Here are the winners from the second-annual BiZBash Event Style Awards, which were presented at a cocktail reception at the Grand Hyatt New York's Manhattan Ballroom:
BEST INVITATION DESIGN
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Award of Courage Benefit
Submitted by Creative Intelligence Inc.
Because Memorial Sloan-Kettering's annual benefit was awarding two former New York Knicks players, Creative Intelligence designed invitations to look and feel like a basketball. The invites were made of leatherette paper the felt just like a basketball's pigskin finish with the players' signatures printed in black ink to make it look like an autographed ball.
BEST INCENTIVE TRIP OR MEETING
IBM's Race for Success
Submitted by Karlitz & Company
To showcase the best of New York to IBM's International Systems Group's top-performing salespeople, Karlitz & Company coordinated a weekend of activities customized for each guest. After surveying the salespeople, Karlitz sent them customized itineraries featuring a range of activities, from a helicopter tour of Manhattan to a private reception in artist Peter Max's studio. Karlitz also coordinated New York-centric gifts for guests each night, including Tiffany champagne flutes and a Daniel Boulud cookbook.
BEST CONFERENCE OR TRADE SHOW
Showcase Canada 2002
Submitted by Sharp Communications
The Canadian Tourism Council enlisted Sharp Communications to boost corporate tourism to Canada. Sharp followed up with a conference in Tentation's kitchen for top corporate event planners from companies like Pfizer, Estee Lauder and JP Morgan. The event featured more than 40 vendors from the country's food, hospitality and trade industries, and guests browsed their booths set up in a map-like grid while noshing on eclectic Canadian food.
BEST FOOD PRESENTATION
Shonen Jump Press Launch
Submitted by Allure Catering
Allure Catering designed a menu with colorful foods presented on custom-made trays to complement the colorful decor at the press launch party for Shonen Jump (a Japanese comics magazine). Tuna tartare with truffle oil in a Parmesan cone was served on a light wood tray set against a backdrop of dry ice and floating lights, while Alaskan crabmeat quesadillas with Vidalia onions, tomatoes and Monterey Jack cheese were served on bamboo trays illuminated with lights placed underneath the trays.
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The winners were chosed from submissions received by BiZBash by panel of a judges including 4 BiZBash staff editors and 14 of New York's most influential event planners. Judges did not vote for categories in which their own events were nominated.
BiZBash Event Style Awards Judges
Leslie Applebaum, Armani Exchange
Laura Aviva, Travel & Leisure
Karine Bakhoum, KB Network News
Cyndie Burkhardt, Swatch Group U.S.
Mary Callaghan, Lincoln Center
Caryl Chinn, Bon App?tit
Laurie Fabiano, Robin Hood Foundation
Graciela Hall, U.N. Special Programs
Suzanne Ito, BiZBash
Meryl Katz, Miramax Films
Chad Kaydo, BiZBash
Angela Lomascolo, HBO
Mark Mavrigian, BiZBash
Cynthia Parsons McDaniel, In Style
Pamela Miller, Project Renewal
Jill Musguire, BiZBash
Candida Romanelli, New York Auto Show
Jennifer Savica, Citigroup Private Bank
BEST INVITATION DESIGN
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Award of Courage Benefit
Submitted by Creative Intelligence Inc.
Because Memorial Sloan-Kettering's annual benefit was awarding two former New York Knicks players, Creative Intelligence designed invitations to look and feel like a basketball. The invites were made of leatherette paper the felt just like a basketball's pigskin finish with the players' signatures printed in black ink to make it look like an autographed ball.
BEST INCENTIVE TRIP OR MEETING
IBM's Race for Success
Submitted by Karlitz & Company
To showcase the best of New York to IBM's International Systems Group's top-performing salespeople, Karlitz & Company coordinated a weekend of activities customized for each guest. After surveying the salespeople, Karlitz sent them customized itineraries featuring a range of activities, from a helicopter tour of Manhattan to a private reception in artist Peter Max's studio. Karlitz also coordinated New York-centric gifts for guests each night, including Tiffany champagne flutes and a Daniel Boulud cookbook.
BEST CONFERENCE OR TRADE SHOW
Showcase Canada 2002
Submitted by Sharp Communications
The Canadian Tourism Council enlisted Sharp Communications to boost corporate tourism to Canada. Sharp followed up with a conference in Tentation's kitchen for top corporate event planners from companies like Pfizer, Estee Lauder and JP Morgan. The event featured more than 40 vendors from the country's food, hospitality and trade industries, and guests browsed their booths set up in a map-like grid while noshing on eclectic Canadian food.
BEST FOOD PRESENTATION
Shonen Jump Press Launch
Submitted by Allure Catering
Allure Catering designed a menu with colorful foods presented on custom-made trays to complement the colorful decor at the press launch party for Shonen Jump (a Japanese comics magazine). Tuna tartare with truffle oil in a Parmesan cone was served on a light wood tray set against a backdrop of dry ice and floating lights, while Alaskan crabmeat quesadillas with Vidalia onions, tomatoes and Monterey Jack cheese were served on bamboo trays illuminated with lights placed underneath the trays.
Read about more winners...
The winners were chosed from submissions received by BiZBash by panel of a judges including 4 BiZBash staff editors and 14 of New York's most influential event planners. Judges did not vote for categories in which their own events were nominated.
BiZBash Event Style Awards Judges
Leslie Applebaum, Armani Exchange
Laura Aviva, Travel & Leisure
Karine Bakhoum, KB Network News
Cyndie Burkhardt, Swatch Group U.S.
Mary Callaghan, Lincoln Center
Caryl Chinn, Bon App?tit
Laurie Fabiano, Robin Hood Foundation
Graciela Hall, U.N. Special Programs
Suzanne Ito, BiZBash
Meryl Katz, Miramax Films
Chad Kaydo, BiZBash
Angela Lomascolo, HBO
Mark Mavrigian, BiZBash
Cynthia Parsons McDaniel, In Style
Pamela Miller, Project Renewal
Jill Musguire, BiZBash
Candida Romanelli, New York Auto Show
Jennifer Savica, Citigroup Private Bank
Best Invitation Design
Best Incentive Trip or Meeting
Best Conference or Trade Show
Best Food Presentation
