Best Trade Show
Consumer event, trade and expositions are acceptable. To enter this category your company must be responsible for producing and managing the event. Decorating or sales only are not sufficient. Include event budget and critical path or proof of production components and how you managed them. Please include examples of marketing collateral.

Best Sporting Event
Entrant must be responsible for producing the entire event, not just marketing it. Include logistical processes (ie: registration and volunteer management if applicable).

Best Food Presentation (Buffet or Plated)
Entrant must be the caterer - not the client - unless they are one and the same. Include photos of presentation and surrounding area (context use only). Speak to the event, theme, integration and colour/texture consideration.  

Best Catered Event
Entrant must be the caterer, not the planner unless they are one and the same. Include use of photos and themes. Speak to the design of the menu and creativity of food presentation.  

Best Entertainment Production
Refers to an event where the entertainment is the primary focus. Can be choreographed stage show or customized entertainment production / program designed to complement the event theme. A MAXIMUM of 3 MINUTES of Video footage must be included with all entries.  

Best Achievement in Technical Support
Must be entered by the company directly responsible for the technical support of the event. An event planner cannot enter this category unless they actually designed the technical elements. Can include achievements in rigging, lighting staging, AV support, sound design, power distribution, etc.

Best Wedding
This is NOT a décor category but designed for wedding planners /producers. The wedding planner must have been responsible for all aspects of the planning and budgets must include all line items and event components from catering and invitations to transportation and chair covers (all items invoiced).  

Best Charity or Cause Related Event
Refers to an event designed and produced for or by a Not for Profit or was designed to raise awareness of or further a cause. Include materials and marketing plans if applicable  as well as proof of targets reached.

Best Corporate Team Building Event
Refers to an event designed for the purpose of teaching, training, reacquainting or bonding members of a corporation or organization. Give specific examples of how these objectives were met.

Outstanding Logistical Achievement
Please state objectives and challenges clearly and explain how these were successfully overcome. Judging based on unique problem solving and degree of challenges overcome.

Best Festival (must be open to the public)
Refers to all festivals produced for a specific city, district, province, community or public celebration. Corporate or privately held festivals are not permitted to apply. Include event budgets, marketing materials (if applicable) and proof of production elements. Show risk management and identify how logistical needs for attendees and event were met.

Best Conference
Must include a full description of the entire program, including all functions. TIPS: Include the audience, goals and objectives and how those were reached. Demonstrate the mission statement for the conference and identify key elements of production including (if applicable): housing, transportation, events, program, collateral material (if you produced it), logistical challenges, scheduling issues overcome. Outline your objectives in point form and demonstrate that those objectives were met using real facts and figures.

Best Theme Decor Under $10,000
This is for DECOR only and does not include entertainment or catering. Include clear pictures, budgets, and proof that you designed and installed the decor. This must also include the value of any sponsored components of the decor.

Best Theme Decor Over $10,000
Same as previous.

Most Outstanding Event Under $100,000
Either corporate or private, this is any kind of event. The event budget must be within the specified dollar values and must reflect the retail amount that was billed to the client. For food & beverage functions, only include catering as part of your total budget if you contracted the caterer. Include your role in the project, prove your challenges and solutions and include photos and a mandatory video (see video requirements on next page). The budget must also include the value of any sponsored components of the event.

Most Outstanding Event Over $100,000
See above

BC Entertainer of the Year
Include samples of your work; video is mandatory. Maximum 3 minutes and NOT promo showing audience reactions or interviews, it must include a sample of a performance. Detail type of entertainment and the number and quality of clients and events in 2008/2009. Judging will be based on referral letters, video footage, and quality of entertainment value. This is NOT a lifetime achievement award, it is for one years work.