OUR INDUSTRY AWARDS
The DMC Network connects you to the industry’s only community of fully accredited, owner-managed, legacy DMCs with unsurpassed local relationships, knowledge, and expertise.
Your assurance of peace of mind and flawless program delivery is the well over 200 industry awards that our members have collectively won in recent years...
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ADMEI AWARDS 2019
Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program: Winter Wonderland – Giveback Benefiting the Children of Dallas
ILEA, TEXAS CHAPTER, 2019 TEXAS STAR AWARDS
Best Event Design / Décor (Under $25,000) for "An Evening under the Texas Sunset"
TEXAS STAR TEXAS MEETINGS & EVENTS MAGAZINE
2019 Best Event/Meeting Planning Company in Texas
SPECIAL EVENTS MAGAZINE
Top 25 Destination Management Company (DMC) worldwide
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2019 ILEA ESPRIT AWARDS
"Live from Chicago - it's Saturday Night!"
Barb Harris, CSEP, DMCP, CTC Destination Management, A DMC Network Company
2019 ILEA CHICAGO NICE AWARDS
Best Script / Timeline and Best Team Event
SPECIAL EVENTS 2019
Best Event Produced For A Corporation Or Association: Overall Budget Under $100,000
BIZ BASH: TOP 500 PEOPLE IN EVENTS
Shannon Gardner, DMCP, President
Barb Harris, CSEP, DMCP – Vice President, Event Services
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ILEA ESPRIT AWARDS 2019
Best ILEA Team Effort (Over $150,000)
Best Meeting/Conference Program (Over $500,000)
ADMEI AWARDS 2019
Excellence in Meeting Services: Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover
Excellence in Sustainable Initiatives: Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover
RHODE ISLAND HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION STARS OF THE INDUSTRY AWARDS
Tourism ‘Employees of the Year’:
Lindsay Chapin, Project Manager
Samantha Rodrigues, Project Manager
Cori McWilliams, Project Manager
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ADMEI AWARDS 2019
Best Innovative Event – Under $50,000: VIP Appreciation Events
ILEA CHARLOTTE NC CHAPTER 2019: CROWN JEWEL AWARDS
Best Multi-Day Event - Corporate Event held in Greenville SC & Asheville NC
Best Event Logistics/Support Services - Corporate Responsibility Team Building Event held in Greenville SC
Best Community Event - Non-Profit Program held during the World Equestrian Games in Tryon NC
Best Event Graphics - Business Networking Event held in Charlotte NC
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ADMEI AWARDS 2019
Excellence in Risk and Crisis Management: Super Work Out
Best Destination Marketing: The Superbowl of FAM’s
Destination Management Rising Star Award: Megan Johnston, DMCP
Destination Management Professional of the Year, Shannon Gardner, DMCP
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ADMEI AWARDS 2019
Excellence in Entertainment Production: Beaux Arts Bollywood Ball
Excellence in Technical Production: Super Computing Conference
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ADMEI AWARDS 2019
Excellence in Site Inspection: From Competitors to Collaborators
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ST. LOUIS SMALL BUSINESS MONTHLY
Top Woman Business Owner 2019, Angie Weigel
ILEA SAINT LOUIS CHAPTER, 2018 LOUIE AWARD
Best Event Design - Budget under $15,000
Best Corporate Event – Budget under $75,000
Best Corporate Event - Budget $75,000-150,000
Best Corporate Event - Budget over $15,000
Best Entertainment Concept
MPI
2018 President’s Award, Julie Krull
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ADMEI AWARDS 2018
Best Teambuilding Activity, Teambuilding with Sponsors, Stations & Sweets!
