PACE Gala Dinner & Awards

    Client:
    Professional Association for Catering Education

    Event Type:
    Gala Dinner & Awards

    Size:
    250 attendees
    7 awards

    Brief/Aim:

    • To plan and launch an awards scheme for PACE
    • Devise award categories relevant to the catering education sector
    • Sell category sponsorship
    • Gain nominations and entries
    • Organise and manage the judging in conjunction with PACE
    • Organise the awards ceremony during the annual PACE Learning & Development Forum

    Solution:

    • Launch PACE Innovation Awards
    • Devise and agree award categories with directors of PACE
    • Design and print relevant nomination forms
    • Launch and promote awards to the PACE membership and college sector via an integrated marketing campaign to gain nominations
    • Sell sponsorship of each category to suppliers of the sector
    • Devise awards timeline and devise judging matrix
    • Organise trophies and certificates
    • Plan decor, theming and all F&B for awards dinner
    • Design and print menus, name cards, table plans and awards brochure
    • PowerPoint presentation and AV
    • Provide MC for the awards and assist in awards presentations

    “A big thank you for all of the work you did to make the awards dinner such a success. I have had a tremendous amount of feedback from attendees – all of which has been extremely complementary. Thanks once again, none of the event would have been possible without your hard work and attention to detail.”

    Geoff Booth
    Chairman, PACE