Your guide to the day
Venue Details:
QEII Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster London SW1P 3EE
Nearest station: St James’s Park
Key Timings:
• 12.15 Arrival & Drinks Reception
• 13.00 Luncheon and Awards Ceremony
• 16:30 Awards Finish followed by Networking and Bar
• 18.00 Event Closes
Dress code:
Business Casual
Wifi network:
Log on as: QEII Guest, No Password required
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Programme for the afternoon:
• Welcome – Claire Wormsley & Rory Ross Russell
• Starter served
• Mains served
• Association Excellence Awards 2025 hosted by Lucy Porter
• Entertainment followed by 1st 6 Awards
• Dessert and coffee served
• Remaining Awards
• Networking & Bar
• Thanks to our Judges, Sponsors and Partners
2025 Shortlist
BEST MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT
- AXREM – AXREM Future Leaders Council
- British Pest Control Association – Transforming volunteer engagement to drive strategy and culture at BPCA
- Builders Merchants Federation – "Make a Material Difference" – the rallying call of the Building Materials Careers programme
- Energy Industries Council – EIC Survive & Thrive
- English Heritage – Creating new connections with England's history
- The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment – The Review: transforming membership engagement
- The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – Modus
- The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust – Waterlife Magazine
BEST LEARNING / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
- Association for Project Management – Project Management Qualification (PMQ) relaunch
- Chartered Institution of Railway Operators – The Professional Operators Development (POD) Framework
- Institute of Directors in South Africa – Exceptional Women on Boards Programme
- Institute of Employability Professionals – IEP Learning Academy
- Seddon Management Services (on behalf of Specialist Access Engineering & Maintenance Association) – SAEMA Training
- The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys – CITMA Mentoring – Elevating our member journey
- The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine – Managing Respiratory Diseases
- The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association – TB-Ed (Thoroughbred Education)
BEST BLOG PODCAST OR VIDEO
- Association of Personal Injury Lawyers – Rusty's Story
- AXREM – AXREM Insights
- Digital Entertainment and Retail Association – Behind the Counter
- ENT UK – Women in ENT Surgery Research Webinar Series
- Institution of Engineering and Technology – E+T Explainer Collection
- Institution of Occupational Safety and Health – IOSH Podcast: CEO Series
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales – Accountancy Insights
BEST MARKETING PROJECT / INITIATIVE
- ACCA – A World Without Accountants
- Bathroom Association – Member Monday
- British Dietetic Association – From digital crisis to the edge of greatness and beyond
- British Educational Suppliers Association - The BESA Hub at Bett UK
- Nautilus International – Nautilus linkup with Travel with Liberty
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners – On a mission to maintain a high membership renewal
- World Commerce & Contracting – WorldCC's Most Negotiated Terms 2024
BEST DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXISTING ASSOCIATION EVENT
- Alliance for Rural Electrification – ARE Energy Access Investment Forum
- Automate UK – PPMA Show
- ENT UK – BRS Juniors Day and Annual Meeting
- Market Research Society - MRS Annual Conference
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health – RCPCH Conference
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners – Private Client Awards
- The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals – Annual Conference and Exhibition (ACE)
- The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development – The Festival of Work
- The European Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgeons – The 42nd Annual Congress of The ESCRS
BEST CELEBRATORY EVENT
- ACCA – ACCA UK New Member Celebrations
- AXREM – AXREM Imaging IT Manifesto Launch
- Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers – CIBSE Building Performance Awards
- oneworld – 25th Anniversary Gala
- The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development – The People Management Awards
- The Institute of Leadership – The Leadership Awards
- The Investor Relations Society – Friends, Fellows and Advocates Reception
- The Law Society – Admissions Ceremonies
Best Longstanding Association Event – Launched before 2005
- Association of Proposal Management Professionals UK chapter – BIDx The Big One (TBO)
- British Insurance Brokers’ Association – The BIBA Conference
- Market Research Society - MRS Annual Conference
- National Care Forum – The Managers Conference
- Royal College of General Practitioners – RCGP Annual Conference and Exhibition
- Royal College of Midwives – RCM Conference and Exhibition
- The PM Society Awards
Best Longstanding Association Event – Launched after 2005
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy – Public Finance Live
- Independent Healthcare Providers Network – IHPN & CQC Patient Safety Conference
- National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers – NACFB Commercial Finance Expo
- Parenteral Drug Association – PDA APAC’s Manufacturing & Quality Conference Singapore
- Railway Industry Association – RIA Annual Conference
- Seddon Management Services – The FASET AGM and Awards Celebration Event
- The Law Society – Law Society Risk and Compliance Conference
BEST NEW EVENT BY AN ASSOCIATION
- Automate UK – Automation UK
- Energy Industries Council – Bankable Energies
- Eurogas – EU Methane Emissions Conference
- National Housing Federation & The Chartered Institute of Housing - The Housing Community Summit
- Propertymark – #PMOne
- The Chartered Institute for Payroll Professionals – Payroll Live
- The Minoritised Life Scientists Future Forum in partnership with Applied Microbiology International entered by Brightelm
BEST MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT
- ACCA – ACCA NedSpace
- AXREM – International Women's Day Event & AXREM Women's Network
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy – Member Support Group
- Catering Equipment Distributors Association - ceda4 App, Raising standards.
