Following
an extensive consultation and development process, in the second half
of April 2013 ICCA has launched an Association Portal, specifically
designed for association executives to assist them in organising
quality meetings.
Qualifying
association executives can register
on http://associations.iccaworld.com to
access a password-protected section in the ICCA website, which draws
together ICCA's unique data and specialised resources to association
executives who are responsible for organising international meetings.
The ICCA Association Portal is a safe and trusted environment for
association executives, where they are not approached with commercial
intentions.
The
Portal enables association meeting planners to access their own
meeting profile in the ICCA database, and to share insights with
other association colleagues. They can easily search for the leading
specialists in handling, transporting and accommodating international
events (ICCA members) and access meetings resource publications on
topics such as bidding and decision-making processes for
associations, contracting with major congress & convention
venues, negotiating with hotels, working with convention bureaux, and
social media for events. Other resources available are the ICCA
Statistics Reports, case studies and hosted buyer event information.
Associations can also request advice on how to improve their bid
manual.
ICCA
CEO Martin Sirk: "The ICCA Board and my management team are all
delighted to be able to launch this new service for associations in
this celebratory, 50th anniversary year of ICCA's existence. It marks
an important new phase in our efforts to connect ICCA members and
associations as part of a single, organic, business community, and to
provide association executives with easy pathways to their peers,
something that has previously been missing but much needed."
This
new product, although aimed at associations, will benefit ICCA
members by enhancing and strengthening ICCA's relationship with the
international association community.
Initial
reactions to the Association Portal have been very positive and the
ICCA Board will be presenting this new product in more depth to
members at the upcoming mid-year Sector meetings in May 2013 in
Frankfurt, Germany.
