This year's winners of the Scottish Event Awards have been revealed, with Paul Bush, chief operating officer for Event Scotland being named as Event Professional of the Year.

Bush's award was decided by an online public poll which saw him receive the largest number of votes.

Other winners on the evening included The Enchanted Forest: Force of Nature which took the Events Grand Prix, Appetite Direct Event Caterer which won the Event Services Grand Prix, and Intelligent Sport UK Challenge, which was named as the Best Corporate Event.

The awards were handed out at a ceremony at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange venue.

The full list of winners can be viewed below.
 

Scottish Event Awards 2011 – Results

Event Management Grand Prix

The Enchanted Forest: Force of Nature
For Perthshire Big Tree Country
By Highland Perthshire Community Interest Company
Credited Individuals: Derek Allan, Ronnie McConnell and Simon Wilkinson   

Event Services Grand Prix

Appetite Direct Event Caterer
By Appetite Direct Ltd
Credited Individuals: Nigel Kennedy and Briana Galloway

Chairman’s Award

Na Mo Chuid Aodaich
By Proiseact nan Ealan
Credited Individuals: Marisa MacDonald, Norma MacSween and Calum MacLean   

Event Professional of the Year

AWARD
Paul Bush, EventScotland

NOMINATION
Martin Jack, Think Different Events

NOMINATION
Sera Miller, Material

NOMINATION
Susan Mathieson, Event Consultants Scotland

Business to Business Events

Best Corporate Event

AWARD
Intelligent Sport UK Challenge
By IMG Challenger World
Credited Individuals: Amy Whiteley, Ollie Knights, Ellie Pettit, Julia Warne, Terrie Twyman, Chris Travers  

NOMINATION
Corporate Hospitality at the 2010 Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Rally of Scotland
By Matchpoint
Credited Individuals:  Hospitality Management: Jim Harding, Donna McKay, Emma Hepplewhite
RACMSA Rally of Scotland: Andrew Coe, Fiona Harding, Photos: IRC Series.com and EKOS Report: EventScotland

Leisure/Consumer

Best Cultural Event

AWARD
The Enchanted Forest: Force of Nature
For Perthshire Big Tree Country
By Highland Perthshire Community Interest Group
Credited Individuals: Derek Allan, Ronnie McConnell and Simon Wilkinson  

COMMENDATION
Ingr3dients
For The Ubiquitous Chip
By UZ Arts
Credited Individuals: Debs Norton, Alasdair Gray and Martin Gray

NOMINATION
Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2010/11
For The City of Edinburgh Council
By Unique Events
Credited Individuals: Pete Irvine - EH2010/11 Artistic Director, Penny Dougherty - EH2010/11 Project Manager, David Waddell - CEC Senior Events officer and Alan Thomson - EH2010/11 Communications Manager
   

Best Sports Event

AWARD
Archery World Cup Final
For FITA
By The City of Edinburgh Council
Credited Individuals: David Wardrop   

COMMENDATION
IFSC World Youth Climbing Championships
By national Climbing Arena
Credited Individuals: Nicola White  

COMMENDATION
freshnlo Pedal for Scotland 2010
By Cycling Scotland
Credited Individuals: Andrew Pankhurst and Ian Aitken   

Business to Business or Leisure/Consumer

Best Awards Scheme

AWARD
The Cherries Awards 2010
By cushydoos Ltd
Credited Individuals: Karen Reid and Lucy Thomson  

Best In-house Event

AWARD
Bauer Radio Scotland – Clyde 1’s ‘Live on Location’
By Bauer Radio Scotland
Credited Individuals: Stuart Duncan - Head of Brand & Marketing Scotland, Bauer Media
Christine Hobbs - Marketing Team Scotland and Bauer Media Duncan Leven - PD, Clyde 1 & 2 

COMMENDATION
Edinburgh Wedding Fair
By Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Credited Individuals: Scott Snedden, Venue Manager, Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Amanda Wrathall, Sales & Marketing Manager and Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Amy Roberston, Edinburgh Corn Exchange, Scottish Wedding Directory and Forth One    

Best Large Event

AWARD
Glasgow Film Festival 2011
By Glasgow Film Festival
Credited Individuals: Allison Gardner – CoDirector, Seonaid Daly – Producer, Liana Marletta – Development and Jen Davies - Marketing Manager  

COMMENDATION
The Enchanted Forest: Force of Nature
For Perthshire Big Tree Country
By Highland Perthshire Community Interest Company
Credited Individuals: Derek Allan, Karen Aycan and Graham Brown  

COMMENDATION
Edinburgh's Christmas
By City of Edinburgh Council
Credited Individuals: Paul Philip, City of Edinburgh Council, Nickie Gott, Event Producer, She's Gott It!
Stephanie Povey Sponsorship & Marketing, She's Gott It!, Jacqui Wallace, Christmas Project Manager She's Gott It! And Event Team, She's Gott It!   