- National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers: Membership Organisation
- OEUK - Member feedback, meaningful change - listening, learning, improving
- Propertymark – Company Advantage
- Turnaround Management Association UK – TMA UK Mentoring Program
PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR CIRCULATION UP TO 14000
- British Institute of Innkeeping – BII News
- Institute and Faculty of Actuaries – The Actuary
- Institute of Internal Communication – Voice
- National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers – Commercial Broker Magazine
- Royal College of Podiatry – The Podiatrist
- SELECT – Timeline Magazine
- The Investor Relations Society – Informed
- The Payments Association – Payments Intelligence
- The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – Modus
PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR CIRCULATION OVER 14000
- English Heritage – English Heritage Members' Magazine
- Institute of Biomedical Science – The Biomedical Scientist
- Institution of Engineering and Technology – E+T Magazine
- Market Research Society – Research Live
- Railway Industry Association – RIA Manifesto
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners - STEP Journal
- The Society and College of Radiographers – Synergy
- The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust – Waterlife Magazine
- u3a UK (The Third Age Trust) – u3a matters
BEST AWARENESS CAMPAIGN OR ADVANCEMENT OF A CAUSE
- Association for Project Management – Future Lives and Landscapes
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy – Burst the self-doubt
- Builders Merchants Federation – Sector Awareness/BMCareers campaign
- News Media Association – Make it Fair
- Railway Industry Association – “A Spark of Genius” – Raising National Awareness for a Net-Zero Railway
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners – Spot the signs campaign
- The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals – “Improving the data HMRC collects from its customers” policy proposals
OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP TEAM AWARD
- Association of British HealthTech Industries
- British Institute of Innkeeping
- Intensive Care Society
- Medicines UK
- Political Studies Association
- The National Hair and Beauty Federation
BEST ASSOCIATION TEAM
- Association for Project Management – APM Customer Relationship Management project team
- Association for Project Management – APM Project Management Qualification project team
- Automate UK
- British Educational Suppliers Association
- Institute of Management Accountants
- Major Projects Association
- National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers
- Seddon Management Services
ASSOCIATION AGENCY OR SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
- Barley Communications
- Cantarus
- MCI on behalf of European Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
- Redactive
- Sunday
- Think
- Wonderly
- Your Business Angels
ASSOCIATION LEADER OF THE YEAR
- Association for Project Management – Professor Adam Boddison OBE
- British Institute of Innkeeping – Steve Alton
- Digital Entertainment and Retail Association – Kim Bayley
- Global Waste Cleaning Network – Dr Roger Achkar
- Institute of Directors in South Africa – Parmi Natesan
- National Residential Landlords Association – Ben Beadle
- Seddon Management Services – Tony Seddon
SECTOR REPRESENTATION AWARD
- Automate UK
- British Beer and Pub Association
- British Pest Control Association
- Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation
- Make UK
- Nautilus International
- The Institute of Employability Professionals
- The Payments Association – Turning the Tide – APP fraud campaign
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR
- Energy Industries Council
- ISC2
- Nautilus International
- The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
- World Commerce & Contracting
- World Federation of Advertisers
UK ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR
- AXREM
- British Beer and Pub Association
- British Insurance Broker’s Association
- Builders Merchants Federation
- National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers
- National Residential Landlords Association
- Railway Industry Association
- The Manufacturing Technologies Association
- The Payments Association
