AIME rewards its star performers
MELBOURNE – The AIME 2009 Awards by Reed Travel Exhibitions and Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau saw Rhona Walker, managing director and owner operator of Solution Red, named the Industry Person of the Year for the Asia Pacific region.
Walker is also vice-chair of the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) and chair of the Meetings and Events Australia (MEA).
She has played a major role in the growth of audio visual and creative themeing since the early 1990s, opening her own company in 2001.
The AIME Awards also included five categories of stand awards including an environmental stand award and an award for the Best Environmental Supplier.
The Winners:
Best Single Exhibitor Stand – Staging Connections
Best Multi Exhibitor Stand – 100% New Zealand
Most Creative Stand Design – Team Brisbane
Best New Exhibitor Stand – Kawarau Falls Station
Best Environmental Stand – Business Events Australia
Best Environmental Supplier – Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
In selecting the winner for the Best Environmental Stand the judges took into account the stand holder’s commitment to the environment by using environmentally friendly paint, low voltage lighting, and offsetting carbon emissions from the stand build as well as an assurance that 100% of their stand will be used at AIME next year.
Business Events Australia was also recognised for their leadership position on the issue of Corporate Social Responsibility, which attracted strong interest at their AIME media conference.
In judging the Best Environmental Supplier category, the judges took into account the supplier’s environmental policies and how they have helped make AIME 2009 a greener event.
As the world’ s first 6 Star Green Star environmentally rated convention centre, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is raising the bar for environmental initiatives in the events industry.
The MCEC also supported AIME’s commitment to staging a sustainable event by providing recycling, waste handling and waste minimisation.
Ian Jarrett
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