Best Small Event

AWARD
Na Mo Chuid Aodaich
By Proiseact nan Ealan
Credited Individuals: Marisa MacDonald, Norma MacSween and Calum MacLean  

Best Large Festival

AWARD
Hebridean Celtic Festival 2010
By Hebridean Celtic Festival Trust
Credited Individuals: Murdo Maclennan (Chairman), Martin Jones (Finance Director), Sharon Mackinnon (Board Member) and Caroline Maclennan (Festival Director) 

COMMENDATION
Celtic Connections Festival 2011
By Celtic Connections Festival
Credited Individuals: Jade Hewat, Celtic Connections Festival Manager and Donald Shaw, Artistic Director   

NOMINATION
Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2010/11
By City of Edinburgh Council
Credited Individuals: Pete Irvine - EH2010/11 Artistic Director, Penny Dougherty - EH2010/11 Project Manager, David Waddell - CEC Senior Events officer and Alan Thomson - EH2010/11 Communications Manager

Supplier Awards

Best Large Hotel/Venue

AWARD
Best Large Venue - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
By Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Credited Individuals: Paul Demarco - Managing Director, Edinburgh Corn Exchange, Scott Snedden - Venue Manager, Edinburgh Corn Exchange and Amanda Wrathall - Sales & Marketing Manager, Edinburgh Corn Exchange      

NOMINATION 
SECC - Best Large Venue
By SECC
Credited Individuals: John Sharkey - Group Chief Executive and Ben Goedegebuure - Director of Sales   

Best Medium Hotel/Venue

AWARD
Best Medium Hotel/Venue
For Perth Concert Hall
By Horsecross Arts
Credited Individuals: Michaela Ruff, Ben Jeffries and Jane Spiers

COMMENDATION
Best Medium Hotel
By Radisson Blu Hotel Glasgow
Credited Individuals: Graeme Gibson   

Best Small Hotel/Venue

AWARD
Ghillie Dhu - A Truly Memorable Event Experience
By Ghillie Dhu
Credited Individuals: Lisa Fleming - Deputy General Manager, Stuart Thom - General Manager and
James Brown - Business Development Manager    

COMMENDATION
IET Glasgow: Teacher Building - Best Small Venue Scotland
By IET Glasgow: Teacher Building
Credited Individuals: Justin Livesey   

NOMINATION
Hotel Du Vin
By Hotel Du Vin at One Devonshire Gardens
Credited Individuals: Shona Ferguson

Best Unusual Venue

AWARD
House for an Art Lover - Best Unusual Venue
By House of an Art Lover
Credited Individuals: Gillian Currie, James Rushford, Fiona Sanderson and Robert Ward

NOMINATION
The Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh - Best Unusual Venue Entry 2011
By The Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh
Credited Individuals: Amy Fulton, Stacey Fotheringhame, Lorraine Deane and Lucy Baillie  

NOMINATION
Ghillie Dhu - A Truly Memorable Event Experience
By Ghillie Dhu
Credited Individuals: Lisa Fleming - Deputy General Manager, Stuart Thom - General Manager and
James Brown - Business Development Manager    

Best Caterer

AWARD
Appetite Direct Event Caterer
By Appetite Direct
Credited Individuals: Nigel Kennedy and Briana Galloway

COMMENDATION
Best Caterer - Prestige Scotland
By Prestige Scotland

NOMINATION
Saltire Hospitality entry for Best Caterer
By Saltire Hospitality
Credited Individuals: David Peters   
   

Best Technical Services/Production Company

AWARD
Best event services Supplier 2011
By Big House Events Ltd
Credited Individuals: Ewen Anderson and Stuart Nairn   

Best Event Services Supplier

AWARD
Best Event Designers
By Event Den
Credited Individuals: Zsa Zsa Munro - Director   

NOMINATION
Diamond Event Services Delivering Scotland’s Events
By Diamond Event Services
Credited Individuals: Annie Pugh   

NOMINATION
21CC Fireworks
Credited Individuals: Geoff Crow

Event Marketing Skills Awards

Best Marketing Strategy

AWARD
Bauer Radio Scotland – Clyde 1’s ‘Live on Location’
By Bauer Radio Scotland
Credited Individuals: Stuart Duncan - Head of Brand & Marketing Scotland, Bauer Media
Christine Hobbs - Marketing Team Scotland and Bauer Media Duncan Leven - PD, Clyde 1 & 2

COMMENDATION
Marketing the Royal Deeside Larder Food Events
For Royal Deeside and The Cairngorms DMO
By Tricker PR
Credited Individuals: Claire McCabe, Nial Chapman and Beverley Tricker

