Ovation Global DMC, a leading global destination management company, has unveiled The Huggability Award.
Launched by Ovation Bear, the award has been introduced to recognise those individuals who make a real impact, positive and otherwise, within the meetings industry, those with the ‘huggability factor’.
Commenting on the awards launch, Patrick Delaney, Managing Director of Ovation Global DMC, said ‘This exciting new award is a way of hugging someone or congratulating them for a great achievement or for simply being a loveable pain in the ass. We are thrilled with the steady stream of nominations already received and look forward to receiving lots more’.
Some of those nominations include Brenda Anderson for ‘her work on behalf of Site and in lobbying US politicians throughout 2009 for support to the Meetings and Events Industry’ and Rob Davidson, Senior Lecturer in Business Travel & Tourism at the University of Westminster for ‘his enthusiasm, involvement and passion for the meetings industry, especially for bringing young people into this business as well as his charm and personality’.
The impressive industry contribution of Andrea Michaels from Extraordinary Events has also been recognised with ‘her pioneering work in bringing optimism and hope to our industry by instituting the weekly "Good News Paper" earning a nomination.
Nominations can be made before November 19th 2009 via theword@ovationdmc.com with an awards ceremony planned during the upcoming EIBTM tradeshow in Barcelona where Ovation will exhibit at stand G725.
Further information on the awards is available at www.ovationdmc.com
Image: Ovation Bear, Huggability Expert, Ovation Global DMC
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