ADMEI Announces 2015 Achievement Award Winners

The ADMEI Achievement Award winners for 2015 were recognized at the 10th annual Awards Gala at the Association of Destination Management Executives International conference. A global panel of judges from HSMAI, ISES, MPI and PCMA reviewed more than 90 entries received for events held between September 1, 2013–August 31, 2014.

The winners are:

Best Creative Events – Corporate Social Responsibility
factor 110 | Destination Oklahoma: Nutro Family Builds Back a Community

Best Creative Events – Best Public Event
Destination South Meetings & Events, a DMC Network Company: An Experiment in Festival Excellence

Best Creative Events – Best Teambuilding Activity
factor 110 | Destination Oklahoma: Nutro Family Builds Back a Community

Best Creative Events – Best Tour Program
Accent on Indy, a DMC Network company: Toot, Toot! Tours on Track

Best Logistics – Best Logistics – Transportation
AWG Destination Services, a DMC Network Company: Electric Daisy Carnival 2014

Best Innovative Events – Best Innovative Events under $50,000
Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events, a DMC Network Affiliate: Camp CT & D

Best Innovative Events – Best Innovative Events $50,000 – $100,000
Destination St. Louis Inc., a DMC Network Company: Rustic Elegance

Best Innovative Events – Best Innovative Events $100,001 – $200,000
MAC Meetings & Events: Red Velvet Gala

Best Innovative Events – Best Innovative Events $200,001- $500,000
BBC Destination Management, a Global DMC Partner: Fais Do Do on the Bayou

Best Innovative Events – Best Innovative Events above $500,000
Capitol Services Inc., a DMC Network Company: Concert in the Park

Best Creative Events – Best Overall Program
AXS Group, LLC: The Perfect Storm

Pictured above: The ADMEI 2015 Achievement Awards winners: (l to r) Angie Weigel, Destination St. Louis; Alan Waxler, AWG Destination Services; David Rome, BBC Destination Management; Shannon Gardner, Accent Indy; Alayna Alaryana and Amberlee Huggins, Capitol Services Inc.; Leslie Davis, Destination St. Louis; Aubrey Jones and Josh Jones, Hosts Las Vegas; Stacy Loeffler and Cynthia Alford, Destination South Meetings & Events; Dan Tavrytzky for Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events; Melissa Miller and Susan Gray, MAC Meetings & Events; Brian Ferrell, factor 110 | Destination Oklahoma; Alene Waxler, AWG Destination Services.

ADMEI is the global voice of the destination management industry and the premier resource for education, standards and practices within the DMC industry/profession. For more information about the ADMEI awards program, contact Fran Rickenbach, executive vice president, at FranWR@admei.org. Storyboards describing each award winning event are available for viewing at http://adme.org/dmp/achievement-awards/2015/