The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) has revealed the finalists for its 2020 Excellence Awards.
The winners of the 2020 ABPCO Excellence Awards will be revealed on 7 December 2020 during a virtual awards ceremony. This year’s shortlisted nominees are:
Best Conference by an In-House Conference Organiser
- The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed for the National Freelancers Day 2020
- Archer Yates for The Oxford Farming Conference 2020
- Healthcare Conferences UK for Prehabilitation Principles and Practice
Best Conference by an Agency Conference Organiser
- MCI Group for the One Young World Summit
- Abbey Conference and Events for the 30th World Congress for the International Association for Suicide Prevention
- Haymarket Media Group and the CIPD for the CIPD Festival of Work
This year, the Best Industry Partnership category has been replaced by the Partner Recognition Awards. Both agency and in-house PCOs have received nominations and the winners will be revealed at the awards.
In addition, and specifically for 2020 – several ABPCO members will be recognised in the Lockdown Hero category for their extraordinary and creative work throughout the COVID pandemic.
“This is the seventh year that we have run the ABPCO Excellence awards and each year the judging process becomes more challenging,” ABPCO’s association director Heather Lishman said.
“2020 has been particularly tough due to the creative ways our members have supported their associations and clients – ways that simply don’t fit simple categories such as 'best conference'. It was with this in mind that we decided to create the Lockdown Hero Awards, recognising those individuals and organisations that succeeded in doing something different and noteworthy.”
As always, the awards will also include the coveted ABPCO Chairmen’s award, which goes to an individual or organisation displaying exceptional levels of professionalism, whilst balancing ABPCO’s core pillars of Belonging, Excellence and Learning.
ABPCO members interested in attending the Excellence Awards can find out more information here.
A desire to travel led Holly Patrick to the business meetings and events world and she’s never looked back. Holly takes a particular interest in event sustainability and creating a diverse and inclusive industry. When she’s not working, she can be found rolling skating along Brighton seafront listening to an eclectic playlist, featuring the likes of Patti Smith, Sean Paul, and Arooj Aftab.
