Celebrating Event People

Celebrating Event People

 

In every profession and in many other thing in life people are celebrated, acknowledged or given awards in recognition of their expertise, excellence, performance or achievement. Celebrating people may also be a form of motivation to promote or encourage good service, participation, accomplishment or a deed.

 In the event industry, there are several allied services performed by different people and organizations. It is therefore apt for the industry regulator or the umbrella body of the profession to create a platform for recognising excellence in the vocation.

 Personally I would suggest the following awards

Event Manager of the Year: This award should be given to the individual who has managed the highest number of events in a year. Efficiency, Vendor management, Coordination of activities, Budget and Cost Management, etc. are some of the factors that should be used to measure this award.

Event Company of the Year: This award goes to the company that has managed the most events in a year. The factors that should be used to measure the winner of this awards should be the same with that of the Event manager of the year however it should be viewed from the company perspective.

Decorator of the Year: This award will be won by the decorator who has the best designs. Floral arrangement, colour mixing and matching, timeliness, setup and dismantling, etc. are some measurement criteria that can used to determine the winner.

The Best Event Centre: The event centre of the year will be won by the venue that hosts the most events. Neatness, Cleanliness, Ease of parking, ambience, security, safety, are other factors that may considered in giving this award

Caterer of the Year: The best caterer can be measured in terms of ability to provide variety of dishes, service equipment, neatness of service personnel and cleanliness. Other considerations could include quality of food served, Coordinated serving of guests, setup and dismantling, etc.

The Best Security Outfit: This award may be determined in terms of the company that has the most effective presence. Other equipment such as radio communication, dressing, courtesy, discipline may also be considered.

The Best Ushering Company: This award should be won by the ushering company who displays the best courtesy, dressing, manners, smartness, neatness, etc. The number of events should also be take into consideration.

The Best Rental Company: This is a company that will provide rentals for most of the items needed to host an event. It should be like a one stop shop for event requirement. Response time, setup speed, dismantle pace, neatness of equipment are some factors that should be considered.

Best Event Connoisseur: This is the best company in terms of serving drinks. The criteria here will include service equipment, setup and dismantling, ability to serve the drinks at the right temperature, neatness or service personnel, etc.

The awards can be further segmented or categorized in terms of the following

ü  Number of Guests: Using this as a criteria for segmentation could be achieved by grouping together events that have guests from 0 to 500, 500 to 2,000 or 2,000 and above.

ü  The Type of event: Categorization here may require grouping events as corporate, social, and professional, etc.