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The Eventex Awards 2023 winners are here — see the list
The Eventex Awards 2023 winners are here — see the list

What’s new

Categories refresh and several cutting edge new categories added to reflect the new dawn of the metaverse and use of NFTs in events.
New track for Awards - a brand new track that puts a spin on Eventex Awards - categories devoted to the very world of awards.
Score normalization – we’re introducing score normalization – a mathematical formula to ensure that every entry is scored based on the same set of standards, regardless of how many judges are evaluating the program submissions. Essentially, it helps reduce variation in judging by standardizing each judge’s scores.
Year-round offer of 5 for 3 – entries across all categories for the entire registration period.
A special discount for all Ukrainian companies - in order to support the event community  in Ukraine in this difficult moment, we offer an exclusive discount for them. For more details, contact us.
No entries from Russia — based on our rigorous policy to exclude any participants and/or projects affiliated with the Russian government, this year’s edition of Eventex Award does not feature any Russian entries.

Eligibility

There is no limit on the number of entries a company can enter the competition with.
The initially registered category of an entry can be changed upon request at any time before the final submission of the entry.
All projects that take part in the Eventex Awards must have actual physical/digital realization within the eligibility period.
The eligibility period is from 1 March 2021 to 24 February 2023.
Entries must be submitted in English via the official awards-management software used for the competition – Evalato. Access is provided upon registration.

ELIGIBILITY PERIOD

1 March 2021 - 24 February 2023

Key Dates

27 JAN 2023

REGISTRATION DEADLINE

24 FEB 2023

Submission DEADLINE

MARCH 2023

JURY AND PUBLIC VOTING

APRIL 2023

FINALISTS ANNOUNCEMENT

MAY 16, 2023 at 14:00 CET

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Evaluation

Our team has spent years perfecting the evaluation process to make sure your entries get fair and balanced scores.

Approval

Upon submission each entry is assessed to ensure all the fields are filled out in accordance with the requirements and that the entry meets the eligibility criteria. If an entry is approved, it continues into the evaluation phase. Rejected entries receive feedback from our team on why the entry got rejected and how to make the necessary changes for re-submission. Last minute entries that get rejected are not eligible for re-submission.

All approved entries in a category are then evaluated on their own merit, based on the set criteria. The final score of an entry is the total average score from the ratings given by each jury member in the category.

Judging

Every year we invite experts and professionals from the world of events to form our jury panel – from event magazine journalists and heads of associations, to representatives of convention bureaus, top influencers and thought leaders, each with an in-depth understanding of the industry’s ever-changing landscapes.

Each entry is evaluated by a panel of 4 – 8 judges, within a set of categories assigned in accordance with their field of expertise. The process ensures that any affiliations of a judge with any of the competing entries are taken into consideration, and respectively no judges are assigned categories where such entries are present.

Score normalization

Starting with Eventex Awards 2023, we’re introducing an even fairer scoring system. Score normalization uses a mathematical formula to ensure that every entry is scored based on the same set of standards, regardless of how many judges are evaluating the program submissions. Essentially, it helps reduce variation in judging by standardizing each judge’s scores.

A simple example of why this is much needed is when one judge has a more critical view, while another is more generous and wishes to give generally higher scores. This is less of an issue if all judges score all submissions, as such discrepancies do not bias the average score. However, more often than not, judges score only subsets of applications and in order to account for the differences, we apply this formula to normalize the scores across all judges.

The mathematical technique relies on two separate measures of distribution to level the playing field. It balances scores prior to calculating the average score for each submission to account for this natural variation between judges. The process of how score normalization and the mathematical formula work is explained in detail here.

Criteria & Weights

Entries are scored based on 3 key criteria:

For Events, Brand Experiences, Virtual Events & Experiences, Marketing, Communications & Strategy, Use of Technology

40% Creativity & Innovation

CREATIVITY
& INNOVATION

20% Objectives, Planning & Execution

OBJECTIVES, PLANNING
& EXECUTION

40% Effectiveness & Results

EFFECTIVENESS
& RESULTS

For Event Technology, Suppliers

40% Creativity & Innovation

Concept

20% Objectives, Planning & Execution

CREATIVITY
& INNOVATION

40% Creativity & Innovation

ACHIEVEMENTS
& RESULTS

For Awards

40% Creativity & Innovation

Concept & Vision

20% Objectives, Planning & Execution

INNOVATION

40% Creativity & Innovation

RESULTS

Winning an award

During the evaluation process there are no restrictions on the number of awards that can be bestowed. As many or as few entries could be awarded per category as the jury deems appropriate and as their voting score determines. This ensures that entries do not compete against each other but on their own merit.

An entry needs to score 70 or more points to be awarded.

Platinum Award: 91 – 100 points
Gold Award: 81 – 90 points
Silver Award – 76 – 80 points
Bronze Award – 70 – 75 points

Public entries

Once the winners are announced, everything is made public so your entries can become a showcase of the best practices, the most original ideas, and the top innovations in the world of events.

People’s Choice Awards

Each awards track has its own People’s Choice Award where the winners are decided by public voting. By entering at least 1 category, you also automatically enter the respective People’s Choice category for that track for free.

What winners get

All winners get the opportunity to order a commemorative trophy to mark their achievement.
Certificate of excellence
Digital seal for your website, email signature, ads, etc
PR materials provided for your own use
Promotional campaign of your work via our social media and other channels
Points for the ranking on the Eventex “Top Event Organizers & Agencies” Index
Universal recognition of your work

Entry kit

Eventex Website 2023 Entry Kit

You can use the Eventex Awards entry kit if you wish to know more or need help creating your submissions (sample entry forms included).

Download the Entry kit

Free consultation

Need help with choosing the right categories? Choose between the two options of sending us an email or booking a slot to chat with our team and we will help you select the optimal categories for your events and projects.

Book a colsultation

Contact us

You can contact us via email at hey@eventex.co or use the website’s chat function. Our team is always happy to help, provide more information, or advise which categories would be most suitable for your projects.