Since 2010, when the initiative was first introduced, more than 40 congress ambassadors have been awarded, including such personalities as prof. MUDr. Vladimír Tesař, DrSc., MBA, FASN, Department of Nephrology of the First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague or prof. MUDr. Julius Špičák, CSc., Head of the Hepatogastroenterology Department at IKEM (Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine), who received the most awards in the Ambassador Program history. Over the course of ten years of the awards ceremony existence, the number of delegates representing health, science or other fields of expertise at the awarded events in Prague has reached or will very soon exceed 120,000.
This year’s Ambassador Awards Evening will be held on 3rd April at the Residence of the Mayor of Prague. The awards will be handed over in the following five categories: Congress of the Year 2018, Congress of the Year 2018 with up to 500 participants, Candidacy of the Year 2018, Corporate Event of the Year 2018, and Long-Term Contribution to the Meetings Industry. This year’s special prize of the Prague Congress Centre will be awarded too. The winners of each category will be elected by an independent jury consisting of the following members: