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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 took place at Manchester Central in Manchester on the 11th-12th December 2025, kindly supported by Manchester Central and Manchester Convention Bureau, part of Marketing Manchester.   The short-list videos are sponsored by The Conference Works , the AV by Sterling, the Awards ePosters Sponsor is Kubify and our morning education sessions by the SEC.\n\nThanks 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 had their transport to Manchester, their delegate ticket and their hotel paid for.  We even had an 'After party' on the Thursday evening - kindly sponsored by Full Circle at The Blues Kitchen!\n\nInterested in sponsoring in 2026?  contact mattstalker@abpco.orgCheck out our 2025 Awards gallery, expertly photographed by Simon Callaghan...\n\nWe had 15 categories of winners to announce at our awards ceremony at Manchester Central in the following categories. You can see the Kubify e-posters here. Finalists across categories underscore the breadth of innovation and excellence across the spectrum of association and non-profit event professionals.\n\nBest Association Events Team sponsored by ACC Liverpool\n\nBritish Society of Soil ScienceThe Mosaic Events Team (winner)MCI Events Team – ESCRSNAHT Events TeamBest Digital & Technology Provider - sponsored by Live Recruitment\n\nCrowdCommsVenuIQKubifyEventsAIR (winner)Best EDI at a Conference - sponsored by Meet Cambridge\n\nKC Jones conference&eventsNASUWT – The Teachers’ Union and FreshwaterRenewableUK – Global Offshore Wind 2025 (winner)Brightelm – Minoritised Life Scientists Future ForumEvent-ful – Making Tourism AccessibleBest Event by an Agency PCO - sponsored by Full Circle\n\nTFI Lodestar – BSG LIVE (winner)MCI 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 Conference (winner)Best 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 2024 (winner)5th 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 projects (winner)Beyond 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 UKREiif (winner)RCGP and WonderlyBest Sustainable Conference - sponsored by GES\n\nBSI & IECRenewableUK – Global Offshore Wind 2025BeaconHouse Events – TechNExt 2025 (winner)Guiding Star - sponsored by Excel London\n\nSophie Beasor – Power of EventsAmy Phillips – ICC WalesGarth Halliday – RenewableUK (winner)Melanie Boyce – IOM3Industry Supplier of the Year - sponsored by MODEX ShowReady\n\nCrowdCommsHarrogate Convention CentreFull Circle Events & Exhibitions (winner)Legacy 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) (winner)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 Catapult (winner)Chloe Turner – ICC WalesJames Lee – IOM3Daisy Basilio – Victory Services ClubShannon Hunt – FreshwaterStudent of the Year - sponsored by Royal Armouries, Leeds\n\nIsha Lakhani – Oxford Brookes University (winner)Mariana Gil Perez – University of SurreyHana Taylor – Oxford Brookes UniversityThe Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Rebecca Cadman-Jones (KC Jones Conference & Events) and the Outstanding Contribution Award (sponsored by MICE Concierge) was presented to Gayle McGuinn (EICC). \n\nThank you to our Industry Partners\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n
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