Reed Travel Exhibitions and the Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau have been awarded the esteemed ‘Exhibition of the Year’ award for the Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME) for the third consecutive year at the Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) NSW Gala Awards Dinner held last night at Doltone House in Sydney.
AIME is an annual event established and owned by Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB) and organised by Reed Travel Exhibitions. AIME is the premier event in the region and the largest exhibition in Australia for the business travel, incentives and meetings industries held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The award was judged on a host of criteria, including: project planning; financial performance; challenges and responses; exhibition significance, and; outcomes and evidence.
“I’m honoured to accept this award on behalf of Reed Travel Exhibitions and Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau,” AIME event director Rosemarie Sama said.
“AIME remains the region’s premier meetings and incentives event for the region and continues to raise the profile for Melbourne and Australia in the global marketplace for the business events industry.
“We will continue to have a strong focus on researching the experience of our exhibitors and visitors to continually improve the event.
“I would like to thank Meetings & Events Australia for hosting such as prestigious awards nights for our industry.”
Ms Sandra Chipchase, MCVB’s CEO, said that record results and three years of recognition by industry peers through MEA awards attests to the event’s growing success.
“The fact that AIME continues to grow demonstrates the event’s significance in driving business development, sales and networking opportunity for those who attend AIME from all over the world,” said Ms Chipchase.
“AIME also provides a fantastic opportunity to showcase Melbourne’s Business Events infrastructure, expertise and capability – each of which in turn drives business for our State, generating export dollars and jobs for Victoria.”
AIME was also a finalist in the Corporate Social Responsibility award for companies over 30 people.
National Winners will be announced and presented at the 2010 MEA National Awards Night, being held on 20 April 2010 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
AIME 2011 will be held from 15-16 February at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
