Best of Awards

MICHIGAN MEETINGS + EVENTS' READERS' CHOICE BEST OF AWARDS

Every single winner in the annual Readers' Choice Best Of Award campaign in hand-picked by the meeting planners, event planners and suppliers who read Michigan Meetings + Events magazine.

View the 2010 Readers' Choice Best of Award winners.
View the 2010 Hall of Fame inductees.

The Best Of awards are designed to honor the cream of the crop in the regional meetings and events industry. We give the power to determine the winners to the readers— every vote is influential and important to determine the final winner.
The awards are a celebration of the hard work and above-and-beyond service of suppliers who help planners be at the top of their game.
Process:

Once the ballots from online voting are tallied, the top nominees are notified, and the winners (the top vote-getters) are kept secret until the Best Of party, then announced in a special issue of the magazine.

Kudos from the 2008 Best Of Award party guests:

I loved the party last night. Wonderful food and drinks (yum, champagne and pomegranate) and the program was just the right length. I think last night was the longest I stayed compared to previous years.—Christine Olszewski, Eisbrenner Events Group

Thanks for an invitation to an amazing event. The magazine staff certainly puts on the kind of party it encourages its readers to do. The venue was surprising and exciting, food delicious and the award ceremony went like clockwork. The DJ was a very fun touch. What I liked best was the first set of dishes you encountered was salads. In this day of obesity nice to remind people to nosh on greens first, then hit meat and pasta. (The Colony Club) certainly had an amazing wait staff that spoke with reverence of the newly refurbished dwelling.—Maureen McDonald, freelance journalist
It is very exciting to be selected by your readers on such important categories. Both general managers were anxious to spread the news to the rest of the team in today’s staff meetings. Congratulations to you and your staff on the event. I heard many comments on how attendees enjoyed the food. The Colony Club was a perfect venue for the awards.—Mark Hormuth, director of sales, Boyne USA

The event was great as always - the food and facility were fantastic!—Tracy Padot, Greater Lansing CVB

Thank you so much for honoring me as Best Supplier at the Best of awards. It carries such prestige to have been awarded by colleagues in the industry. —Julie Pingston, Greater Lansing CVB

Thank you for providing the opportunity to attend the “Best of…” event at the Colony Club in Detroit.  It was a marvelous event in a beautiful venue with terrific food, service and entertainment.  My experience was a positive one and met many people whom which I would like to see again.—Annemarie Smartz