AIME Wins Big at the Australian Event Awards & Symposium

The Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) has won in two categories at the Australian Event Awards & Symposium which took place aboard The Jackson on Sydney Harbour.

The flagship trade show for the meetings and events industry in the Asia Pacific (APAC) won:

1. Australian Event of the Year (2022)
2. National Winner: Best Congress, Conference or Exhibition (2022)

AIME connects international and local buyers with world-class exhibitors from Asia Pacific and around the world. Next year’s three-day event will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from 13-15 February 2023 and will see the industry come together to celebrate the tradeshow’s 30th anniversary.

Silke Calder, AIME Event Director said: “The team is delighted to receive this prestigious recognition from the Australian Event Awards & Symposium. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate nominees and fellow winners, all who work tremendously hard year-on-year to make their events unforgettable experiences for attendees. Thank you also to our partners and event owner, Melbourne Convention Bureau, for all their support.

“We are particularly proud of the culture of learning and connection we champion at AIME. With the goal of driving industry growth and development, our tradeshow is where key industry stakeholders gather, transfer knowledge, stimulate learning and realise the power of connection and community.

“Recognition from an entity like the Australian Event Awards & Symposium who themselves foster continued excellence, innovation and unity feels poetic to say the least. We are truly thrilled,” she said.

The Australian Event Awards & Symposium is the national awards program and conference for the Australian events industry. It is the only opportunity for Australian event professionals to compete directly across the nation and across all facets of the industry to establish which are Australia’s best events and event-related goods, services and innovations.

Alongside the Awards, the Symposium aims to drive industry growth and development, and to ensure Australia remains on the leading edge of the events space worldwide.

The Symposium judges said: “While the strategic intent of AIME is to drive business, it also provided the event industry with hope, a sense of community and collaboration mixed with a strong dose of fun. Congratulations to all involved.”

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AIME is owned by the Melbourne Convention Bureau and managed by Talk2 Media & Events. Matt Pearce, CEO | Talk2 Media & Events is pleased AIME’s contribution to the development of the business events industry has been recognised.

“AIME’s development has been guided by ongoing industry consultation and provides a platform for cohesiveness across the entire industry. Like the Symposium, we try our utmost to develop and reinforce our industry identity, driving momentum through cross pollination of ideas, opportunities and event entities. To have our hard work recognised is wonderful,” he said.

Julia Swanson, CEO Melbourne Convention Bureau notes the two awards are well-timed ahead of AIME’s 30th anniversary celebrations.

“For many years, AIME has been the flagship trade show for the industry across the APAC region. It is an absolute must-attend event for anyone in business events and brings a plethora of economic benefits to our state. Improvements to the event over its impressive 30 year tenure have been vast, with the show set to grow well into the future. What better way to recognise all this value as well as the hard work of the organisers than through these awards. Here’s to the next 30 years and more!” she said.

For further details about AIME including sales, sponsorship or hosted buyer enquiries: https://aime.com.au/

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