FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CEREMONY
2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards Ceremony
Frequently Asked Questions
Friday, May 24 at the Shangri-La The Fort, Manila
Onsite Logistics
Q: What is the attire for the banquet?
A: The requested attire is Business.
Q: How do I book a room at the Shangri-La The Fort, Manila?
A: You can make reservations 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 Monday, May 20, 2024 at 8:59 AM ET.
Q: How will we receive our purchased tickets?
A: All tickets will be available for pickup beginning at 5:45 pm / 17:45 the day of the event at the ticketing desk located outside of the ballroom. 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?
A:
5:45 pm /17:45: Registration desk opens
6:00 pm / 18:00: Cocktails & Networking
6:45 pm / 18:45: Dinner
7:20 pm / 19:20: Awards Presentations
We expect the presentations to end at approximately 9:30 pm.
Awards to Be Presented
Q: Which awards will be presented at the ceremony?
A: All awards won by organizations in attendance 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: Which organizations will be called to the stage to accept their awards?
A: Each organization in attendance 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 ceremony. An order of presentations sheet will be placed in your program at the gala.
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 an organization has purchased a sponsored table or a table of 10, an additional 30 seconds will be given for their 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 Vimeo. You will find the link under the Tickets dropdown menu at asia.stevieawards.com/home.
Photography and Videography
Q: Will there be photographers at the event?
A: Yes, we will have multiple 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. A second photographer will take photos at 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 photographs will be freely available on the Stevie Awards' Flickr page. You may download and use the photographs however you'd like. When available, you'll find a link to the photographs on the Winner’s Circle page on the website.
Q: Will the awards presentations be recorded?
A: We will have multiple videographers at the event. One videographer will record all on-stage awards presentations. The other videographers will work with an interviewer to interview all Stevie Award winners after they receive their awards.
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 area 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 ahead of the time 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 red carpet 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 Winner’s 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 banquet, we will send all winners an opt-in form about the methods of payment for trophy and medal shipping fees and how to specify where the awards should be shipped. Note: Awards will not be shipped until 6-10 weeks after the awards banquet.