IAPCO is the international accreditation member-driven association for Professional Congress Organisers around the world. Its remit is to raise quality standards within the meetings industry. Its members embrace the following Core Values:
- They are proud of their profession; they live up to the ‘P’ in PCO
- They get involved; they are a small and active group taking responsibility for their association and the industry at large
- They are extra-ordinary; they care about delivering the highest quality of professional services and make decisions accordingly
- They uphold the trust; they have a responsibility to their clients, and to the whole meetings industry, to conduct business in a trustworthy way
- They set the benchmark; they are at the forefront of innovation within their profession and always strive to improve
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Learning is essential therefore; education is at the core of their association and everything revolves around it