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SUMMARY:ABPCO Excellence Awards 2025
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DESCRIPTION: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 the incredible work that is being undertaken in this sector, and the positive impact that it has.\n\nOur event will take place at Manchester Central in Manchester on the 11th-12th December 2025, kindly supported by Manchester Central.  We plan a really special time with networking, education and celebration.  The short-list videos are sponsored by The Conference Works this year, the AV by Sterling and the Awards ePosters Sponsor is Kubify.  It really is a time for the best of our industry to come together and shout from the rooftops about what they do. Thanks to Harrogate Convention Centre for sponsoring the welcome drinks on the 12th December and MICE Concierge for sponsoring the networking supper on the 11th.  Also a big shout out to the Royal Armouries, Leeds for being our Student Support Sponsor - all student finalists will have their transport to Manchester, their delegate ticket and their hotel paid for.  We even have an 'After party' on the Thursday evening - kindly sponsored by Full Circle at The Blues Kitchen - bring your app or lanyard for entry!\n\nInterested in sponsoring?  See our remaining opportunities hereSee our photo gallery for the 2024 awards, expertly photographed by Simon Callaghan here ABPCO Excellence Awards 2024\n\nWe will have 15 categories of winners to announce at our awards ceremony at Manchester Central on the 12th from 12.15-3.30pm, in the following categories. \n\nBest Association Events Team sponsored by ACC Liverpool\n\nBritish Society of Soil ScienceThe Mosaic Events TeamMCI Events Team – ESCRSNAHT Events TeamBest Digital & Technology Provider - sponsored by Live Recruitment\n\nCrowdCommsVenuIQKubifyEventsAIRBest EDI at a Conference - sponsored by Meet Cambridge\n\nKC Jones Conference & EventsNASUWT – The Teachers’ Union and FreshwaterRenewableUK – Global Offshore Wind 2025Brightelm – Minoritised Life Scientists Future ForumEvent-ful – Making Tourism AccessibleBest Event by an Agency PCO - sponsored by Full Circle\n\nTFI Lodestar – BSG LIVEMCI Events Team – ESCRSWonderly – CIPD Festival of WorkConference Partners International – British Society for HaematologyBrightelm – Minoritised Life Scientists Future ForumEvent-ful – Meet the Buyer 2025Best Event by an In-house PCO - sponsored by P&J Live\n\nRCPCH – 2025 Annual ConferenceThe Institute of Leadership – The Leadership AwardsBSI & IEC General MeetingNAHT Events TeamPLSA (Pensions UK) Investment ConferenceBest International Conference - sponsored by Boardroom magazine\n\nISCoS 2024 – International Spinal Cord Society Annual Scientific Meeting, AntwerpThe European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Tbilisi (Abbey Conferences)TFI Lodestar – European Orthodontic Society (EOS)MCI – ESCRS 20245th International Social Housing Festival (Conference Partners International)World Muscle Society (WMS) Congress, Prague (Azura Events)Best Member Engagement - sponsored by Memcom\n\nRCPsych International Congress 2025BSSS Conference – Engaging members in legacy projectsBeyond the Event: A Visionary Approach to NAHT Member EngagementBest Partnership - sponsored by Telford International Centre\n\nNeurodiversity in Events: A Cross-Sector Collaboration Creating Meaningful ChangeTFI Lodestar, SEC & Glasgow Convention Bureau – for British Society of GastroenterologyRCPCH & Wonderly – ‘anything but a traditional partnership!’Opening Doors & Venues Limited with Meet CambridgeThe Royal Armouries with UKREiifRCGP and WonderlyBest Sustainable Conference - sponsored by GES\n\nBSI & IECRenewableUK – Global Offshore Wind 2025BeaconHouse Events – TechNExt 2025Guiding Star - sponsored by Excel London\n\nSophie Beasor – Power of EventsAmy Phillips – ICC WalesGarth Halliday – RenewableUKMelanie Boyce – IOM3Industry Supplier of the Year - sponsored by MODEX Exhibitions\n\nCrowdCommsHarrogate Convention CentreFull Circle Events & ExhibitionsLegacy and Impact Award - sponsored by Bridgewater Hall\n\nThe Power of Events – Schools Engagement ProgrammeIPVC 2024 Legacy Programme (in partnership with the EICC)‘Collectively we can Accelerate Action for Gender Equality’ (Hopefull Handbags, Mums in Business & Visit Belfast)BSSS Conference – Engaging the public with Soil ScienceMeet in Wales – aligned with the Well-being of Future Generations ActRising Star - sponsored by Abstract Events\n\nAshleigh John – Satellite Applications CatapultChloe Turner – ICC WalesJames Lee – IOM3Daisy Basilio – Victory Services ClubShannon Hunt – FreshwaterStudent of the Year - sponsored by Royal Armouries, Leeds\n\nIsha Lakhani – Oxford Brookes UniversityMariana Gil Perez – University of SurreyHana Taylor – Oxford Brookes UniversityThe Lifetime Achievement Award and the Outstanding Contribution Award (sponsored by MICE Concierge) will be revealed during the ceremony. Finalists across categories underscore the breadth of innovation and excellence across the spectrum of association and non-profit event professionals.\n\nThe awards will take place at lunchtime on Friday 12th December with a pre-lunch reception sponsored by Harrogate Convention Centre, and will be preceded by some optional activities on the Thursday afternoon (see the schedule tab) and an informal networking event that evening, hosted by Manchester Central and sponsored by MICE Concierge  with a very special guest star direct from the Edinburgh Fringe - Angus Baskerville.   Please see the location tab for details of local hotels offering special rates - be quick we have an allocation, and that will definitely close on the 13th November.   The event tech is being sponsored by Cvent.\n\nThe cost for members is £75 ex VAT (£90 inc), non-members £125 ex VAT (£150 inc) and students £35 ex VAT (£42 inc) \n\nThe price includes:\n\nThe newcomer drinks (for our first time attendess)\n\nThe evening networking reception and supper\n\nThe education sessions on the 12th\n\nThe pre-lunch reception\n\nThe sit-down awards lunch. \n\nAccommodation is available at a special rate - please see the schedule tab or location tab for details.  We will be adding some optional paid for activities on the Thursday afternoon from 2pm - watch this space!\n\nThank you to our Industry Partners\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n
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