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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 author, journalist and broadcaster 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 author, journalist and broadcaster Libby Purves.

Now presenter of Radio 4's live talk programme Midweek and its specialist education strand, The Learning Curve, Libby was previously the youngest-ever and first woman presenter of its flagship Today programme. Her writing credits include a weekly column for the Times, plus articles for Woman and Home, Yachting Monthly and numerous other newspapers and magazines. She was awarded the OBE in 1999 for services to journalism, and was Columnist of the Year in the same year.

Libby is the author of 12 successful novels, two autobiographies 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.

The daughter of a travelling diplomat, Libby has first-hand experience of life as an expatriate in several very different cultures, having been educated in Israel, Bangkok, France and Johannesburg before returning to the UK.

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 Re:locate Awards.

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