International and European Association Awards announces shortlist for Vienna awards ceremony

The Association of Association Executives (AAE) has announced the shortlist for its 2017 International and European Association Awards designed to recognise excellence in leadership, development and service across international and European associations. The awards ceremony and gala dinner will take place on 3 May 2017 in Vienna, Austria, at the grand imperial palace of the HOFBURG Vienna. A panel of experienced association leaders drew up the shortlist. AAE now invites the shortlisted entrants to attend the awards ceremony for free. This event encourages associations to share best practice with their peers and is not sponsor-driven, says AAE executive director, Damian Hutt. “Our awards are focused on shining a light on good practice, applauding initiative and creativity and sharing success stories with peers so that associations can develop and learn from each other,” said Hutt, who underlined the free entry to the ceremony for shortlisted associations was “something which is very important to us, as we work with associations to share the knowledge and experiences of their projects – they discuss these during the co-located Associations World Congress. “We have had a great response to the awards this year and are looking forward to a special evening of celebration at our gala dinner in Vienna.” For more information about the event, click here   The International and European Association Awards shortlist in full:   Executive Director of the Year Debuyne Andre, European Federation of Sports Medicine Heidi Richards Mooney, Women’s eCommerce Association International Anthony Wilkinson, RQA   Effective Voice Careers at Sea – Careers at Sea Ambassadors International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products (AISE) – Household & Beauty Care Industry Sustainability-Image from Worst Enemy to No. 1 Worldwide World Obesity Federation – World Obesity Day 2016   Best Social Media Campaign Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) – 10th FENS Forum of Neuroscience – #FENS2016 Recruitment & Employment Confederation – IRP Awards Shortlisted Selfies The European Container Glass Federation – Friends of Glass – Endless Lives of Glass   Conference Development A2P2 – EAPPC | BEAMS | MEGAGAUSS 2016 International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) – 54th International Young Lawyers Congress European Industrial Association for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Healthcare (AIPES) – AIPES Symposium 2016  Best eLearning / Online Education European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID) – ESID eSchool Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU) – SIU Academy The FIDI Global Alliance – FIDI Academy   Best Association Website European Association of Communications Agencies (EACA) European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)   Best Membership Engagement Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) International Association of Facilitators (IAF) Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)   Best TV Video Channel European Association of Urology – EAU TV IABM – The IABM Channel Institute of the Motor Industry – Driving Change   Best Association E-Newsletter  AOSpine The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)