Christmas Party & PA Life Star Awards
PA Life Christmas Party & PA Life Star Awards 2024
Date: TBC
Venue: TBC
Details for the coveted Christmas Party of the year for PAs and EAs – the PA Life annual Christmas Party & Star Awards will be revealed here soon.
It will be a double celebration with the PA Life Star Awards 2024 being presented during the evening.
Make sure you reserve your place early as you don’t want to miss this!
Booking will open here later.
Please complete the booking from and you will be notified if you’ve been successful in securing a place. Attendance is free for readers. However, PA Life Club members receive priority access.
On the night you’ll be treated to drinks, nibbles, entertainment and – most of all – a fantastic evening of celebrating with friends and colleagues from the PA community!
Take a look at the party pics from last year’s party.
Sponsorship options
If you would like to discuss sponsorship opportunities available at the PA Life Christmas Party, contact Lucy Gallivan on l.gallivan@forumevents.co.uk
The night includes:
Drinks & Nibbles
Networking – with your friends and colleagues from the PA community
Christmas goody bags – special treats from our sponsors and partners
Entertainment
Sponsorship options
If you would like to discuss sponsorship opportunities available at the PA Life Christmas Party, contact Lucy Gallivan on l.gallivan@forumevents.co.uk.
PA Life Star Awards 2024
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Here are the categories and the qualities, efforts and achievements our judges we are looking for.
Rising Star
This category celebrates outstanding Assistants who have been working in the sector for less than five years, but have demonstrated excellence in their approach to their role in supporting their executives and wider teams.
Virtual Assistant Star
As the name suggests, this accolade will be awarded to an individual who has shown exceptional applications of services to clients.
PA Life Club Member Star
Awarded to the member of the PA Life Club who has shown strong commitment to supporting the Club by attending events, and engaging with other Club initiatives.
PA Life Club Mentor Star
We are asking our PA Life Club mentees to nominate their mentors whose support and guidance has made a positive impact on the mentee.
Event Organiser Star
Is awarded for the Assistant who has shown to be an accomplished event professional behind successful events.
Project Ninja Star
Will be presented to the Assistant who has demonstrated strong project management skills within their organisation by undertaking a project on for instance sustainability, admin processes or charity work.
Commitment to Wellbeing Star
We’re looking for Assistants who have actively helped their execs, teams and organisations with wellbeing and wellness initiatives, either by introducing projects and programmes, or by managing them.
PA Star of the Year
The big one! This award will celebrate the work of one Assistant over the past year. We want to hear from PAs, EAs and VAs who have had an impact on their workplaces, going above and beyond duty to make processes smoother and their Execs’ lives easier.
HOW TO ENTER – CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT SEPTEMBER 20th
Firstly, it’s free to enter the PA Life Star Awards! You’ll be pleased to know that there’s also not a lengthy submission process. Simply…
- Email Marja-Leena on editorial@palife.co.uk with the subject line ‘PA Life Star Awards 2024’ and the name of the category you’d like to enter
- Read the criteria/description of the category you’d like to enter, and tell us in no more than 400 words why you should be considered for this award
- It’s not obligatory, but you can also provide a brief testimonial from someone you work with outlining why they think you should be considered for the award (testimonials do not need to be counted within the 400 word main submission text)
A panel of judges, made up of industry experts, will decide the winners of our awards, with the winner of PA of the Year being decided by you.
Judging Panel: to be finalised
Here are last year’s judges:
Sarah Howson, Strategic PA Network
Suzy Sanders, Alchemy VA
Kathy Soulsby, Personally Virtual
Kathy Soulsby
Marja-Leena Toseland, PA Life
The winners of the PA Life Star Awards will be announced on November 13th during the PA Life Christmas Party – Book your tickets today!
Nominations for PA Life Star Awards 2024 open on June 19th
We welcome entries by all you amazing star PAs, EAs, VAs and Office Managers.
The awards recognise the hard work and dedication of Assistants and champion everything they do in their constantly evolving roles.
Please note that the entry deadline is at midnight, September 20th.
It’s free to enter and we’ve kept the process quick and simple – please see full details on how to enter at the end of this post.
PA LIFE STAR AWARDS CATEGORIES AND CRITERIA:
Here are the categories of 2024 awards, plus details on the qualities, efforts and achievements the judges will be looking for.
Rising Star
This category celebrates outstanding Assistants who have been working in the sector for less than five years, but have demonstrated excellence in their approach to their role in supporting their executives and wider teams.
Virtual Assistant Star
As the name suggests, this accolade will be awarded to an individual who has shown exceptional applications of services to clients.
PA Life Club Member Star
Awarded to the member of the PA Life Club who has shown strong commitment to supporting the Club by attending events, and engaging with other Club initiatives.
PA Life Club Mentor Star
We are asking our PA Life Club mentees to nominate their mentors whose support and guidance has made a positive impact on the mentee.
Event Organiser Star
Is awarded for the Assistant who has shown to be an accomplished event professional behind successful events.
Project Ninja Star
Will be presented to the Assistant who has demonstrated strong project management skills within their organisation by undertaking a project on for instance sustainability, admin processes or charity work.
Commitment to Wellbeing Star
We’re looking for Assistants who have actively helped their execs, teams and organisations with wellbeing and wellness initiatives, either by introducing projects and programmes, or by managing them.
PA Star of the Year
The big one! This award will celebrate the work of one Assistant over the past year. We want to hear from PAs, EAs and VAs who have had an impact on their workplaces, going above and beyond duty to make processes smoother and their Execs’ lives easier.
HOW TO ENTER
Firstly, it’s free to enter the PA Life Star Awards! You’ll be pleased to know that there’s also not a lengthy submission process. Simply…
- Email Marja-Leena on editorial@palife.co.uk with the subject line ‘Star Awards 2024’ and the name of the category you’d like to enter
- Read the criteria/description of the category you’d like to enter, and tell us in no more than 400 words why you should be considered for this award
- Please also provide a brief testimonial from your manager or a close colleague, outlining why they think you should be considered for the award (testimonials do not need to be counted within the 400 word main submission text)
