“Quality is what IAPCO stands for, and Quality is what we will be!,” pronounced IAPCO President Philippe Fournier at the General Assembly in Quebec. No longer will branch offices of member companies be able to join IAPCO on the back of the company membership. Offices in countries outside those of the company member will need to comply with the same quality procedures and verification processes to be a member of IAPCO. These Office will be titled International Office Members and, whilst existing offices will automatically be granted this membership status, they will need to comply with the quality procedures of 2011 (submission deadlines 31 December 2011) in order to retain their membership. New applications will need to comply with the strict entry criteria applied to any new membership application. Branch offices within the country of a company member or international office member does not have the same strict criteria but requires written endorsement of quality standards by the company member. “This is a big step forward, and will provide assurance of the quality of all our members, not just the company member leading their group”, added Fournier.
Members were informed of the proposed changes well in advance of the General Assembly to allow for discussion and also to meet the bylaws relating to changes to the IAPCO Statutes and Standing Orders. All issues were voted on in the GA, with unanimous approval by all members attending. Sufficient members were present or represented to enable the proposals to be approved and the changes to the Statutes and Standing Orders to be made and submitted to the legal authorities in Switzerland.
“This is proof of IAPCO’s commitment to quality, not just from the Council but the members themselves …. IAPCO is quality and is determined to maintain that branded position in the industry. IAPCO leading the trend for Quality”.
