Although
she formally joined Congress Corporation in 2001, Kayo's career in
conferences and events traces back to December 1997, to her first
involvement in a large-scale international conference - the Third
Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP3), in Kyoto, Japan. This
relevant meeting is better known as the 'Kyoto Protocol Conference'.
Since
that meeting, Kayo counts herself fortunate enough to have been
involved in many different types of conferences during her career.
"In this business, I enjoy accomplishing each individual
project, respectively, through which I can meet people in a diverse
range of fields and acquire a variety of expertise," she said.
"And now I would like to try to give back and contribute more to
the industry, in particular to IAPCO. I have a true Asian background
and I hope I can bring some new perspectives to this wonderful
association, which I cherish so much. I am delighted to be elected to
Council to achieve this aim."
In
other changes to the IAPCO Council, Roslyn McLeod, arinex, Sydney,
stepped down after 11 years' service; Nicky McGrane, Conference
Partners, Dublin, was officially elected to Council following her
previous year as a co-opted member, as co-host of the 2013 Dublin
Annual Meeting. Sarah Markey-Hamm, ICMS Melbourne, was
co-opted to Council as the host of the 2014 Melbourne Annual Meeting
& General Assembly. All other Council members remained in post or
were re-elected.
