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The winners of this year's awards will be presented with their trophies at a Gala Awards Dinner to be held at the Institute of Directors, in London's Pall Mall, on Thursday 6 May. Our special guest speaker for this unforgettable evening will be popular award-winning broadcaster, journalist and author Libby Purves (see below).

This glittering event – the highlight of the relocation calendar – is your opportunity to celebrate success, good practice and innovation in this growing field, while enjoying fine food and wine, entertainment and networking opportunities (see pictures from last year).

Book your places today! Click on the links above to download a booking form or book and pay online.

Details of the dinner and awards ceremony

The evening will begin at 7pm with a champagne reception and live music. Following a delicious three-course dinner with fine wines, this year's Re:locate Awards winners will be presented with their trophies – the highlight of a memorable evening.

The event will end at 11pm.

Dress: black tie.

Prices: Individual tickets £150 + £26.25 VAT = £176.25. Table for 10 people (5% discount) £1,425 + £249.38 VAT = £1,674.38.

Please contact Barrie Barradell on 01892 891334 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with any Gala Awards Dinner enquiries.

Guest speaker

We're delighted to announce that our guest speaker for this very special evening will be award-winning broadcaster, journalist and author Libby Purves. Libby is an extremely entertaining and experienced after-dinner speaker and host, and we are thrilled that she has agreed to participate in this year's awards.

Now presenter of BBC Radio 4's live talk programme Midweek, Libby was previously the youngest-ever and first woman presenter of its flagship Today programme. She is a main columnist for the Times, and her writing credits include various other papers, among them the Times Educational Supplement, Yachting Monthly and Country Life. She was awarded the OBE in 1999 for services to journalism, and was Columnist of the Year in the same year.

Libby is also the author of 12 successful novels, two memoirs and a series of books on childcare and family life. One Summer's Grace, her account of a sailing journey around mainland Britain with her husband, Paul Heiney, and their children (then aged three and five), has become a classic travel memoir.

Of her involvement with the Re:locate Awards, Libby says, "As the daughter of a travelling diplomat, I spent my childhood relocating – Israel, Bangkok, Johannesburg, Berne, Hamburg – and watching my mother dragging things in and out of tea chests. So I do understand the challenges people meet now in a global economy, relocating around the world.

"It's not glamorous – or not always – and sometimes people move to difficult and dangerous new places. And even if it's more idyllic, moving to live somewhere is not the same as going on holiday. You suddenly find yourself looking for the post office, the playground, the safe streets and the ones to warn your kids against. And that goes for relocating inside the UK as well.

"But people rise to challenges – I know that as a journalist and interviewer. And that's just as well, because as work and business are increasingly global, there'll always be plenty of people moving on. So people need looking after, guiding, and respecting. HR and relocation professionals are the people who are responsible.

"These Re:locate Awards are a well-deserved moment of glory for those who are on the frontline in helping employees and their families to carry on with good lives in new circumstances. I'm looking forward to meeting some of these people and hearing their inspiring stories."

Sponsorship opportunities at the Gala Awards Dinner

Don't miss the chance to promote your brand alongside these prestigious awards and reach HR and decision makers across the world of relocation and international mobility! Call 01892 891334 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for details.

Overnight accommodation

The Institute of Directors has preferential rates at the following hotels:

Crown Plaza Hotel London St. James
Buckingham Gate
London
SW1E 6AF
Tel: 020 7 834 6655

Holiday Inn
3 Berkeley Street
Mayfair
London
W1J 8NE
Tel: 0870 4009110

Other recommended hotels close by are:

Sofitel St. James London
6 Waterloo Place
Pall Mall
London
SW17 4AW
Tel: 020 7 747 2200

The Trafalgar Hotel
2 Spring Gardens
London, WC2
Tel: 020 7 870 2900

The Royal Horseguards Hotel
Whitehall Place
London, SW1
Tel: 0871 376 9033

The Strand Palace Hotel
372 The Strand
London, WC2
Tel: 020 7 379 4737