CHARLOTTE ILEA CROWN JEWEL AWARD
Best Multi-Day Meeting, 2018
ASHEVILLE CHAMBER SKY HIGH GROWTH AWARD
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ILEA HOUSTON CHAPTER, 2018 CRYSTAL ICON AWARD
Best Corporate Event
HOUSTON NACE 2018
Synergy Award for best team event of the year
Event Design and Décor of the year, budget greater than $100,000
Lorry Chestnutt Rising Star Award
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ADMEI AWARDS 2018
Excellence in Entertainment and Production, Play Like A Kid – Party Like An Adult – Welcome to Camp Ignite
MPI GA CHAPTER, 2018 HALL OF FAME LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Cynthia Alford
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ILEA TEXAS CHAPTER, 2018 TEXAS STAR AWARDS
Best Décor Design, Budget $25,000 - $75,000, Simplicity Meets Style: Koi Pond Event
Best Event Produced for a Corporation or Association (under $100,000) , Simplicity Meetings Style: KOI Pond Event
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ADMEI AWARDS 2018
Best Innovative Event $100,001 - $200,000, Bathing Man Event
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SITE, 2018 JANE E SCHULDT SITE MASTER MOTIVATOR AWARD
Miek Egberts
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THE SPECIAL EVENT (TSE) GALA AWARDS 2018
Best Achievement in Logistics and Best Multiple-Day Event Program for a Corporation or Association - Newport Stopover 2018 - Finalists
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SPECIAL EVENTS MAGAZINE
Top 25 Destination Management Company Worldwide
ADMEI AWARDS 2017
Achievement Award: Best Innovative Events $100,001 - $200,000
Excellence Award Finalists: Excellence in Technical Production
Recognition Finalist: Volunteer of the Year - Nicole Marsh, DMCP, CMP
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ADMEI AWARDS 2017
Achievement Award: Best Logistics - Transportation
2017 F&D A-LIST TOP U.S. DMC LEADER
Larry Huttinger, CMP, Director /Co-Owner & Founder
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2017 F&D A-LIST TOP U.S. DMC LEADER
Janet Holiday, CEO & President
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ILLINOIS MEETING + EVENTS MAGAZINE'S READER'S CHOICE
Best Destination Management Company
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2017 F&D A-LIST TOP U.S. DMC LEADER
Cynthia Alford, DMCNP, Co-Founder, President & Managing Director
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2017 F&D A-LIST TOP U.S. DMC LEADER
James Lammy, Owner & Founder
ADMEI AWARDS 2016
Excellence Award: Technical Production
Achievement Award: Best Logistics - Transportation
NACE LEGEND AWARDS 2016
Best Entertainment
Best Corporate Event
Best Social Event (Non-Wedding)
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ALLIE AWARDS 2016
Best Event Corporation / Association
Best Entertainment Production
Best Themed / Unique Entertainment
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NEWPORT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARDS 2016
Excellence in Business Award: Newport Hospitality - Woman Owned Business
ADMEI AWARDS 2016
Excellence Award: Excellence in Meeting Services
Achievement Award: Best Overall Program
GALA AWARDS 2016
TSE Gala Award for Best Multiple-Day Event Program for a Corporation or Association (Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover)
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ADMEI AWARDS 2016
Excellence Award: Excellence in Site Inspection
Achievement Award: Best Creative Event - Best CSR
ADMEI AWARDS 2016
Excellence Award: Excellence in Risk & Crisis Management
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ADMEI AWARDS 2016
Achievement Award: Best Creative Event - Best Teambuilding Activity
ADMEI AWARDS 2015
Best Innovative Events (above $500,000)
ISES AWARDS 2015
Best Corporate Event (under $500,000)
Best Corporate Event (over $500,000)
Most Creative Solution
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ADMEI AWARDS 2015
Best Creative Events - Best Public Event
MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL 2015
Planner Member of the Year
Chapter Leader of the Year
Committee of the Year
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ADMEI AWARDS 2015
Best Creative Events - Best Tour Program
ISES AWARDS 2015
Best Meeting/Conference Program (over $250,000)
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ADMEI AWARDS 2015
Excellence in Sustainable Initiatives
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ADMEI AWARDS 2016
Excellence Award: Excellence in Risk & Crisis Management
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ADMEI AWARDS 2015
Best Innovative Events ($50,001 - $100,000)
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RHODE ISLAND HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION AWARDS 2015
Mary Brennan Tourism Award (2015), awarded to the local Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover team which included Sail Newport, Discover Newport, DEM and Newport Hospitality.
N.I.C.E. AWARDS 2014
Best Logistical Achievement Award
ILLINOIS MEETINGS & EVENTS 2014
Best DMC
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ADMEI AWARDS 2014
Best Innovative Events ($100,001 - $200,000)
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ADMEI AWARDS 2014
Destination Management Rising Star
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ISES AWARDS 2014
Louie for Best Corporate Event (budget over $150,000)
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ISES AWARDS
Best Team Effort (budget over $150,000)
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ADMEI AWARDS 2014
Destination Management Professional of the Year
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