Membership Benefits
A network of highly qualified counterparts around the world with experience in terms of worldwide destinations, professional competency, technical know-how, international organisations, international management problems etc.
- Recognised standing of international quality by means of Quality Assessment Programmes
- An international perspective on the tasks facing PCOs
- Protection and recourse to fair judgement through the IAPCO Committee of Ethics
- Business promotion opportunities through the IAPCO newsletter “The PCO”, which is mailed to some 3700 addresses in the meetings industry including international and national organisations and associations
- A number of tools to assist you in providing tenders for new business or when making presentations both to industry or to potential clients.
- Annually updated List of Members, including essential information, circulated to the entire database as well as hundreds of copies distributed annually at industry trade shows
- Access to the IAPCO mailing database, free of charge
- Reduced rates for members and staff at IAPCO Seminar and other educational activities
- A copy of the Meeting Industry Terminology Dictionary, free of charge
- Various Guidelines, restricted to members only, free of charge
- Use of IAPCO logo in business cards, stationery etc.
- Unlimited number of copies of IAPCO brochures and guidelines
- Listing of members on the association’s website with links to company members’ website
- Promotion of IAPCO and its quality assurance at international trade exhibitions
- IAPCO articles in a variety of magazines to promote the association and its members
- Business opportunities via the requests for IAPCO members received by the Secretariat, free of charge
- Co-operation with other international organisations and associations in the meetings industry
- Networking noticeboard