I A P C O – Meeting Quality

1. I APC O – Meeting Quality 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 IAPCO membership offers a unique quality assurance recognised by congress clients and suppliers all over the world

2. 113 Active Members in 39 countries Company Members 73 International Office Members 28 National Office Members 12 and has close relationships with leading associations HCA – Healthcare Congress Alliance JMIC – Joint Meetings Industry Council CIC – Convention Industry Council PCMA – Professional Convention Management Association ….. and other meetings industry associations I APC O – Meeting Quality

3. Annual “Wolfsberg” Seminar I APC O – Meeting Quality Education is in our DNA IAPCO’s Training Academy provides for specialist training in conference organisation for PCOs and other related industry sectors. Meetings MasterClass Regional Seminars

4. Website, Publications & Guidelines IAPCO’s commitment to education extends to producing quality publications and guidelines to assist all those in the meetings industry I APC O – Meeting Quality And the Meetings Industry Terminology Dictionary of over 1100 words in 15 languages – On-Line

5. Economic Impact IAPCO Members make a major impact on the world’s meetings industry and local economy During 2012 [2012 Annual Survey] IAPCO Members handled: total number of meetings was 6 560 [17.9 meetings /day] total number of participants was 2 567 419 total number of exhibition m2 was 573 294 = an economic impact of 4.15 billion euros I APC O – Meeting Quality