And the 8th Annual Big Apple Award Winners are...
Total Entertainment for “S. L. Green’s Blind Tiger” BEST CORPORATE MULTIPLE DAY EVENT Barlkey Kalpak Associates (BKA) for “ITS World Congress” BEST CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) INITIATIVE (TIE) iStar Financial for “New York Office Holiday Party” TBA Global for “Keep America Meeting” DEMONSTRATION OF ROI FOR AN EVENT Sophist Productions for “NFTE Dare 2 Dream Gala” BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM CONCEPT Barkley Kalpak Associates (BKA) for “Utopia at BizBash Event Style Expo” BEST FOOD AND/OR BEVERAGE CREATION Scoozi Events for “Amuse Inspired” BEST FUNDRAISING ACHIEVEMENT (Amount raised in proportion to event budget) Event Style, NY for “Super Saturday 11” BEST USE OF A GIFT/PROMOTIONAL ITEM (TIE) jes GORDON/proper FUN for “Lipsitz B’not Mitzvah” iStar Financial Inc. for “Paintball Teambuilder” BEST GREEN INITIATIVE LeadDog Marketing Group for “Summer Streets” BEST ISES NEW YORK METRO CHAPTER COLLABORATION iStar Financial Inc. for “6th Annual iStar Charity Shootout” BEST INVITATION DESIGN CECI New York for “The Grand Opening of the Mandell School” BEST NEW RENTAL Pink Inc for “DIFFA Dining by Design” BEST NEW VENUE Brooklyn Children’s Museum BEST NON-PROFIT EVENT LeadDog Marketing Group for “The 31st MS Society Dinner of Champions Featuring the Inaugural Brain Games” BEST OVERALL DESIGN/DÉCOR Eventsful for “A Night Under the Stars” BEST PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE Andre Maier Photography for “Oneto/Berger Wedding” BEST PR/MARKETING INITIATIVE Barkley Kalpak Associates (BKA) for “Free Creative” BEST SOCIAL EVENT: BUDGET OVER $1,000 PER GUEST LA Productions for “Graceful and Glorious” BEST SOCIAL EVENT: BUDGET UNDER $1,000 PER GUEST jes GORDON/proper FUN for “Lipsitz B’not Mitzvah” BEST STAGE SET DESIGN Global Events for “Toy of the Year Awards” BEST TABLE TOP DESIGN Fourth Wall Events for “Toronto Client Reception” BEST TEAM BUILDING CONCEPT iStar Financial Inc. for “Paintball Teambuilder” BEST USE OF LIGHTING Preeti Exclusive Creations, Inc. for “Bling It On” BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR AN EVENT TBA Global for “Keep America Meeting” BEST VIDEO FOR AN EVENT Avenue 5 Films for “Biz Bash Event Style Expo” BEST VIRTUAL MEETING e-biz Q for “Process Management and the Bottom Line Virtual Conference” Many thanks to our esteemed colleagues who were inducted into the Hall of Legends for their exemplary achievements and tenure in the special events industry: Dick Cattani CEO Premier Catering Division, Compass Group Fern Mallis Senior Vice President, IMG Fashion Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Josh McCall CEO, Jack Morton Worldwide Candida Romanelli Show Director, New York International Automobile Show Vice President, Special Projects & Events, Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association Vice President, Center for Automotive Education & Training |
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