All events submitted for the 2024 CEA ICON Awards must have occurred between January 1, 2023 AND December 31, 2023 and take place in Colorado.

Absolutely! The awards platform makes it very easy to copy a submission to use in a separate category.

Any Colorado organization in good standing is eligible to submit for CEA ICON Awards. The organization must have played an integral role in the development of the event, program or activity being submitted. Discounts are given to CEA Member organizations or individuals.

You may nominate a special event industry professional or nominate yourself for the individual recognition awards.

Achievement Award - $250 per submission

- early bird member rate = $150

- standard member rate $200

- early bird non-member $200

- discounted membership with submission (available at checkout)

Recognition Award - $0

Entry fees may be charged (Visa, MasterCard or American Express). Please enter your payment information on the payment page of the online entry process. Entries will not be accepted without payment information. Hard copy submissions are not accepted.

Questions, criteria and supporting documentation vary for each award. Please refer to the Entry Instructions for all necessary inclusions in each award category.

Yes, a submission approval letter from the client referring to their satisfaction with the event and organization submitting is required regardless of whether the client is identified or anonymous. The required client letter is provided and can be downloaded from the Award entry site. Please upload this letter in the "Supporting Documents" section within the online entry process. This letter is only for CEA administrative records and will not be made public.

No, the event budget is only required for the Best Event categories (the final amounts the client was billed including all fees). Budgets are for the judges’ eyes only and will not be shared.

Entry fees are non-refundable. Disqualified entries will be notified after the Awards Gala and typically within 30 days of the gala. To avoid being disqualified, make submission supporting documentation does not include your company’s name or logo, or photographs of yourself or staff members.

You may submit a photo with your organization logo and staff member’s faces blocked or blurred. Entries will be disqualified for failure to comply with any of the stated rules. Incomplete entries or non-compliance will result in disqualification. This will be solely at the discretion of the judges.

Finalists will be notified on or before March 1, 2024. The judging panel reserves the right to withhold an award in the event no suitable entry is submitted or the minimum requirement of entries in the category is not reached.

CEA welcomes all comments, suggestions, questions, and feedback to continue to elevate our awards program. You can send your ideas to info@coeventalliance.org.