AUSTRALASIA - The finalists for the Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia’s (EEAA) 2011 Awards for Excellence have been announced.
Interpoint Events' Splash! Asia Pool and Spa has been nominated for best new show.
The firm’s Splash! exhibition won the Best Australian Show at last year’s awards held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The EEAA event will be held at the Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner on 6 December at Crystal Palace, Luna Park Sydney.
EEAA general manager Joyce DiMascio said this year’s entries were up by 20 per cent.
“This year we saw a diverse range of new shows entered in the Best New Show category as shown by the diversity of the finalists which covered shows for rare and vintage cars and bikes, mining and engineering and a new Asian pool and spa event,” Ms DiMascio said.
New to the 2011 awards ceremony will be a celebration of the industry’s rising stars.
The evening will also follow EEAA’s Annual Conference, which will be staged the same day, at Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The 2011 finalists are as follows:
Best Consumer Show Under 10,000m2
- Irresistible Gluten Free Show Melbourne – Diversified Exhibitions Australia
- The Food Show Auckland – North Port Events
- The Baby and Toddler Show Sydney – Single Market Events
Best Consumer Show Over 10,000m2
- Sydney International Boat Show – Boating Industry Association of NSW
- Building and Home Improvement Expo – Australian Exhibitions & Conferences
- Herald SunHome Show – Exhibitions and Events Australia
Best Trade Show Under 10,000m2
- AIME (Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo) – Reed Exhibitions
- Security 2011 Exhibition – Diversified Exhibitions Australia
- Landscape Australia Expo Melbourne – Exhibitions and Trade Fairs
- Sydney’s Event Showcase – Exhibitions and Trade Fairs
Best Trade Show over 10,000m2
- Australasian Oil and Gas – Diversified Exhibitions Australia
- AustralianAuto Aftermarket Expo – Australian Exhibitions and Conferences
- Asia-Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition – Reed Exhibitions
Best New Show
- SPLASH! Asia Pool and Spa – Interpoint Events
- Motorclassica – Exhibition and Trade Fairs
- Mining andEngineering Western Australia – Reed Exhibitions
Best Custom Stand
- Peter W Beck – Van Den Berg Designs
- Doltone House, ABEE 2011 – Decorative Events and Exhibitions
- Covidien – Van Den Berg Designs
Most Innovative Marketing Campaign
- AustralianFitness and Health – Diversified Exhibitions Australia
- The Baby and Toddler Show Melbourne – Single Market Events
- Asia-Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition – Reed Exhibitions
Best Green Initiative
- Inner WestSmall Business Expo – Expo Direct
- Ecowise Program – Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Best Safety Initiative
- IntegratedManagement System – Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
- RXA Operations Department Safety Initiative - Reed Exhibitions Australia
Best New Product or Service
- Expo Frame – Expo Direct
- LEADS – The Lido Group
- MCEC Free Wifi – Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Best Show Team
- The Baby and Toddle Show Team – Single Market Events
- Life Instyle Team – Reed Exhibitions
- Landscape Australia Expo Team - Exhibitions and Trade Fairs
- Reed Industrial Team – Reed Exhibitions
Best Venue Team
- Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Team - Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
- Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Team - Melbourne Convention and ExhibitionCentre
- Sydney Showground Team – Sydney Showground
Best Supplier Team
- Adelaide Expo Hire Team – Adelaide Expo Hire
- ExpoNet Team for AIMEX – ExpoNet
- Moreton Hire Team – Moreton Hire
Richard Geddes Young Achiever
- Stacey Delaney – Single Market Events
- Christine Phillips – ExpoNet
- Emma Radford – Single Market Events
- Paula Sanchez – Exhibition Park in Canberra
- Michael McAlister – Exhibitions and Trade Fairs
- Kara Almond – Darwin Convention Centre
