AIBTM, which debuted in Baltimore this year as the international U.S. meetings and events industry exhibition, has won first prize for the 'Best of Show' at the 2011 TSNN Event Excellence Awards. The show was awarded first place based on a number of criteria including outstanding event, productivity of show in obtaining business objectives, entertainment, networking opportunities available and awareness and implementation of a sustainable actions.
Steve Knight, AIBTM Project Manager commented: "This is a big win for us and we are so delighted to have been recognized so soon after the launch of our event. It is recognition of the team and the focus we placed for this to be a strategic event for the US meetings industry. The show delivers individually qualified Hosted Buyers and eligible Trade Buyers from the U.S. and around the world. It is the only event of its kind this year to also be independently audited so that all figures relating to the event are verified for transparency."
The Trade Show News Network (TSNN) is the world's leading online resource for the trade show, exhibition and event industry since 1996. TSNN has also become the leading news source for the trade show industry, with more than 50,000 unique visitors a month.
Rachel Wimberly, Editor-in-chief, Trade Show News Network commented:"TSNN, along with the rest of the trade show industry, was very impressed that AIBTM was able to snag the inaugural "Best of Show" award for a newly launched event. It proves that AIBTM's debut show caught people's attention amongst a competitive group of award nominees."
AIBTM will take place in Baltimore (June 19 – June 21st 2012). For more information please visit www.aibtm.com
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1. AIBTM forms part of the RTE portfolio of Global Meetings and Incentives Events along with AIME, CIBTM, EIBTM and GIBTM .
AIBTM is the annual global meetings and incentive exhibition held in Baltimore, USA.
2. Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) is the world's leading provider of exhibitions in the travel and tourism industry. Its wide-ranging portfolio of events around the globe covers leisure travel, luxury travel and the meetings and incentives industry.
The 12 events are; World Travel Market (WTM), Arabian Travel Market (ATM), International French Travel Market (IFTM), La Cumbre, International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM), International Luxury Travel Market Asia (ILTMA), Asia Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME) (owned by Melbourne Convention Visitors Bureau), the Global Meetings & Events Exhibition (EIBTM), Gulf Incentive Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (GIBTM), Americas Meetings & Events Exhibition (AIBTM) and China Incentive Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (CIBTM).
RTE is a business unit of Reed Exhibitions. In 2010, Reed Exhibitions held more than 460 events in 36 countries bringing together more than seven million people from around the world generating billions of dollars in business.
Reed Exhibitions is owned by Reed Elsevier, the world's leading provider of professional information and online workflow solutions.
3. For further press information, please visit the Reed Travel Exhibitions' website on www.reedtravelexhibitions.com.
4.Reed Exhibitions is the world's leading events organiser, with over 440 events in 36 countries. In 2010 Reed brought together over seven million active event participants from around the world generating billions of dollars in business. Today Reed events are held throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, and organised by 34 fully staffed offices.
5.Reed Exhibitions is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc, a FTSE-100 company and world-leading publisher and information provider.
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