ICCA Congress & Exhibition
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject. Please help improve the article with a good introductory style. |
 |
This article is about a place, but does not specify the country, city or region where it is located. Please help improve the article to include this information as Wikipedia is viewed by a worldwide audience. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. |
The ICCA Congress and Exhibition is the annual meeting of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), an organization of the main specialists in handling, transporting and accommodating international events.
It has been held every year since 1963 as a General Assembly for ICCA members. As a meeting for members only, has been traditionally held in October/November and has rotated throughout the world. It has lasted approximately 4 days and consisted of category meetings combined with education sessions.
In 1997, the format was changed to combine the General Assembly with a Congress that would be open to all professionals in the meetings industry including non-ICCA members. At the same time an exhibition was held with both member and non-member exhibitors.
The event attracts approximately 450-750 delegates, 40-100 accompanying persons and 50 exhibiting companies. The current format of the event is half a day for the First Time Attendees (Saturday afternoon), one day for the General Assembly (Sunday) and three days for the Congress (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) with the exhibition running from Sunday-Wednesday. Because the General Assembly and Congress is the key focal point of ICCA’s annual activity, the responsibility to deliver a well organised and managed event of a top quality standard is an exciting challenge to a destination. A high standard in all aspects of meetings management is expected - programming, marketing, theming, social activities, logistical arrangements, etc.
