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Achievement Awards

2007 Award Winners

Winners were announced at the ADME Achievement Awards Event, Saturday evening, 23 February 2008 at the Sheraton New Orleans.

Back Row, left to right: Jay Weidner and John Stachnik, On the Scene; Michele Lend, Atlanta Arrangements, Inc.; Sam Thompson, metroConnections; Brandi Lupe and Heather Sullivan, Convention Designs; Liz Watson, PRA Destination Management, San Francisco; Grant Snider, JPdL Toronto Inc.; Chris Baker, Chicago Travel Consultants.

Front row, left to right: Susan Henderson, DMCP, CMP, Atlanta Arrangements, Inc.; Susan Gray, DMCP, MAC Meetings & Events; Nicole Marsh, DMCP, CMP, The Arrangers DMC; Rhonda Marko, DMCP, CMP, CMM, Destination Nashville; Jillene Szostak, Chicago Travel Consultants.

The ADME Awards go to...

Destination Management Professional of the Year

• Susan Henderson, DMCP, CMP - Atlanta Arrangements, Inc. - Atlanta GA

Destination Management Rising Star

• Liz Watson, DMCP, CMP - PRA Destination Management San Francisco - San Francisco, CA

2007 Achievement Award Winners

Best Innovative Event - $50,000 and Under

• metroConnections, Inc. - Minneapolis MN - Storyboard »

Best Innovative Event - $50,001 to $100,000

• Destination Nashville - Nashville TN - Storyboard »

Best Innovative Event - $100,001 to $200,000

• Chicago Travel Consultants - Chicago IL - Storyboard »

Best Innovative Event - $200,001 and Above

• JPdL Toronto Inc. - Toronto ON - Storyboard »

Best Overall Program

• On The Scene - Chicago IL - Storyboard »

Best Recreational Activity

• MAC Meetings & Events - St. Louis MO - Storyboard »

Best Team-Building Activity

• Convention Designs - Greenwood Village, CO - Storyboard »

Best Tour Program

• Atlanta Arrangements, Inc. - Atlanta GA - Storyboard »

Best Transportation Logistics

• PRA Destination Management San Francisco - San Francisco CA - Storyboard »

Joanne O'Connor President's Award

• Nicole Marsh, DMCP, CMP - The Arrangers DMC - Denver, CO