Published by Neil ThompsonThe Meetings Industry Association’s (mia) has opened voting to determine which of its 2023 finalists will secure a team title on its prestigious miaList.
The esteemed list, which enters its thirteenth edition, recognises inspiring teams who continually go the extra mile and play a pivotal role in making their organisations so successful, while also celebrating individuals who similarly go above and beyond.
Finalists for the nine team titles were revealed earlier this month, having been shortlisted by an esteemed judging panel of industry leaders. Now, votes will be collected for the following organisations, which will then be weighted alongside scores previously provided by the judging panel.
Venue of the Year – sponsored by Eventurous
- Hotel Football
- International Convention Centre Wales
- Manchester Central
- National Museums Liverpool
- Regent’s Events
- St James’ Park – Sodexo Live
- The Eastside Rooms
- The QEII Centre
Supplier of the Year – sponsored by International Confex
- Grafit Display Hire
- MICE VAT
- Off Limits Events Professionals
- RefTech
- The Events Company
- First Travel Solutions
Agency of the Year – sponsored by JCV
- Agiito
- Broadsword
- Inntel
- Meet and Potato
- The Events Company
Sustainability – sponsored by Green Meetings
- 15Hatfields
- BMA House
- emc3
- Eventurous
- MICE Concierge
- Spaces at The Spine
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Hilton Birmingham Metropole
- Inntel
- NASUWT – The Teacher’s Union
- REACH Events Management Scholarship
- University of Leeds Conferences and Events
Best Innovation
- Crisis Charity Partnership at Horwood House
- Grafit Display Hire
- RefTech – The ScanPod
Team of the Year (Sales and Marketing) sponsored by Friends House
- BWH Hotels GN
- Centre Parcs Conferences & Events
- Crowne Plaza Newcastle – Stephenson Quarter
- Down Hall
- Moller Institute
- NEC Group Conventions
- Nottingham Venues
- Park Plaza Groups, UK Meetings & Events
Team of the Year (Events & Operations)
- Agiito
- emc3
- ICC Birmingham
- ICC Wales
- NASUWT – The Teacher’s Union
- Principal York
- The Belfry Hotel & Resort
- Warwick Conferences
Team of the Year (Destination)
- Conference Leeds
- Meet Devon South West England
- Meet in Wales
- NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau
- Visit Belfast
The successful organisations will be revealed alongside 10 individual awards on 6 October 2023 at Park Plaza Victoria London, following the mia’s annual miaSummit. Voting will close on Friday 8 September at 5pm.
Kerrin MacPhie, chief executive of the mia, said: “The judging process for the miaList is always one of the most rewarding times of the year, as we see first-hand the outstanding achievements that have occurred over the last 12 months. In what has been another record year for nominations, our judging panel has been taken aback by the quality of the entries, and we now look forward to seeing which teams can secure a place on our roll of honour in October.”
To cast your vote, visit: https://www.mia-uk.org/Voting
