International Congress and Convention Association
- International Congress and Convention Association
The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) was founded in 1963 by a group of travel agents to exchange information on international congresses and conventions.
ICCA, headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is a not-for-profit trade organisation whose primary purpose is to be the global community for the meetings industry, enabling its members to generate and maintain significant competitive advantage.
ICCA has approximately 800 members in 80 different countries. The members are divided by the type of the company into different sectors which include: destination marketing,meetings management, meetings support, transport, venues and honorary members.The member companies and organisations situated in the same geographical area are divided into chapters. The divided chapters include: African, Iberian, Latin American, Mediterranean and UK Ireland. The purpose of dividing the members into sectors and chapters is to enable networking between those members which have certain aspects in common in order to enhance their business activities in the industry.
ICCA is a member of the following global organisations: Convention Industry Council (CIC), Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) ,World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO),Affiliate Members Director (2007) [ [http://unwto.org/facts/eng/] ] . Union of International Associations (UIA)The association now has an international network of suppliers which is in service for the international meetings industry.
External links
* [http://www.iccaworld.org/ The Official website of ICCA]
References
* United Nations World Tourism Organization, Affiliate Members Director (2007)
ources
* http://www.iccaworld.com
* http://www.unwto.org
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