Thursday, December 9th 2010, at the Žofín Palace, Prague

« The Excellence Award was for me and my team a wonderful appreciation for all the work we have done so far and a strong motivation to even work harder on our communications campaign. »

Heike Schock, Deutsche Post World Net, Germany Winner 2007: Change Communication

« It was a great honor for us to receive this Award and a recognition of Alstom's initiatives in terms of employee engagement. »

Anne Guerin-Moens, Alstom Power, Switzerland Winner 2007: Change Communications

« I would like to congratulate the hosts of this successful event, an organizational challenge beginning with the viewing of all entries through the jury process and the event itself. Very professional done. »

Ursula Bardon, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Germany

« The European Excellence Awards 2007 were a great success with high level participants, providing the opportunity to communication specialists from all over Europe to exchange views and ideas. It is an honor to V+O COMMUNICATION to have received an award for one of the most challenging communication projects in Greece, which was the rebranding campaign of Wind Hellas. »

Christina Fatourou, Telco & Healthcare, V+O COMMUNICATION, Greece Winner 2007: National and Regional Campaigns, Greece

« For us is a moment of particular satisfaction and joy. It is an extraordinary accomplishment that a local and independent PR company succeeded in such a fierce competition with the major multinational companies. Such a competitive environment gives us an additional sense of fulfilment and achievement. »

Claudia Nogueira, Lift Consulting, Portugal Winner 2007: Entertainment & Culture

« Winning a communications award is always motivation and acknowledgement for the whole team. But winning the European Excellence Award is something very special as one has succeeded against a lot of smart and professional colleagues and campaigns across Europe. »

Heike Humpf, Deutsche Post DHL, Germany Winner 2009: Change Communication

« There were many different people internally and externally who contributed to our successful sponsorship and it was a fantastic recognition for everyone to know they were part of an innovative and award winning project. Plus receiving the award was a terrific validation not only of their efforts but also showed our firm is something to be proud of. »

Katalin Wimhoff, Dresdner Kleinwort, Germany Winner 2007: Finance

« I was thrilled to be in the same room as all these creative and skilled people from all over Europe who has developed such interesting and exciting communication activities. I just wish there would have been more time to get to know them and their projects more closely, I am sure that would have given me a grate deal of inspiration. »

Ann-Christine Berg, AstraZeneca AB, Sweden Winner 2007: National and Regional Campaign, Sweden

« It was an excellent evening-the city and the venue selection were perfect to host this event and the organisation was outstanding. I also had the opportunity to see and meet other colleagues from Spain and other countries. Hopefully, I won't miss the second edition! »

Ainhoa Capdevila, Edelman, Spain Winner 2007: Food and Beverage

« We are very pleased with our European Excellence Award. Being the most awarded Spanish PR agency for each of the past three years has certainly helped us grow our business and shows the capabilities of Marco de Comunicación. »

Didier Lagae, Marco de Comunicación, Spain Winner 2007: National and Regional Campaign, Spain

« Winning the European Excellence Award 2009 was an incredible honour and emotion for us. When we came back to the office, we celebrated with the whole team and everybody is now inspired and energized from the award displayed in our Milan office's lobby. We hope he won't stay alone too long and we're already thinking about the best campaign to apply for the next European Excellence Award! »

Andrea Polo, Gruppo Immobiliare.it, Italy Winner 2009: Communications, Relaunch

« Winning gold was a great privilege for us. Thanks for the excellent Award Ceremony. »

Melanie Jonas, G+J Corporate Media GmbH, Germany Winner 2007: Employee Publication

« Delivering great PR programmes requires phenomenal levels of energy and commitment and it was great to see our staff enjoying their moment in the spotlight. Our clients were thrilled to have their work recognised, which helps extend the effect of the campaigns both internally and externally »

Justin McKeown, Trimedia Ltd, United Kingdom Winner 2007: Telecommunications

« Our European Excellence Award in 2009 was, frankly, great for Gemalto and our Communications Dept. Not only did it provide recognition for a very successful campaign, both internally and externally, but on top of that we beat one of our customers to the prize. The ceremony was impressive and the fact that winners didn't know in advance added to the tension. »

Tim Cawsey, Gemalto, France Winner 2009: Corporate Advertising

« It was great to take part in this wonderful and truly international event. To share a table with PR professionals from Germany, Italy and Norway was fantastic. »

Dan Baker, Anglian Water, United Kingdom Winner 2007: Ecology and Environment

Celebrating PR excellence amidst the rich history of the beautiful city of Prague

Žofín Palace, Prague

Situated on the Vltava River in central Bohemia, Prague has been the political, cultural and economic centre of the Czech state for more than 1100 years. A World Heritage Site, the historic centre of Prague is contains one of the world's most pristine and varied collections of architecture, from Art Nouveau to Baroque, Renaissance, Cubist, Gothic, Neo-Classical and ultra-modern. Framed by streetlights, Prague in the evening is a joy to behold.

The Žofín Palace has been at the centre of Prague’s cultural and social life since 1837. Rebuilt in 1886 by the architect Henry Fialka, the palace has hosted important state assemblies, prestigious balls, international conferences and concerts performed by some of the world’s leading artists.