The IVCA Awards 2009 in association with drpgroup

The IVCA Awards 2009 in association with drpgroup

The IVCA are delighted to announce the sponsors for the 2009 IVCA Awards which are due to take place on 27 March 2009 at The Grosvenor Hotel

The drpgroup, based in Worcestershire and in Central London, will this year be Associate Sponsors of the IVCA Awards - the largest award ceremony of its kind in Europe. The drpgroup is an integrated presentation and communication organisation. They produce presentation solutions for a global market, assisting corporate clients in effectively communicating with their internal or external audiences, through video, events and interactive media.


Marco Forgione, CEO of the IVCA, said “I am delighted that the drpgroup  has agreed to partner with us over this year’s IVCA Awards.  The Awards are world leading in recognising and rewarding excellence in communications.  In the current economic climate it is important that as a representative organisation the IVCA continues to highlight the achievements of our industry – the UK is a centre of excellence in visual communications with demand from around the globe at an all time high.


We have been overwhelmed by the range and breadth of entries to this year’s Awards, and look forward to announcing the winners at our showcase event on 27 March where the leaders of the industry, senior clients and commissioners will join together to celebrate the very best in global visual communications.”



Despite difficulties within the economy, Commercial Director of the IVCA Dave Comley announced that this year was , for the second year in succession,  a record year for sponsorship of the awards. "Whilst the industry is naturally cautious, there remains a desire to ensure that we remain bullish about 2009 and the pinnacle of this is a successful awards ceremony which recognises the excellent work produced by creatives across all platforms of the corporate communication industry. We are particularly delighted that we have sponsors not only from production but from corporates and government representatives who recognise the importance of being involved with the communicators. We would like to extend our thanks to all those who have committed financially to the IVCA Awards. 



Dale Parmenter, MD of Associate Sponsor drpgroup said " We are very proud and excited to be a part of this years IVCA awards.  These are challenging times, however it’s even more important at such a time, for companies and organisations to communicate effectively, efficiently and regularly with both internal and external audiences alike.  The IVCA and its members are at the forefront of creating the very best in affective visual communications and there still remains great opportunities for such work to grow during the coming year.  For now we should all take this opportunity at this years awards to celebrate and showcase to the rest of the world, how good we all are.”