The Event Service Professionals Association
Planner Partnership Award

The Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) is accepting nominations for this year’s Planner Partnership Award. If you worked with a deserving event service pro—someone who partnered with you, embraced your event and went above and beyond to make it seamless—please tell us about it.

To be eligible to nominate an Event Service Professional for this award, you must have:
~ Worked in a meeting planner role during the last year
~ Worked with the nominee on an event during the past year

Submission deadline: Tuesday, December 21, 2021

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* 1. What is your contact information

Name

Title

Organization

Address

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone

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* 2. How many years of meeting planning experience do you have?

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* 3. How would you describe yourself as a meeting planner? (Check all that apply)

Association planner

Corporate planner

Independent planner

Third party planner

Meeting planning is my primary function

My primary job function is not meeting planning, but
meeting planning is one of my responsibilities

Other (please describe)

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* 4. Select the type of organization your Event Service Professional nominee works for. (Select one only)

Convention & Visitors Bureau / DMO

Hotel or Hotel with Conference Center

Convention Center (Has no sleeping rooms)

Other Event Venue (Describe below)

Additional Information:

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* 5. Nominee's contact information.

Name

Title

Organization

Address

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 6. Tell us about the Event that you worked together on:

Date:

Name of Event:

Type of Event:

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* 7. Rate your nominee in the following areas

	Satisfactory	Good	Very Good	Outstanding
Anticipates and envisions planners' needs	Anticipates and envisions planners' needs Satisfactory	Anticipates and envisions planners' needs Good	Anticipates and envisions planners' needs Very Good	Anticipates and envisions planners' needs Outstanding
Solves challenges efficiently and creatively	Solves challenges efficiently and creatively Satisfactory	Solves challenges efficiently and creatively Good	Solves challenges efficiently and creatively Very Good	Solves challenges efficiently and creatively Outstanding
Connects planners to needed and helpful resources	Connects planners to needed and helpful resources Satisfactory	Connects planners to needed and helpful resources Good	Connects planners to needed and helpful resources Very Good	Connects planners to needed and helpful resources Outstanding
Takes charge to exceed planner's requests and needs	Takes charge to exceed planner's requests and needs Satisfactory	Takes charge to exceed planner's requests and needs Good	Takes charge to exceed planner's requests and needs Very Good	Takes charge to exceed planner's requests and needs Outstanding
Generates enthusiasm about event with staff and suppliers	Generates enthusiasm about event with staff and suppliers Satisfactory	Generates enthusiasm about event with staff and suppliers Good	Generates enthusiasm about event with staff and suppliers Very Good	Generates enthusiasm about event with staff and suppliers Outstanding
Maintains a personable, yet professional relationship	Maintains a personable, yet professional relationship Satisfactory	Maintains a personable, yet professional relationship Good	Maintains a personable, yet professional relationship Very Good	Maintains a personable, yet professional relationship Outstanding
Initiates effective communication to plan, coordinate, and enhance the event	Initiates effective communication to plan, coordinate, and enhance the event Satisfactory	Initiates effective communication to plan, coordinate, and enhance the event Good	Initiates effective communication to plan, coordinate, and enhance the event Very Good	Initiates effective communication to plan, coordinate, and enhance the event Outstanding

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* 8. What three words best describe your Event Service Professional nominee?

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* 9. Being as detailed as possible, describe your relationship with this Event Service Professional over the past year.

Include details on the way he/she supported you during the planning and/or execution of your event(s). What did he/she do to help you succeed? What challenges or obstacles did they help you to overcome?

Consider providing examples of how this Event Service Professional exceeded your expectations in any of the areas listed in the question above. We suggest at minimum a short paragraph to really showcase why they are deserving of this honor.

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* 10. In your own words and being as detailed as possible, describe why you feel this Event Service Professional should be considered for the Planner Partnership Award.

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* 1. What is your contact information

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* 2. How many years of meeting planning experience do you have?

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* 3. How would you describe yourself as a meeting planner? (Check all that apply)

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* 4. Select the type of organization your Event Service Professional nominee works for. (Select one only)

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* 5. Nominee's contact information.

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* 6. Tell us about the Event that you worked together on:

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* 7. Rate your nominee in the following areas

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* 8. What three words best describe your Event Service Professional nominee?

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* 10. In your own words and being as detailed as possible, describe why you feel this Event Service Professional should be considered for the Planner Partnership Award.

The Event Service Professionals Association
Planner Partnership Award