International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) Announces 2013 Pinnacle Award Winners Including The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau

BOISE, IDAHO – The International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) paid tribute to The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau in The Woodlands, Texas on September 16, 2013 during the IFEA/Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards Ceremony held at the IFEA’s 58th Annual Convention & Expo in Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.. September 16-18, 2013, where they were presented with 6 awards in the prestigious IFEA/Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards competition. Awards were won in the following categories:

GOLD AWARDS:

BEST EVENT/ORGANIZATION NEWSLETTER (Current Newsletter)

BEST EVENT INVITATION (The Woodlands Ice Rink)

SILVER AWARDS: 

BEST MISCELLANEOUS PRINTED MATERIALS (SINGLE PAGE)
(The Woodlands Ice Rink)

BEST EVENT INVITATION (Public Safety Awards)

BRONZE AWARDS: 

BEST event/organization e-newsletter (Holiday In The Woodlands)

BEST SOCIAL MEDIA SITE (The Woodlands Ice Rink)

Sponsored by industry leader Haas & Wilkerson Insurance, the professional competition draws entries from among the world’s top festivals and events.  Winning entries came from organizations as diverse as the Kentucky Derby Festival, Louisville, KY; Memphis in May International Festival, Memphis, TN; 500 Festival, Indianapolis, IN; Des Moines Arts Festival, Des Moines, IA; Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO; Pasadena Tournament of Roses, Pasadena, CA and the Burlington Sound of Music Festival, Burlington, ON, Canada.

International contenders included such diverse event organizations as the Seoul Lantern Festival, Seoul, South Korea; World Gourmet Summit, Singapore; Grolsch Artboom Festival, Krakow, Poland; Stichting Rotterdam Festivals, The Netherlands; Festival Lent, Maribor, Slovenia and the Sentosa Leisure Management, Sentosa, Singapore.