Questions and answers

The awards for expos, trade shows, conferences, summits and festivals, and for the organisers, teams, venues, suppliers and exhibitors behind them. They are a programme of The Expys, which also runs the Executive Awards and the Entrepreneur Awards.

The Expys is run by Wiktis Pty Ltd, a company registered in Australia. It is the seller of every entry, and the party you contract with. Write to hello@expys.org and a person reads it.

The organisers, teams, venues, suppliers and exhibitors behind a show, and the show itself. Entry is by self-declaration: you tell us that what you enter is true, that you are entitled to enter it, and that you have the permission of anybody you name. Entries are reviewed, and an entry that is not approved is refunded in full.

Yes, and nominating is free. They get an email saying you nominated them and for which award, with a link to enter. Nomination and voting are open to anyone with an email address they can prove is theirs.

Every price is in United States dollars. A team member is US$49, a show is US$99, an exhibitor award is US$99, Host of the Year is US$99, a supplier category is US$199 and an organiser award is US$199. The fee is per award, per region, one-time, and it is shown before you pay.

Entries and the vote opened together on 27 September 2026 and are open now. They close BY REGION: Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Ireland, USA East & Canada, USA Central & West and United Arab Emirates on 30 July 2027. Across the season that is 30 July 2027. Finalists are announced on Monday 9 August 2027. Round 2 is for finalists only and runs Monday 9 August to Sunday 29 August 2027, Melbourne time. Every count starts again from zero, and Round 2 decides the winners.

Every entry fee is 100% refundable if your application is not approved. It is also refundable if the category is withdrawn, provided you ask within 14 days of being told. Otherwise an entry fee is not refunded because you changed your mind, though you can ask us and we will do what we can. A refund goes back to the card you paid with, in full, and we keep no fee out of it.

The public decides. There are no judges. One vote per person, per award, confirmed by clicking the link in the email we send you, and a vote that is not confirmed is not counted. The vote names the finalists, and the finalist with the most counted votes in Round 2, finalists only, wins. The count is independently certified and no running total is published anywhere. The public vote runs in two rounds. Round 1 of the public vote is open to every entrant and closes Friday 30 July 2027, end of day Melbourne time. It decides the finalists. The finalists are announced Monday 9 August 2027. Round 2 is for finalists only and runs Monday 9 August to Sunday 29 August 2027, Melbourne time. Every count starts again from zero, and Round 2 decides the winners. Votes are counted in private. No running total is published during either round, so an early lead never puts anyone off entering. A nominee can see their own count in their portal.

No. Every award is decided by the public vote, and nobody sits on a panel. Sponsors and partners are promotion and nothing else, and have no say in an outcome.

No. An entry fee pays for your page and nothing else. A press pack, a team pack, a media kit is promotion and nothing else, and none of them affects the vote. Sponsors never vote and never see the count.

Online, at The Virtual Awards Night, streamed. Anyone can register to watch, and the trophy is sent to the winner.