IMEX Awards 2006
Winners of the prestigious IMEX Academy Awards, presented to individuals who have delivered tremendous service to the meetings and incentive travel industry lined up to receive their honours at the annual IMEX Gala Dinner in Frankfurt.
The winners were: Jean Christophe Espinosa, Director of Marketing and Promotion for Brunei Tourism; Gregory Kurdian, founder of Sunbound Bahamas; Alec Gilbert, CEO of Durban International Convention Centre (ICC); Tatjana Radovic, Congress Manager of the Ljubljana Tourist Board of Slovenia.
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Alec Gilbert, Durban ICC |
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This year's JMIC (Joint Meetings Industry Council) Unity Award was presented to Luca Favetta, Global Event Director of SAP. In the opinion of the judges, Favetta made and exceptional and admirable contribution to the industry not least through his role as co-Chair of MPI's Global Corporate Circle of Excellence in 2005 and the MPI European Council prior to that.
This year's MPI (Meeting Professionals International) Youth Foundation Winner was Lorenz Halm, who is currently Project Assistant at MCI. Halm's thesis on the relevance of professional trade associations for the development of the Spanish meetings industry was considered incisive, informative and extremely relevant.
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JMIC Unity Award Winner Luca Favetta, SAP with Barbara Maple, JMIC and Ray Bloom, IMEX |
MPI Youth Foundation Winner Lorenz Halm, MCI with David Dubois, MPI and Ray Bloom, IMEX |
A single minded determination to demonstrate its environmental values and the expert help of a dedicated stand constructor, Expoforce GmbH, helped the Sri Lankan Convention Bureau become the first ever winners of the IMEX Green Exhibitor Award. The stand featured a variety of non-toxic materials such as natural sisal floor covering and water-soluble paint. Its durable lightweight frame can be reused up to 65 times while 90% of its graphic artwork can be re-used an estimated four to six times. The use of low voltage lighting and open-roofing also allowed maximum use of ambient light from the hall floor and reduced the stand's total electricity consumption.
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IMEX Green Exhibitor Award winner Walter Foletti, Expoforce with Amy Spatrisano, GMIC and Ray Bloom |
In recognition of the exceptionally high standard of entries for this year's IMEX Green Meetings Awards, which were held in partnership with the Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC), two separate awards were made to winners. Judges made the decision to present a Gold Award in honour of the meticulous level of green planning and awareness building that went into the US Green Build International Conference and Expo 2004. They also chose to aknowledge the strong environmental achievements of the Sierra Club Summit 2005 (USA) with a separate Silver Award.
IMEX Green Meetings Gold Award winner Kimberly Lewis, USGBC |
Louise Hall Reider collecting
the IMEX Green Meetings Silver Award on behalf of the Sierra Club |
The IMEX Commitment to the Community Award, founded by Louise Hall Reider Company, was won by a British entrant, Computacenter Distribution (CCD) with their visit by top performing business partners and staff to Mukuni village in Zambia to raise funds to build a new teacher's house.
The first ever IMEX and AACB (Association of Australian Convention Bureaux) Award designed to foster career development in convention bureaus throughout Australia was won by Tanya Henry, Sales Executive at Brisbane Marketing Convention Bureau. The new award, co-sponsored by the AACB and Qantas, is intended to recognise and reward excellence amongst 21 to 35 year-old convention bureau staff.
Commitment to the Community Award winners Mike Jones, CCD and David Hackett, BI |
AACB Award winner Tanya Henry, Brisbane Marketing Convention Bureau with Michael Cannon, AACB |
