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Since the first IAPCO Seminar in 1975, IAPCO has built up a reputation second to none in the field of international meetings’ management training.
The IAPCO Annual Seminar is an intensive 5-day residential course held at the end of January each year. It is popularly known as the ‘Wolfsberg Seminar’ because its home for more than 30 years has been the Wolfsberg Platform for Executive and Business Development Center, training centre of the Union Bank of Switzerland. Over 1600 people worldwide have obtained an IAPCO Seminar Certificate of Attendance.
The Seminar is designed for executives employed by professional congress organisation companies, international associations, national organisations, congress centres, travel agencies, congress hotels, convention bureaux, national tourist bodies, corporate meeting planning departments, university conference departments, exhibition management companies, association management companies and event management companies.
Anyone involved in the meetings industry is welcome, and the programme benefits those of all levels of knowledge, whether new to the industry or having many years of experience.
Whilst the IAPCO seminar is recognised as the most comprehensive course for beginners, it has proven to be equally challenging and rewarding for those who have been active in the meetings industry for many years.
Activities in the meetings and exhibitions industry are evolving very quickly, the PCOs too:
from logistics to consulting, from promoting to marketing and communicating, from data collecting to data managing, from providing services to providing the solutions, from delivering to measuring, the PCO’s role has evolved over the years, adapting to the new world.
This change is reflected in the presentations given over this week-long course. Face-to-face meetings remain an important component of the world economy and continue to be a strategic tool for associations and companies in the marketing and communication mix.
The Seminar will be held from Saturday 15 January to Thursday 20 January 2011 at the Wolfsberg Platform for Executive and Business Development Centre of the UBS,about 60 kilometres north-east of Zurich. www.wolfsberg.com
ACCREDITATION & CERTIFICATION
Meeting Management Programme (CMM)
Attendance at the Wolfsberg Seminar earns 5 points for the Professional Education Section of the Certification in Meeting Management Programme (CMM). MPI’s CMM is an intensive learning opportunity designed for experienced and highly accomplished members of the global meeting industry community seeking career advancement and professional recognition. The CMM
designation is the most prestigious in the meetings and events industry. www.mpiweb.org
Certified Meeting Professional Program (CMP)
For more than twenty years, the Convention Industry Council (CIC) has defined new levels of professionalism through its Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) program. CIC certifies individuals through an internationally recognised certification program that evaluates the competency of meeting professionals. The CMP designation represents the standard of excellence in today’s meeting, conventions and exhibitions industry. In order to apply, an applicant must have a minimum of three years experience in meeting management, completed a minimum of 25 hours of continuing education. The IAPCO Annual Seminar provides a total of 18.40 hours of continuing education towards the CMP Application. Each candidate is responsible for tracking their own continuing education attendance. www.conventionindustry.org
IAPCO was founded in 1968 by professionals for professionals engaged in the organisation and management of international congresses, conventions and special events: professional conference organisers (PCOs). Its aims include promotion of the profession of the congress organiser and the highest standards in event planning and administration. A major part of IAPCO is to provide specialist training for PCOs. IAPCO’s education programme is regulated by the IAPCO Training Academy and includes this annual IAPCO Wolfsberg Seminar on Professional Congress Organisation.
With more than 100 members in over 35 countries, IAPCO members provide consulting and organisational services for clients to the highest standard. IAPCO members organise every year in excess of 5000 meetings worldwide totalling over 2 million participants and more than 0.5 million square meters of exhibits, thus representing an economic impact of over 3 billion Euros.
