IAPCO at the cutting EDGE

IAPCO at the cutting EDGE
The new educational offering “EDGE from IAPCO” was recently launched at IMEX.
No longer will the Annual Seminar be limited to Switzerland, the dynamic educational seminar will now be offered worldwide with three seminars per year in different regions.
EDGE – Experts in Dynamic Global Education – will provide education at three different levels: Level 1 – new to the industry with 2-3 years’ experience; Level 2 – intermediate, 5 or more years’ experience in this your chosen career path; Level 3 – senior project or departmental manager, or business manager/owner. Seminars that provide people with that edge they need in a global competitive environment.
Focused on professional congress organisation these seminars will replace the traditional Wolfsberg Seminar and will play an important role in international MICE education for the PCOs, Meeting Planners and the wider meetings industry. As hosts of the seminars, Destination Partners in IAPCO Education will be able to participate in the programme, showcasing their destination and bringing an international flavour to EDGE.

There are three EDGE programmes already in place: Auckland, New Zealand, 24-26 August 2015; Copenhagen, Denmark, 18-21 January 2016; Whistler, Canada, 25-27 May 2016.
Cutting EDGE seminars will now be delivered worldwide, affordable and accessible. Are you standing on the EDGE of the future?

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About IAPCO: Meeting Quality
The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) was founded in 1968, is registered in Switzerland and represents today more than 120 professional organisers, meeting planners and managers of international and national congresses, conventions and special events from 41 countries. IAPCO members [2014] organise in excess of 7075 meetings annually, totalling some 2.861 million delegates and representing an economic impact in the region of 4.63 billion euros. IAPCO is committed to raising standards of service among its members and other sectors of the meetings industry. Today IAPCO membership offers a unique quality assurance, since entry into membership of IAPCO is by meeting strict criteria and by continuous quality assessment. The high quality standards are secured by means of continuing education and interaction with other professionals. The Annual Seminars, The Meetings MasterClass and the Annual Meeting & General Assembly of its members are the highlight events of IAPCO.

For further information, please contact:
IAPCO Head Office: Brambles House, Colwell Road, Freshwater, PO40 9SL, UK Email: info@iapco.org www.iapco.org

IAPCO 2012

IAPCO 2012 | PRESS RELEASE from IAPCO
15 MINUTES OF TECHNOLOGY FAME

February 2012 for immediate release
Snappy sessions formed a crucial element at the IAPCO Annual Seminar in Wolfsberg this year, introducing the practical applications of Mobile Apps, Print on Demand, Roving Registration, QR, Hybrid Meetings, all linked to the advanced life of events, both initially and their longevity. John Martinez of Shocklogic Global presented the short sharp technology sessions, each day focussing on a different element of current event technology.

The enthusiasm of the participants was immediately obvious by the attendance of the subsequent Tutorials at which smaller groups were able to explore the topics in depth. “Technology moves so fast” said John “that it is difficult in a single presentation to focus on individual elements, so this programme design of “bite-sized” pieces was excellent, with participants able to take away hands-on tips and tricks related to one single IT item per day.   As an invited speaker, I have to commend the new programme design created for 2012″.

Wolfsberg mobile apps, pocket-size voting calculators, video recorded presentations for personal critique, all enhanced the technical experience of the seminar. “IAPCO – an amazing teaching initiative!”, commented one of the dedicated participants on the final day.

The 39th Annual Seminar will take place in Wolfsberg from 19-24 January 2013.
ABOUT IAPCO: Meeting Quality
The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) was founded in 1968, is registered in Switzerland and represents today more than 115professional organisers, meeting planners and managers of international and national congresses, conventions and special events from 40 countries. IAPCO members organise in excess of 6100 meetings annually, totaling some 2.24 million delegates and representing an economic impact in the region of 3.63 billion euros.

IAPCO is committed to raising standards of service among its members and other sectors of the meetings industry. Today IAPCO membership offers a unique quality assurance, since entry into membership of IAPCO is by meeting strict criteria and by continuous quality assessment.

The high quality standards are secured by means of continuing education and interaction with other professionals. The ‘Wolfsberg’ seminar, The Meetings Masterclass and the Annual Meeting & General Assembly of its members are the highlight events of IAPCO.

For further information, please contact:
IAPCO Head Office: Brambles House, Colwell Road, Freshwater, PO40 9SL, UK     Email: info@iapco.org       www.iapco.org