--- title: "Top Secret: 2018 Costume Contest Categories" description: "Participate in the Costume Contest at the 36th Annual Congress! The 2018 categories are: Best Bond, High Society, Absolutely Evil, and International Spy." --- [![soc-fb](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_fb.svg "soc-fb")](https://www.facebook.com/American-Payroll-Associations-Chapter-Relations-877434285724525/) [![soc-in](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_li.svg "soc-in")](http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1051077&trk=anet_ug_grppro) [![Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG.png?width=20&height=19&name=Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG.png)](https://twitter.com/APAChapters?lang=en)   - [Home](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders) - [About](https://blogs.payroll.org/about) - [Connect](https://blogs.payroll.org/connect) - [Resources](https://blogs.payroll.org/resources) ![23 PAYO Chapter Blog](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/CL-2023-images/23%20PAYO%20Chapter%20Blog.jpg "23 PAYO Chapter Blog") ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/60668d0caf1a25209693951c0ef1b2bf) by [Julianna Hunt](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders/author/julianna-hunt) on Mar 22, 2018 11:13:00 AM # Top Secret: 2018 Costume Contest Categories Join the action at this year’s Congress as you pay another day and dress up like your favorite Bond character for the highly anticipated [costume contest](http://www.americanpayroll.org/congress/congress-entertain/). Go covert or stand out from the crowd with your attire when you compete in one of the following categories: **Best Bond -** Recreate your favorite [James Bond character](http://jamesbond.wikia.com/wiki/Category:James_Bond_characters) or ensemble in this contest category. Take on the role of James Bond, himself, or one of his trusted associates: MI6’s favorite secretary, Miss Moneypenny, fellow agent, Vesper Lynd, head of the MI6’s research and development division, “Q”, or the head of MI6, “M”. ![best bond 2.png](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/best%20bond%202.png?width=538&name=best%20bond%202.png) **High Society -** Make it a black tie affair with high heels and bow ties. Dress to the nines and impress the judges with your swagger, pomp, and circumstance as a high society competitor. ** ![high society 2.png](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/high%20society%202.png?width=567&height=483&name=high%20society%202.png)** **Absolutely Evil -** Be a Bond film nemesis. Scare us with your most dastardly execution of a Bond villain and take out the competition with a killer costume.  ![absolutely evil 2.png](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/absolutely%20evil%202.png?width=533&height=486&name=absolutely%20evil%202.png) **International Spy** - Show off your secret agent savoir-faire as an International Woman or Man of Mystery. Conceal your identity with a disguise and show off your spy gadgets.  ![international spy2.png](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/international%20spy2.png?width=530&height=480&name=international%20spy2.png) Contest judging for all payroll agents attending Congress will be held on Thursday, May 17th at 6:30 PM in the Expo. Share in the comments below which costume contest category you plan on entering!   Topics: [Payroll Congress](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders/topic/payroll-congress) **Topics:** [Payroll Congress](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders/topic/payroll-congress)   ### Search ### Categories - [Chapter Guidance & Resources (103)](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders/topic/chapter-guidance-resources) - [Chapter Contests (62)](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders/topic/chapter-contests) - [Board of Advisors (46)](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders/topic/board-of-advisors) - [Payroll Congress (36)](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders/topic/payroll-congress) - [Chapter Events (31)](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders/topic/chapter-events) ![](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/chapter-blog-images/clsad.jpg?width=160&name=clsad.jpg) ![](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/chapter-blog-images/gccad.jpg?width=150&name=gccad.jpg) ### Recent Posts ![payroll-logo-white](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/payroll-logo-white.png?width=200&name=payroll-logo-white.png "payroll-logo-white") [Privacy Policy](http://www.americanpayroll.org/privacy/)     |     Acceptable Use ©[PayrollOrg](http://payroll.org) [![soc-fb](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_fb.svg "soc-fb")](https://www.facebook.com/PayrollOrg) [![soc-in](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_li.svg "soc-in")](https://www.linkedin.com/company/payroll-org/mycompany/) [![Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG.png?width=20&height=19&name=Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG.png)](https://twitter.com/PayNews)