All programs must have occurred between the dates specified on the Awards home page and take place in the submitting DMC’s local destination.

Programs where the DMC traveled with its client are not eligible for an ADMEI Award unless it collaborated with a local DMC member in the program's destination. 

Absolutely!  The awards platform makes it very easy to copy a submission to use in a separate category.

ADMEI Company Members in good standing are eligible to submit for ADMEI Awards.  The DMC must have played an integral role in the development of the event, program, or activity being submitted; and the event must have taken place in the DMC’s destination.

You may nominate another Destination Management professional or yourself for the ADMEI Volunteer of the Year, Carol Norfleet Destination Management Rising Star, Destination Management Professional of the Year, and Hall of Fame | Lifetime Achievement awards.

No.  To activate the submission button, DMCs must affirm the following:

By submission of this application, we agree, represent, and warrant that we have permission and authorization to disclose the information and images attached to this application for use by ADMEI in any further publication or utilization of the information and images, including but not limited to parties’ names, trademarks or service marks and all other intellectual property in any advertising, publication, or news release. We agree that we have the prior written consent of the client and others in support of this application and the representations and warranties contained in it. We shall indemnify, hold harmless, and defend ADMEI, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any and all claims, demands, and reckonings that may arise from any app or omission on ADMEl's utilization, publication, and distribution of the information and images contained in the application. 

No, the event budget is only required for the Best Event categories (the final amounts the client was billed including all fees).  Budgets are for the judges’ eyes only and will not be shared.

Programs where the DMC traveled with its client are not eligible for an ADMEI Award unless it collaborated with a local DMC member in the program's destination. 

Entry fees are non-refundable.

Option: Purchase a DQ Check!  Staff reviews your entry for disqualification items, provides a report to you, and you have 48 hours to correct and resubmit your entry.

See the Awards home page for all award program dates. The judging panel reserves the right to withhold an award in the event no suitable entry is submitted.

ADMEI welcomes all comments, suggestions, questions, and feedback to continue to elevate our awards program. You can send your ideas to info@admei.org.