Welcome to the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers

Here’s presenting India’s first advanced level, international training program for the country’s MICE professionals, towards building and sustaining intellectual capacity and propelling growth in this industry!

Hosted in India by Association Management Initiatives, in collaboration with International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO), whose credentials need no mention!

Specialist Training for all Sectors of the MICE industry... facilitated by Speakers of global repute from the IAPCO Training Academy... 6-8 April 2010, Lavasa, India.

Philippe Fournier
President, IAPCO

It is my pleasure to invite you to the IAPCO Regional Seminar on Professional Congress Organisation which is to take place in India from April 06 - 08, 2010.

IAPCO has built up a strong reputation of excellent education and networking opportunities for its seminar participants, enrolling them in the on-going series of national and regional seminars.

Whilst such seminars are recognised as a comprehensive course for beginners, it has proved to be equally rewarding for those who have been active in the meetings industry for many years and we therefore invite you to take advantage of this opportunity.

Sessions are designed to facilitate traditional organisation skills as well as meeting the demands of this fast-changing business world. A rich source of information, this seminar, the first to be held in India, is a global approach to managing international conferences and events.

For anyone active in the field of organising congresses and events who wishes to expand their knowledge in this vast arena of PCO management, IAPCO offers you this Regional Seminar. We welcome you and look forward to meeting you.

Yours sincerely,
Signature Vice President, IAPCO

Philippe Fournier

Supratik Bhattacharyya
CEO, Association Management Initiatives

I am delighted to welcome you to the IAPCO Regional Seminar in India that will be held at the Lavasa International Convention Center from April 06 - 08, 2010.

On India’s horizon is a significant growth potential that the MICE industry will facilitate to a very large extent, and hence the need to gear up with world class knowledge, training and best practices. It is my pleasure to invite you to participate in the country’s first consolidated effort in imparting world class training to its conferencing and events professionals; through none else but IAPCO whose credentials need no mention.

The Training Academy has planned an exciting programme covering all aspects of this business, and I am sure you will undergo an immensely rewarding experience. This seminar happens to be one of the many primary projects that Association Management Initiatives (AMI) undertakes this year as a part of its Community and Industry Development Programs.

If you have any questions or need any clarifications, please contact Mr. Vikas Malik, Senior Manager – Business Development at vikas@amiglobal.org, or myself at supratik@amiglobal.org. I look forward to seeing you at Lavasa!

Kind regards,
Signature Supratik Bhattacharyya

Supratik Bhattacharyya

Partners

The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) represents the world’s leading professional organisers and managers of international and national congresses, conventions and special events. IAPCO is committed to raising standards of service among its members and other sectors of the meetings industry by means of continuing education and interaction with other professionals.

IAPCO is a leader in congress education, with national, regional and international seminars including the renowned IAPCO 'Wolfsberg' Seminar in Switzerland now in its 3rd decade. IAPCO also publishes a number of documents including a quality standard, a 900-word dictionary of technical terms (in 14 languages) and multiple working guidelines.

IAPCO members organise in excess of 5000 meetings annually, totalling some 1.9 million delegates and 0.5 million m² exhibition space, representing an economic impact in the region of 3.1 billion euros.

www.iapco.org

Association Management Initiatives Private Limited (AMI) is a professional services organization working closely with Associations, Professional Societies and Special Interest Groups on issues that are important to them and as their integrated resource for growth.

The organization caters to a non-profit’s core needs of effectiveness, financial momentum and sustainability, through a range of services including administrative, marketing and management support; research and strategic consulting; public affairs; creation, co-creation & turnkey execution of events.

AMI is committed to drive a sustainable impact to its client communities through addressing issues related to innovation, marketing, economic competitiveness and organizational gaps.