COMMENDATION
Dundee Degree Show 2011
By Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
Credited Individuals: Thomas Inns Dean, DJCAD, Rebecca Leiper School Secretary and budget holder, Exhibitions Department: Sophia Hao, Curator. Laura Simpson, Assistant Curator,
Andrew Dodds, Technician, Daniel Hill, Technical Manager Programme Leaders and technicians, Mhari MacDonald, Marketing & Recruitment Officer, Daniel Cassidy Web Developer, Jamie Eason & Malcolm Finnie Computer Support Specialists, Carly Leiper Marketing Assistant and Receptionist, Andrea Mason Designer, University of Dundee and Estates and Buildings, University of Dundee   

NOMINATION
freshnlo Pedal for Scotland 2010
By Cycling Scotland
Credited Individuals: Andrew Pankhurst and Ian Aitken   

Best PR Strategy
AWARD
Flash Football
For Tennent's
By Material
Credited Individuals: Greg McEwan and Kevin McQuillan

NOMINATION
Marketing the Royal Deeside Larder Food Events
For Royal Deeside and The Cairngorms DMO
By Tricker Pr
Credited Individuals: Claire McCabe, Nial Chapman and Beverley Tricker 

Best Use of Sponsorship

AWARD
freshnlo Pedal for Scotland 2010
By Cycling Scotland
Credited Individuals: Andrew Pankhurst, Ian Aitken, Gary Mills and Nicola Yates  

Other

The Green Award

AWARD
The Green Award
By Radisson Blu Hotel Glasgow
Credited Individuals: Graeme Gibson 

NOMINATION
IET Glasgow: Teacher Building
By The Teacher Building
Credited Individuals: Jennifer Campbell   

Best Cause Related/ Charity Event

AWARD
The Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards
For Young Scot Awards 2011
By Sunday Mail
Credited Individuals: Carly Baxter – Events Assistant Sunday Mail, Michele Aaen – Head of Business & Events, Sunday Mail, Jackie Malloy – Event Manager, Sunday Mail, Mairi Cotter – Sponsorship Executive, Sunday Mail, Gregor Urquhat – Communications Director, Young Scot and Rachel Edington - Communications Project Officer, Young Scot
   
Best Educational Event

AWARD
Education Programme 2011
By Celtic Connections Festival
Credited Individuals: Jade Hewat, Celtic Connections Festival Manager and Donald Shaw, Artistic Director

COMMENDATION
The Young Enterprise Grampian Company Finals 2011
For Young Enterprise Grampian
By Cushydoos Ltd
Credited Individuals: Karen Reid and Lucy Thomson  

COMMENDATION
Annie Lennox: Engaging with Education
By General Teaching Council Scotland
Credited Individuals: Glenise Borthwick, Alison McWilliams, Roy Devon and Alex Wallace   

NOMINATION
We-CTV: Tackling Knife Crime
By The Scottish Youth Parliament
Credited Individuals: Kate Bouchier-Hayes, Events Co-ordinator, Steven Kidd, Development Manager and Neil Burn, Participation and Training Manager

Best Traditional Event   

AWARD
Piping Live! 2010
For Piping Live! The Glasgow International Piping Festival
By Petrus Creative
Credited Individuals: Roddy MacLeod – Director, Alberto Laidlaw – Director, Finlay MacDonald - Artistic Consultant, Helen Wilkinson - Marketing Co-ordinator and Anna Scott - Infrastructure Co-ordinator   

COMMENDATION
The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
By The Scottish Boat Festival
Credited Individuals:  Roger Goodyear    

NOMINATION
Hebridean Celtic Festival 2010
By Hebridean Celtic Festival Trust
Credited Individuals: Murdo Maclennan (Chairman), Martin Jones (Finance Director), Sharon Mackinnon (Board Member) and Caroline Maclennan (Festival Director

Best Student Event

AWARD
Back to the Swing of Things
By Glasgow Caledonian University
Credited Individuals: Colette Duckworth, Elayna Currie, Kirstie Brookes, Emily Sheward and Tracey Anderson

COMMENDATION
In The Company of Wolves
By Glasgow Caledonian University
Credited Individuals: Claire Stuart and Ally Turnbull   

COMMENDATION
Caring for a Carer
By City of Glasgow College
Credited Individuals: Maria Colella, Jane De Zutter, Emma Milroy and Claire Regan   

COMMENDATION
The Event Expo 2011
For City of Glasgow College
Credited Individuals: Natalie Ingram, Jonathan Aird, Gary McGuire and Paul Thomson   

NOMINATION
Aberdeen Asset Management Universities' Boat Race
For Aberdeen Asset Management
By Tricker PR
Credited Individuals: Andrew Staite Robert Gordon University and Adam Downie Aberdeen University   

Best Experiential Event

AWARD
Ingr3dients
For The Ubiquitous Chip
By UZ Arts
Credited Individuals: Debs Norton, Alasdair Gray and Martin Gray

Best Use of Technology

AWARD
Innovative Scotland
For The Scottish Government
By Kommando
Credited Individuals: Mark Evans, Jacqueline McMillan and Lauren Miller.