The industry-wide Keep America Meeting campaign has been honored as the "Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative" and the "Best Use of Social Media" by the New York chapter of the International Special Events Society (ISES), which recognized the campaign last week as part of the 8th Annual New York Metro Chapter Big Apple Awards.
"It is only fitting that Keep America Meeting won two ISES NY Metro Big Apple Awards because it was such an incredible initiative," ISES NY Metro Chapter President Jennifer Quinones, CSEP, said in a statement. "Keep America Meeting took action at a time when the meetings and events industry was at a crossroads. Keep America Meeting went about just promoting meetings and events; they took a stand to protect our industry, secure jobs and bolster our national economy."
Keep America Meeting was launched in February 2009 in support of the meetings industry. A response to public criticism of corporate meetings and events, the campaign included a petition that was signed by more than 21,000 industry supporters in all 50 states and in countries worldwide.
"We are thrilled Keep America Meeting won two ISES NY Metro Big Apple Awards," said Lee Rubenstein, president and COO of TBA Global, the agency that originated the Keep America Meeting campaign. "We are proud to have created a program of such great significance to the industry, and hope that the members of ISES and the many individuals who promoted the campaign take pride in this award."
For more information about Keep America Meeting, visit
www.keepamericameeting.org.