Awards

Events/Marketing Team
The Office of Communications and Neighborhood Relations has been recognized both locally and nationally for its award-winning productions. Most recently they were awarded an Award of Distinction from the Orlando Area Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association for the CityKidz - Buddy's Benefit for Children: "Buddy Jam 2010." In 2007 they received a Golden Brick award for the Annual Blues-B-Q, a blues concert featuring regional and national acts and highlighting several local BBQ restaurants on the street in front of City Hall.  The Events/Marketing Team has also won awards for the City's annual Fireworks at the Fountain and the Holiday Lights Orlando events.

Multimedia Team

The Office of Communications and Neighborhood Relations has also won nine Telly Awards for television productions.  Most recently, the Office was awarded two Bronze Telly Awards for Mayor Dyer's State of Downtown "It's Working Now" video and Inside Orlando's "Behind the Badge" SWAT segment. The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. These television shows can be watched on Orange TV Bright House Channel 99 or online at cityoforlando.net/tv.

Creative Services Team

The Office of Communication and Neighborhood Relations received two MarCom Creative Awards for the Mennello Museum website design and for the web animations for the Children and Education website.

The City's two websites have been recognized by 3CMA. Orlando en Espanol, Orlando's Spanish website, won a Savy Award, the highest honor, for providing Orlando's Hispanic residents with a Spanish-language resource for municipal information online. In 2001, CityofOrlando.net also received an Award of Excellence from 3CMA.