AUSTRALIA - The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre has been named the country’s Best Venue at the 2010 Australian Event Awards.
The SCEC ungraded interior design in its Convention Centre Parkside as part of a wider program of enhancements and has recently hosted 12,000 delegates at the 93rd International Lions Convention.
Held at the Aquatic Centre in Sydney Olympic Park, the awards ceremony also recognised the 21st annual Bluesfest Byron Bay music festival as Best Cultural or Arts Event and the 2010 Australian Event of the Year.
Best Event Export was won by David Atkins Enterprises for its work on the opening and closing ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, as well as the Opening Ceremony of the Shanghai 2010 World Expo.
“Major events in Australia are breeding opportunities for a new export industry in events, with Australian companies being sought after by major events around the world,” said former CEO of the Sydney Organising Committee for the 2000 Olympic Games, Sandy Hollway.
2010 Australian Event Awards winners:
• Best Sporting Event- Sydney 2009 World Masters Games, Sydney 2009 World Masters Games Organising Committee
• Best Tourism Event- 2010 Santos Tour Down Under, Events South Australia
• Best Charity or Cause Related Event- Million Paws Walk, RSPCA
• CIM Best Meeting or Conference- Microsoft Tech.Ed 2009, Microsoft Australia
• Best Cultural or Arts Event- 21st Bluesfest Byron Bay 2010
• Best Corporate Event- Newmont Boddington Gold Official Opening, Rovis Media & Bright Communications with Newmont Asia Pacific
• I-SEC Group Best Community Event- Fun4Kids Festival, Warrnambool City Council
• Best New Event- Sydney Harbour Island Hopping (part of Crave Sydney), Cambridge Events
• Best Achievement in Technical Production- Macquarie Visions, The Electric Canvas
• Best Achievement in Design- Macquarie Visions, The Electric Canvas
• Most Innovative Use of Technology- Sydney Festival, The P.A. People
• Best Achievement in Catering- 2010 Good Food & Wine Show, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
• Spice Best Venue- Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
• Best Product or Service- SPLnet, The P.A. People
• Best Education or Training Program- Bachelor of Business (Event Management), School of Hospitality, Tourism & Marketing Victoria University
• Best Export- David Atkins Enterprises
• Best Marketing Campaign- Sydney Royal Easter Show, Royal Agricultural Society of NSW
• Young Achiever of the Year- Melissa Park
• Best Achievement in Sustainability- Peats Ridge Festival
• Event Manager of the Year- Iain Morrison, Humm Pty Ltd
• Lifetime Achievement- David Churches
• Lifetime Achievement- David Atkins
• Event of the Year- 21st Bluesfest Byron Bay 2010
