• The World PCO Alliance

    The World PCO Alliance

    19 PCO leaders covering the world and your event

    Established 2009

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  • Number of events

    2,865 Conferences & Events per year

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  • Number of Participants

    More than 631,700 participants per annum

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  • Exhibition Space

    Over 193,390 Square Meters of Exhibition Space

    With over 190,000 square meters of exhibition space and sponsorship programs valued in the millions, the numbers behind our partners' customized exhibit and sponsorship solutions speak for themselves.

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  • Sponsorship

    Secured over US$60,769,900 in Sponsorship

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  • Social Events

    Over 427,800 Room Nights

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    Meet the President Interview – André Vietor

    Meet the President Interview – André Vietor

    An industry veteran with 35 years of experience, André Vietor was President of the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) from 2006 to 2008. He also served as IAPCO’s Training Academy Chair from 2012 to 2017. He is currently the Managing Director for BCO Congresos, based in Spain. His areas of expertise are consultancy services in business development and designing business plan strategies for destinations and associations, the planning and management of bid presentations, destination marketing as well as association management. This year, André was elected president of the World PCO Alliance, and in this interview he shares his observations about the current industry, the role of the Alliance and what he foresees for the organization and the industry.

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    World PCO Alliance’s Duty of Care Commitment in an Insecure World

    Our increasingly adverse international climate has significant implications for the level of security that conferences and congresses must afford their attendees and other stakeholders. The World PCO Alliance believes that it is incumbent on PCOs to assume the responsibility of minimizing such risks to the events under their care.

    The Alliance partners therefore jointly commit to the Alliance’s Duty of Care Commitment and to implementing rigorous initiatives to manage security risks on behalf of their clients.

    Alliance partners make it a policy to initiate a dialogue with each of their clients on the topic of security, and ensure that appropriate measures are enacted by all parties involved in the organization of an event, including representatives of destinations, venues, suppliers and public personnel. In addition to designing risk management strategies for their clients, partners also advise them in communicating critical information to their attendees.

    Under the Alliance’s Duty of Care Commitment, partners address the following event security provisions:

    1. A formal event risk assessment
    2. A customized crisis plan that considers event partners such as venue/destination security
    3. Discussing and securing the most appropriate insurance policies
    4. Determining whether private security is necessary and undertaking the task of engaging any such personnel
    5. Ensuring that all staff assigned to the event are adequately trained in spotting, averting and/or managing any security risks
    6. Special measures for any attending high-level government officials or Heads of State, including travel or the coordination of airport /transportation arrangements and on-site security screenings
    7. A venue safety and emergency procedure that includes key information such as the location of emergency exits
    8. An official statement (if necessary) to attendees leading up to the event, and the security guidelines/emergency procedures on-site during the event.
    9. A post-mortem report within the framework of each client contract to send forward to the next edition of the event

    In applying their Duty of Care Commitment, Alliance members ensure their clients’ peace of mind in knowing that adequate security measures have been implemented for their events in the current international climate.

    World PCO Alliance Services

     

    Advantage

    Advantage

    The World PCO Alliance Advantage
    PCO

    PCO

    Professional Conference Management
    Events

    Events

    Events Management
    EMS

    EMS

    Exhibition Management Services
    DMC

    DMC

    Destination Management
    AMC

    AMC

    Association Management 1,500
    AV

    AV

    Audio Visual Management
    MICEapps

    MICEapps

    MICE Integrated Application