The Congrex Group is excited to announce that Sarah Fitzpatrick, Managing Director of
Congrex UK, at the recent General Assembly in Athens, was elected to the IAPCO council.
IAPCO is the international association for professional organisers and meeting planners and
aims to promote the professionalism of the meetings industry through continuing education.
Sarah will join the other newly elected members of the Council and President, Philippe
Fournier, as Chair of the Quality Committee, to help serve the IAPCO members in 2010 and
2011.
The Council also works to promote IAPCO as the leading authority on professional
congress organisation worldwide and to maintain the quality standards within the industry.
“I am really excited to join the IAPCO Council as this is such an important Association in the
meetings industry”, said Sarah Fitzpatrick. “It will be a great challenge for me personally, but
I am sure that I can contribute to helping IAPCO meet its targets and goals for the coming
years” Sarah added. “On behalf of IAPCO, I am pleased to welcome the newly elected
members onto the council”, commented IAPCO President Philippe Fournier.