2023 International Business Awards® Frequently Asked Questions
The 20th Annual International Business Awards® Frequently Asked Questions
Friday, 13 October, Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel
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Q: What is the attire for the banquet?
A: The requested attire is Formal.
Q: Is there a discounted room block at the Rome Cavalieri?
A: Yes, the hotel has set aside a block of rooms for the evening of Friday, 13 October at the rate of €360 single / €400 double occupancy. Rates include breakfast and Wi-Fi and are exclusive of national and local taxes. Reservations can be made through Monday, 25 September, or until the room block sells out. You can make a reservation online here.
Q: Are tickets required for the banquet?
A: Yes, all attendees must have purchased tickets in advance for admittance. The final day for ticket sales is Thursday, 5 October.
Q: How will we receive our purchased tickets?
A: All tickets will be available for pickup at 5:15pm/17:15 the day of the event at the ticketing desk in the Salone Dei Cavalieri Ballroom foyer at the hotel. Tickets will be held by organization name. Tickets will feature an assigned table number, and guests must sit at their assigned tables.
Q: What is the schedule for the evening of 13 October?
A:
5:15 PM / 17:15 | Registration opens, Ballroom foyer
5:45 PM / 17:45 | Reception, Ballroom foyer
6:15 PM / 18:15 | Dinner, Salone Dei Cavalieri Ballroom
7:00 PM / 19:00 | Awards Presentations, Salone Dei Cavalieri Ballroom
We expect the presentations to end at approximately 10:00 PM / 22:00.
Awards to Be Presented
Q: Which awards will be presented?
A: All awards won by organizations in attendance - Grand, Gold, Silver, Bronze and People’s Choice Stevie Awards - will be presented to them.
Q: Will Stevie winners who are not represented at the event be announced?
A: No. Only winners in attendance will be recognized at the event, however, all winners will be announced and published prior to the awards gala.
How Awards Will Be Presented
Q: How many times will our organization be called to the stage on 13 October?
A: Each organization will be called to the stage once during the presentations to accept all of their awards.
Q: In what order will organizations be called to the stage?
A: Organizations will be called to the stage in the order in which tickets were purchased for the event.
Q: Will we be able to make an acceptance speech after accepting our awards?
A: Yes. Each organization will have 30 seconds in which to make an acceptance speech. If your organization has purchased a Table of 10 or a Sponsored Table, an additional 30 seconds (1 minute total) will be given for the acceptance speech.
Live Broadcast
Q: Will the awards presentations be broadcast online to watch remotely?
A: Yes, the presentations will be broadcast live, worldwide, via Livestream. View the live stream here.
Photography and Videography
Q: Will there be still photographers at the 13 October event?
A: Yes, we will have two still photographers at the event. They will take candid photos during the pre-dinner reception and dinner. One photographer will photograph all on-stage awards presentations. The other photographer will work on the red carpet area all evening, photographing Stevie Award winners with their awards.
Q: When and how will photographs of the event be made available?
A: The week following the banquet, all of the photographs will be freely available on the Stevie Awards' Flickr page. You may use the photographs however you'd like. When available, you'll find a link to the photographs on the Winners circle page on the website.
Q: Will the awards presentations be recorded?
A: We will have two videography units at the event. One videographer will record all on-stage awards presentations. The other videographer will work with an interviewer to interview all Stevie Award winners after they leave the stage.
Q: What questions will the interviewer ask our representatives?
A: Each winning organization represented at the event, after receiving their award(s) on stage, will be led directly from the stage to our video interview unit outside the event room, where they will be asked two questions:
- What does winning a Stevie Award mean for your organization?
- How will winning a Stevie Award help your organization?
Please share these questions with your organization's representatives who will attend the event so that they are prepared to answer them.
Q: When and how will video clips of the event be made available?
A: The video clips of the on-stage awards presentations and the interviews will be published on the Stevie Awards' YouTube channel the week after the banquet. When available, you'll find a link to the clips on the Winners circle page on the website.
If You Cannot Attend
Q: If our organization cannot attend the event to accept our awards, will there be a cost to receive our awards?
A: Yes. The week following the 13 October banquet, we will send all winners information about their method of payment for shipping fees applied to their awards and how to specify where their awards should be shipped. Note: Awards will not be shipped until after the 13 October awards banquet. For details see the Terms & Conditions of Entry.