Ms Sarah Byrne
Mosaic Events Ltd
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Ms Vicky Comber
RenewableUK
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Mrs Sammy Connell
NASUWT - The Teachers' Union
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Mrs Anne Cooke
Outsourced Events Ltd
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Ms Aileen Crawford
Glasgow Convention Bureau
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Miss Jennifer Crowther
ICC Birmingham
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Mr Steven Daun
ASM Global
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Ms Winnie Dehaney
Society of Petroleum Engineers
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Ms Therese Dolan
Therese Dolan Ltd
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Ms Emma Duffy
Stroke Association
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Ms Gaynor England
Abstract Events
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Mr Robert Eveleigh
Brightelm
Ms Sue Frye
Outsourced Events
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Ms Olivia Garvey
Manchester Central
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Ms Toni Geary
British Society for Rheumatology
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Ms Leanne Griffiths
GES
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Ms Isabelle Hanley Timmins
British Society for Rheumatology
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Ms Susan Hayden
Association Services Ltd
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Mr Ali Hormuz
Hilton Birmingham Metropole
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Mr Sam Hustler
Kia Oval
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Ms Jessica Letters
Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Mrs Heather Lishman
ABPCO
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Miss Caitland Lomas
RenewableUK
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Mr GRAEME M BROWNE
Visit Belfast
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Ms Caroline Mackenzie
The Conference Consultancy
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Ms Madalina Marincas
Opening Doors and Venues Ltd
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Ms Kirsty Melvin
Kirsty Melvin Virtual Assistant
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Ms Elaine Miller
EICC
Mrs Kerstyn Moulson
ICC Birmingham
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Ms Rachel Mumford
Aberdeen Convention Bureau
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Mrs Rose Padmore
Opening Doors and Venues Ltd
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Ms Nicola Jane Pearce
University of Aberdeen
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Ms Leanne Planche
ACC Liverpool
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Mrs Kate Sargent
Bioscientifica Ltd
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Mrs Gemma Savage
ICC Wales
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Mr Dominic Simms
British Society of Soil Science
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Mrs Suzanne Singleton
London & Partners
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Mr Charlie Smith
Barbican
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Ms Malwina Soltys
Alzheimer's Research UK
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Ms Shelley Spencer
Fitwise Management Ltd
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Mr Paul Swain
Visit Flanders
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Ms Rebecca Towell
Full Circle Events & Exhibitions
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Mr Paul Upton
First Travel Solutions
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Miss Louise Watson
Scottish Event Campus
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Ms Heledd Williams
Welsh Government
Ms Laura Wilson
VisitAberdeenshire
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Ms Caroline Windsor
TFI Lodestar
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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 |
| Mr Luke Fiffee |
Whitespace XPO (Whitespace Group) |
| Ms Rosalind Godfrey |
Telford International Centre |
| 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 |
| Miss Eloise Payak |
Whitespace XPO (Whitespace Group) |
| Ms Charly Pickard |
RCPCH |
| Ms Lyndsey Rafferty |
Edinburgh International Conference Centre |
| Mrs Marion Rankin |
James Hallam Limited |
| Miss Linda Reid |
British Society of Lifestyle Medicine |
| Ms Alison Roddam |
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
| Miss Molly Rowley |
Connex Promotions |
| Ms Samantha Shamkh |
ExCeL London |
| Ms Lynsey Shepherd |
P&J Live |
| Ms Charlie Silva |
BOA |
| Ms Susan Staniforth |
P & J Live |
| 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.