Technology-Driven Event Wellness
Alively
Selected for applying habit-based wellness technology in workplace and event settings, using app-driven nudges that help people sustain better performance.
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Winners
Every winner, by year.
The people, places and programs our judges have recognized for making meetings and events healthier.
2026 awards
This year’s winners haven’t been chosen yet.
Nominations open November 27 across twelve awards, and self-nominations are welcome.
Submit a nomination →- Nominations open
- November 27, 2026
- Nominations close
- December 18, 2026
- Judging
- Late December
- Winners announced
- Week of January 10, 2027
2025 winners
Fifteen winners, announced in early 2026. Select a card to see the full award.
Best Surprise Destination
Baden-Baden, Germany
Selected for bringing centuries-old thermal spa culture and inclusive communal wellness practices into the wider meeting experience.
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Best Movement Integration
CIVANA Wellness Resort & Spa
A built-in wellness program with more than 100 classes a week, from yoga, strength training and breathwork to outdoor walks and mindful culinary sessions, that planners can drop straight into an event.
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Community Connector
Club Ichi
Selected for consistently acting as a true community connector in the events industry, creating spaces that strengthen professional relationships and belonging.
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Best Indoor Meeting Space
Edmonton Convention Centre
Natural light, river views, indoor greenery and water features bring environmental wellbeing into large-scale indoor meetings.
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Best Outdoor Meeting Space
Evermore Resort
Lagoon-facing glass spaces and unconventional outdoor formats that merge nature with structured event design.
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Best Hotel Gym
Fontainebleau Las Vegas
A performance-level hotel gym built to support serious training for high-performing attendees.
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Best Mindful Agenda
Go West Live
A humane agenda with later start times, protected evenings, concise keynotes and a trade show floor that mixes food, education and entertainment without draining attendees.
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Best Mental Health Advocate
Grae Matta Foundation
Built a documented mental health standards framework for event professionals, with formal guidelines and measurable criteria that move psychological safety from conversation into practice.
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Most Nutritionally Conscious Menu
IAEE Expo! Expo! 2025
A nutrition-conscious food experience at convention scale, with protein-forward options, fresh customization stations and restorative offerings that kept attendees going all day.
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Empowered Production Culture
Production World
Puts crew wellbeing first with clear run-of-show ownership, protected rotations, realistic call times and contingency planning that create psychological safety backstage.
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Visionary Wellness Leadership
Reina Herschdorfer, Caesars Entertainment
Moved wellness from programming into enterprise strategy, using organizational influence and marketing investment to shift industry expectations around attendee wellbeing.
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Best Attendee Physical Safety
Safe Expo
Consistent CPR and first aid training built for event professionals, giving teams life-saving skills that improve on-site safety.
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Closest Community Ties
SEARCH Foundation
Supports event professionals through personal hardship with financial assistance and relief programs that keep members of our industry on their feet.
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Best Zero Proof Elixir
Soft Bar
Mobile zero-proof bar activations that make high-quality alcohol-free drinks visible and normal at professional events.
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The first class of the awards. Select a card to see the full award.
Best Attendee Physical Safety
Running Mate
On-demand, background-checked running companions, so attendees can run in an unfamiliar city without running alone.
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Best Mental Health Advocate
Event Minds Matter
A community of event, hospitality and travel professionals who make room to talk openly about emotional health, in an industry that has long rewarded burnout.
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Best Hotel Gym
Lake Nona Wave Hotel
Guests get complimentary access to the Lake Nona Performance Club, a full fitness, sports and integrative health center steps from the hotel.
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Best Movement Integration
Smart Meetings
Midday workouts and outdoor scavenger hunts built movement into the program itself, giving attendees a way to reset without leaving the event.
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Closest Community Ties
Mauna Lani
Cultural workshops led by Native Hawaiian practitioners, ocean conservation activities and farm-to-table dining connect groups with the island and its people.
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Community Connector
Club Ichi
Brings B2B event marketers together in small, intentional settings around the world, where members build lasting working relationships.
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Best Zero Proof Elixir
Caesars Entertainment
The Zero Proof Botanical Drinks Challenge had teams build low-sugar, alcohol-free cocktails from functional botanicals like ashwagandha and kava.
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Most Nutritionally Conscious Menu
Canyon Ranch Woodside
Publishes calories, macronutrients and sodium for every dish served, so attendees can make informed choices at every meal.
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Futuristic AV Production Award
Amplified Production Group
Recognized for the Scentsy World Tours, where visuals, audio and lighting were designed around the wellbeing of the audience and of the crew front and back of house.
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Innovative Wellness Technology
Novobeing
Uses VR and mixed reality to create calming environments designed to reduce anxiety, stress and pain.
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Empowered BTS Teams Award
Meetings & Incentives Worldwide
Invests in its behind-the-scenes teams through goal-setting, coaching, feedback and wellness initiatives, on the belief that empowered teams make better events.
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Best Indoor Meeting Space
Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe
The Del Lago Ballroom pairs wall-to-wall windows and lake views with flexible space for groups of different sizes.
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Best Outdoor Meeting Space
Cornerstone Sonoma
Gardens, lawns and open-air event spaces in Sonoma wine country, with a climate that allows outdoor meetings nearly year-round.
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Best Surprise Destination
Anchorage, Alaska
Direct flights, mild spring-to-fall weather and easy access to trails, glaciers and wildlife, with venues that honor Alaska Native traditions.
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Most Mindful Agenda
IMEX America
An agenda that leaves room for meetings, education and self-care, with guided mindfulness, movement breaks and nourishing meals built into the schedule.
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