International Association of Professional Congress Organisers

Founded in 1968 as a Non-Profit Organisation to set the standards in congress organisation

IAPCO represents professional organisers and managers of

international and national congresses, conventions and special events

Quality Assurance

IAPCO membership offers a unique quality assurance recognised by congress clients and suppliers all over the

world

√ Strict Membership Application Criteria√ Annual Statutory Returns√ Annual Event Check List Submission√ Annual Quality Self Assessment

Submission√ Triennial Quality Seminar Attendance

Annual “Wolfsberg” Seminar

Education is in our DNAIAPCO’s Training Academy provides for specialist training in conference

organisation for PCOs and other related industry sectors.

Meetings MasterClassRegional Seminars

Alliances

IAPCO has close relationships with leading associations

HCA – Healthcare Congress AllianceJMIC – Joint Meetings Industry CouncilCIC – Convention Industry CouncilPCMA – Professional Convention Management

Association

….. and other meetings industry associations

Website, Publications & GuidelinesIAPCO’s commitment to education extends to producing quality publications

and guidelines to assist all those in the meetings industry

Dictionary IAPCO’s Meetings Industry Terminology Dictionary is the

leading reference volume

Over 1100 words

3 volumes

15 languages

And now available online – total search over 16000 words

Impact

IAPCO Members contribute to the advancement of medicine & sciences,

communication across borders and understanding among governments

Members in 41 countries

Company Members 74International Office Members 29National Office Members 13

IAPCO is a quality not quantity driven association.

IAPCO philosophy is to raise the standards of service amongst its members

and other sectors of the meetings industry by means of continuing education and interaction

with other professionals

Association Meetings

National - 2027International - 799

Governmental Meetings

National - 352International - 257

Corporate Meetings

National - 2539International - 790

MEETING TYPES

(50% in 2012)

(40% in 2012)

(10% in 2012)

Association Meetings42%

Governmental Meetings9%

Corporate Meetings49%

Participants Managed

SQM Managed

Room Nights

2012 20132000000

2100000

2200000

2300000

2400000

2500000

2600000

2700000

2181947

2622354

CORE PCO

An IAPCO Core PCO is defined as having a minimum of 3 contracts to manage an association’s international congress on a continual rotation, or 5 contracts to manage an association’s national meeting on a continual rotation providing Core PCO services.

IAPCO members that are core PCO's72%

IAPCO member that are not core PCO's

28%

An IAPCO Core PCO is defined as having a minimum of 3 contracts to manage an association’s international congress on a continual rotation, or 5 contracts to manage an association’s national meeting on a continual rotation providing Core PCO services.

AMC

Employees

An average of 1620€ per participant

=

4.40 B€ of economical impact

IAPCO’s ECONOMIC IMPACT

Bill

ion

Eur

os!

ECONOMIC IMPACT -

6764 meetings organised (6560 in 2012)

2,718797 participants (2,567419 in 2012)

But,

4993 employees (5097 in 2012)

IAPCO is Growing…

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