The Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Annual Conference, co-organised by Visit London and ExCeL London scooped Gold at this year's Eventia UK awards.
The three-day European Meetings and Events Conference picked up the trophy for Best Event Celebrating Social Responsibility during a ceremony, held at the Troxy on 21 November.
The accolade was presented in recognition of the conference's event management system, which was the first to go through a third party certification process to obtain BS8901 status.
MPI and ExCeL worked with sustainable management company Organise This to achieve the sustainability standard. It included identifying issues, creating a development policy and engaging with stakeholders. Every delegate, stakeholder and member of staff were made aware of the sustainability objectives through a series of workshops.
"By achieving BS8901 the project demonstrated how even the largest of venues can be sustainable when hosting large-scale international events," a judges statement said.
The conference attracted around 700 delegates representing 34 countries when it took place from 18-20 April 2008. Content comprised skills development and targeted training as well as seminars aimed at specific sectors from pharmaceutical to financial. On the final evening, delegates visited the Old Royal Naval College for dinner.
Other Eventia UK award winners included agency Smyle and supplier Gallowglass.
Here is a full list of the winners:
Outstanding Achievement Award
Paul Grecian, Gallowglass
Platinum Award
Smyle
Best Celebratory Event Gold Winner
Christening Celebration of the MSC Poesia by Opus
Production Agency of the Year, Gold Winner
Smyle
Event Team of the Year, Gold Winner
Corporate Innovations
Best New Event, Gold Winner
North West Football Awards 2007 by Out There Events
Best Event Venue for More Than 500 People, Gold Winner
ExCeL London
Best Event Venue for Less Than 500 People, Gold Winner
Delfina
Best Hospitality Event or Package, Gold Winner
Official Players Marquee at Cartier International Polo by Smyle
Best Product Launch, Gold Winner
Uniqlo Store Launches by Lunch Communications
Supplier of the Year: Logistics, Gold Winner
Gallowglass
Catering Firm of the Year, Gold Winner
Zafferano
Public Event of the Year, Gold Winner
Corsa presents Bandstand steered by Sunday Best by Jack Morton Worldwide
Best Incentive/Motivation Event, Gold Winner
TNT Rocks by THA Group
Supplier of the Year: Creative, Gold Winner
Full Circle
Supplier of the Year: Technical, Gold Winner
Smyle
Team-Building Firm of the Year, Gold Winner
Maximillion Events
Most Effective Delivery of Return on Investment, Gold Winner
ICT Just got personal - RM Roadshow by Event Marketing Solutions
Best Promotional Campaign, Gold Winner
MACH 2008 by Adfield Harvey
Most Creative Use of a Small Budget, Gold Winner
Cornwall Business Awards 2008 by Cornwall Enterprise
Best Conference, Gold Winner
Sainsbury's Managers Conference by DRP Group
Best Event Celebrating Corporate Social Responsibility, Gold Winner
European Meetings and Events Conference
