(Pictured above: 2020 Australian Event Awards ceremony in Sydney)
The EventsAIR 6th Generation Event Management Platform won Best Technical Achievement or Innovation at the 2020 Australian Event Awards for its work on 2019-2020 congresses and events. The Australian Event Awards and Symposium fosters continued excellence, innovation and unity in the industry.
Trevor Gardiner (pictured right), CEO of EventsAIR, says the award affirms their commitment to continuous improvement and innovative business processes, and recognizes the achievements of EventsAIR in the research and development of event management software.
“We are very honored and humbled to win this prestigious award and congratulate all the nominees,” says Gardiner. “I would like to dedicate this award to our hardworking team who work tirelessly to design, develop and deliver great software so that event planners can add value for their attendees and delegates.”
The EventsAIR event management software is built on the latest web architecture and delivers a comprehensive suite of event management tools that is trusted by event planners around the globe. Its recent addition to the platform is OnAIR, allowing event organizers to run virtual events with ease.
The EventsAIR software has been designed by event planners for event planners and has evolved thanks to the feedback and support from loyal customers plus the dedicated EventsAIR team who makes it happen every day. The Australian Event Awards is the national awards program for the events industry. It is the only opportunity for 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.
Due to the difficulties of COVID-19, the 2020 Australian Event Awards was held as four simultaneous ceremonies in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, with Victorian finalists able to join via zoom. This eliminated the need for anyone to travel or quarantine in order to attend the awards and allowed the ceremonies to be run in a COVID-safe manner. Each event included a three-course dinner, live entertainment and a face-to-face gathering alongside the awards ceremony itself. Video link-up technology was also used to bring, not only the industry in each room together, but the national industry together too and allowed everyone to celebrate as one.
“Assisting clients in the delivery of quality online events is becoming more and more important in the current environment,” says one of the judges. “Congratulations on bringing an integrated planning solution that supports virtual events into the market.”
Peter Rix AM, co-chair of the judging panel, adds, “Congratulations to all the winners and finalists. The quality of the entries has meant a very high-scoring year, significantly higher than previous years and the judges have definitely had their work cut out for them.”
EventsAIR has been at the forefront of event technology and innovation for more than 30 years, continually pushing the boundaries of what an event management platform can do. Built by event planners for event planners, EventsAIR is a secure, scalable, cloud-based solution that can manage everything from in-person, virtual to hybrid conferences, meetings and events in a single online platform—anywhere, anytime and on any device. In use in more than 50 countries by multi-national corporations, professional conference organizers, government departments and tertiary education institutions, EventsAIR is also used in global congresses such as G20, APEC, CHOGM and ASEAN, as well as sporting events like The Olympic Games, World Rugby, Commonwealth Games and Pan Am Games. EventsAIR is trusted by event professionals around the globe. For more info, visit www.eventsair.com
The Australian Event Awards and Symposium is the national awards program and conference for the Australian events industry, fostering continued excellence, innovation and unity. The Awards program is the only opportunity for Australian event professionals to compete directly right 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 high-profile Awards program and conference is guided by ongoing industry consultation and continues to answer the need for cohesiveness across the entire Australian industry, developing and reinforcing industry identity and assisting Australian operators in cross-development of opportunities between events and event disciplines. The Awards are all-inclusive, being open to all Australian events, event managers and support service providers. For more info, visit eventawards.com.au
