Roobix delivers digital transformation for RAC WA Sports Star Awards

The West Australian Sports Federation has advised that it is partnering with software consultancy Roobix to support the digital transformation of the 2017 RAC WA Sports Star Awards, one of the first gala dinner events to be held in Perth’s new Optus Stadium.

Recognising excellence in sport and the achievements of sports people from Western Australia, in previous years both the submission of nominations and the management of the RAC WA Sports Star Awards night had been completed manually, resulting in significant administrative effort, not only to collate and judge the nominations, but to allocate and manage the sale of tickets for the awards.

The digital transformation of the Awards is being undertaken across two distinct projects, the first encompassing the management of the Awards night itself using Roobix’s proprietary event management software, Evnto, while the second, a custom built online nomination portal, enabling the electronic submission of nominations for the first time in the Awards history.

Evnto is a corporate event management system built to eliminate the administrative tasks associated with corporate events including RSVP management, ticket sales, attendee communication and table planning. Roobix have assisted with provision of the software, training and support and setup for the RAC WA Sports Star Awards.

Acknowledging the transformation, WA Sports Federation (WASF) Chief Executive Rob Thompson stated “Evnto has revolutionised the way we manage the RAC WA Sports Star Awards.

“We have seen massive efficiency gains over what it traditionally took to manage the event, which this year will be attended by almost 700 people”.

The custom nomination portal managed nominations for all seven of the award categories streamlining the process for nominators, WASF staff and judges. In 2017, it supported 228 nominations across all categories.

Thompson added “historically, nominations were completed on paper and either faxed, emailed or dropped back to the WA Sports Federation offices.

“The nomination portal allowed nominators to complete the entire process online. These improvements to our digital operations not only improve the user experience for our members but ensure that the RAC WA Sports Star Awards continue as the most prestigious event in the WA sporting calendar.”

Roobix Chief Executive Melissa Strutt added “the WA Sport Federation is the peak industry body for sport in WA.

“Roobix has always had a strong connection with the WA sporting community and we’re honoured to be given the opportunity to partner with WASF to help this fantastic award run smoothly,”

The 2017 RAC WA Sports Star Awards are to held in Perth’s new Optus Stadium on Thursday 8th February 2018.

Roobix is a business consultancy, marketing and software development company with a vision to be the market leader in delivering innovative as-a-service solutions. Based in Perth, Roobix provides services to a wide range of SME’s including Richmond Wellbeing, Cirrus Networks and The Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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