‘O’ Awards Set To Take Place In January In Las Vegas

LOS ANGELES—AVN Media Network has announced the 5th Annual “O” Awards will take place Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, as part of the AVN Novelty Expo in Las Vegas. The awards ceremony will be part of an entire night dedicated to the pleasure products side of the adult industry, as ANE will host a Product Showcase event and an industry Networking Party that evening as well. “The entire evening will be dedicated to the pleasure products side of the industry, which will give attendees a chance to meet, mingle, do business and celebrate the best of the best the industry has to offer with the ’O’ Awards,” said Sherri L. Shaulis, senior editor of pleasure products for AVN. To mark the five-year milestone, AVN has added new categories to the “O” Awards to better reflect what the softer side of the industry has to offer. This year, Outstanding Packaged Lingerie Line and Outstanding Costume Lingerie Line will join the 16 categories from last year, including Outstanding Product for Women, Outstanding Product for Men and Lifetime Achievement. “The lingerie sector of the industry continues to do well, and we wanted to recognize that with this year’s ‘O’ Awards,” said Janet Gibson, chief operating officer of AVN. “The added categories reflect the biggest areas of growth we’ve seen in recent years.” A complete category list and information on the pre-nomination process will be published in the coming weeks. The AVN Novelty Expo takes place Jan. 15-17. It is one of four events—the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, the AVN Novelty Expo, AEE Fan Fest and the AVN Awards—hosted by AVN as part of the AVN Show. For 2014, all of the same education, networking and entertainment elements that went into making AVN Show 2013 such a successful and memorable series of event will remain in play, but the show organizers have also planned some very special additions to the schedule that are designed to add lasting value. Once again, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas will become ground central for this annual gathering of industry leaders, outstanding talent and the fans who adore them.  For Trade, badges are now on sale at early bird pricing and may be purchased here. Please note that the more expensive badge includes all the official parties!   Expo Plus Badge: $100 Includes: *  All AEE & ANE exhibits *  Seminars *  Keynote Presentation   All Access Pass: $185 Includes: *  All AEE & ANE exhibits *  Seminars *  Keynote Presentation *  All official parties   Rooms at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas can also be booked now. Attendees can acquire rooms for the following rates by reserving them at https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=10610446.    * Weekday Rates (Sunday - Thursday) from $89/ night * Weekend Rates (Friday - Saturday) from $199/night For more information, visit NoveltyExpo.com. For sponsorship information, contact Sara Harter at Sara.Harter@AVN.com