ESA offers free place at Future Sponsorship conference to European Sponsorship Awards entrants

The European Sponsorship Association (ESA) and Future Sponsorship have announced that one lucky entrant to the ESA European Sponsorship Awards will win a complimentary place to ESA’s flagship conference, Future Sponsorship, a prize worth £975 (€1,150). Every entry to the ESA Awards will be entered into a free prize draw, and one lucky recipient will be drawn at random to win a complimentary delegate place to Future Sponsorship. The prize also includes one night’s accommodation at the luxury Mayfair hotel in London, where the Future Sponsorship conference will take place on 25th-26th November.

The Awards are the only pan-European sponsorship awards celebrating excellence across all sectors - sport, culture, entertainment, media and corporate social responsibility. ESA is seeking entries from exceptional sponsorships that have taken place between 1st March, 2008 and 1st September, 2009. The categories are deliberately broad and intended to encourage a wide range of entries from sponsors, rights holders and agencies. The categories for contention are: Business to Business, Business to Community, Business to Consumer, Business to Employee and the International Award – designed to recognise excellence in campaigns which have reached a minimum of three different     countries, and which reflect activity based within at least one European market. Entries will be judged by an independent panel of European industry experts, and winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony in London on Wednesday, 25th November, as part of ESA’s two-day flagship conference, Future Sponsorship. Discount Entries for the Awards close on 25th September and entries submitted by 11th September will benefit from a special early-bird discount. The more entries submitted by an organisation, the greater the chances of winning the Future Sponsorship prize draw. Future Sponsorship bookings made before the end of August receive a special early-bird discount and ESA Awards entrants are reassured that the lucky winner of the Future Sponsorship prize, will be refunded any registration fees already paid.