ADME Announces 2010 Achievement Awards Finalists

The Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME) has announced the finalists for the 2010 Achievement and Recognition Awards.

The winners will be announced at the ADME Achievement Awards Event on Saturday, February 20 at the Westin Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta.

Destination Management Professional of the Year
Julie Greenspoon, Destination St. Louis, Inc. A DMC Network Company
Laurie Sprouse, CITE, CMP, DMCP
Ultimate Ventures, A DMC Network Company, Dallas
Sam Thompson, DMCP, metroConnections, Minneapolis

Destination Management Rising Star
Cindy Hartner, Ultimate Ventures, A DMC Network Company, Dallas
Jessica Prasser, DMCP, Convention Designs LLC, Denver
Mary Catherine Tagg, Destination King, Memphis

Best Innovative Event $50,000 and under
Chicago Travel Consultants, Inc, A DMC Network Company ~ Luminex Corporation AACC Offsite Evening Event
PRA Destination Management New Orleans ~ Club Managers Association
Shackman Associates, New York ~ Campbell Soup Company

Best Innovative Event $50,001 to $100,000
The Arrangers DMC, A DMC Network Company, Denver ~ Zumiez 100K 2009 - Celebrating 30 Years
Event Lab, Minneapolis ~ High Performance Recognition Event
Mosaix Group, Asheville, NC ~ Hard Hat Comedy Show

Best Innovative Event - $100,001 - $200,000
Cappa & Graham, A DMC Network Company, San Francisco ~ Annual L'Oreal Gala
Destination Nashville, Nashville ~ Music Fest
Destination St. Louis, Inc. A DMC Network Company ~ Global Conference

Best Innovative Event $200,001 and above
Accent on Arrangements, A DMC Network Company, New Orleans ~ PCMA Receives Mardi Gras Royalty Treatment as NOLA is Back
Empire Force Events, New York ~ Bright & White Launch

Best Overall Program
Destination Nashville, Nashville ~ Rock It Tour '09
Destination St. Louis, Inc. A DMC Network Company ~ Global Conference
PRA Destination Management Las Vegas ~ Annual Incentive

Best Destination Marketing
Destination King, Memphis ~ GEP Summit 2009
JPdL Destination Management, Toronto ~ How to do Business in Canada
USA Hosts, New Orleans ~ Forever New Orleans

Best Recreational Activity
Accent on Arrangements, A DMC Network Company, New Orleans ~ SHRM Puts Shovel to the Ground and Makes Recovery Personal
MAC Meetings & Events, St. Louis, MO ~ ParkPalooza

Best Team-Building Activity
JPdL Destination Management, Toronto ~ A Delicious Culinary Adventure
PRA Destination Management, San Diego ~ "Catch the Buzz" Beehive Building
Ultimate Ventures, A DMC Network Company, Dallas ~ The Food Bank Shuffle: Shake, Rattle & Roll!

Best Tour Program
Chicago Travel Consultants, Inc, A DMC Network Company ~ Global Business Policy Council Program
Convention Designs, Denver ~ US AgBank Agricultural Tour Program

Best Transportation Logistics
Congress Canada, A DMC Network Company, Toronto ~ Planes, Trains and Automobiles...and horses, bicycles, motorcycles, buses and boats!
Destination St. Louis, Inc. A DMC Network Company ~ Major League Baseball 2009 All-Star Game
metroConnections, Minneapolis ~ Lions Club International 92nd International Convention
Ultimate Ventures, A DMC Network Company, Dallas ~ Me First! Me First!

For more information and to view the storyboards of the finalists, go to http://adme.org/dmp/achievement-awards/2010/achievement-awards2010.asp.