Technology Wins At Ivca Awards

The IVCA held its second LiveCom awards, for live events produced for international markets, at the Meridian Hotel in Piccadilly last month.

The interactive stand at the Geneva motor show created by Imagination (a multiple AV Award winner in 2007) and the Toyota Auris Launch, produced by Square Zero using a Musion’s Pepper’s Ghost screen, both won an award for innovation.

RS Live won two Entertainment Experience Awards for its shows in Macao with the opening of the Gran Lisboa Casino and in Libya for the Gaddafi foundation#s ‘A vision for Libya’ show.

Also in Libya, the Great Man-Made River, produced by William Martin Productions won one of the Learning Experience Awards. This category rewards exhibition project and environments designed for non-profit organisations for educational or informational purposes including museums, galleries or equivalents.

Line Up received the External Experience award for its work for Volvo Car Corporation on its ‘Shaping the Future’ event for Volvo dealers in 32 countries.

Most of the winners remarked on the difficulties of delivering a top class act with tight deadlines

The awards winners will also be showcased on the IVCA international road shows, which will go from the West Coast of America, to India, China and the 2008 Japan Festival.

The winners were as follows:

The Internal Experience Award

Norgine Centenary Conference, produced by World Events for Norgine Pharmaceuticals.

Gucci Group Leadership, produced by Top Banana for the Gucci Group.

Unilever Ice-Cream Conference 2007, produced by Jack Morton Worldwide for Unilever.

The Motivation and Inspiration Award

Spirit of Thomas Cook, produced by DRP Group for Thomas Cook.

Berlon World Conference in Zambia, produced by Outlook AV for Berlon.

A Wealth of High Net Expertise, produced by Cheerful Scout for Winterthus.

The External Experience Award

Omniyat Properties Opus Launch, produced by the Bank for Omniyat Properties.

GM Pan European Corsa Launch - Salzburg, produced by FitchLive for General Motors Europe.

HP Technology @ Work 2007, produced by Jack Morton Worldwide for Hewlett Packard.

Shaping the Future, produced by Line Up for Volvo Car Corporation.

The Learning Experience Award

Rock Chick, produced by BigTime TV for the National Museum of Ireland.

New Zealand Memorial Dedication Ceremony, produced by Significant Events for the NZ Ministry for culture and heritage.

The Great Man-Made River, produced by William Martin Productions for The Great Man-Made River Authority, Libya

The Award for Innovation

Toyota Auris launch, produced by Square Zero for Toyota.

VJ area at the Geneva Motorshow, produced by Imagination for Ford of Europe.

The Commercial Experience Award

BMW Group Plaza at the British International Motorshow, produced by TRO for the BMW Group.

Sony Media Experience, produced by Imagination for Sony Electronics Europe.

The Entertainment Experience Award

Launch of the Gran Lisboa Casino, produced by RS Live  for Sociedad de Jogos de Macau.

A Vision for Libya, by RS Live for the Gaddafi Foundation

The Global Achievement Award

I-Site, produced by CTN Communications for Tetra Pak.

UEFA Champions League Final, produced by Imagination for the Union of European Football Associations.

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