THE IAPCO AWARDS – RECOGNISING EXCELLENCE
IAPCO is committed to raising standards of service among all sectors of the meetings industry by means of continuing education and interaction with other professionals. As part of this commitment, IAPCO, in 1992, created a programme of Awards, to recognise excellence. Nominated by IAPCO members, these Awards are presented annually to the nominated International Client, National/Regional Client and National/International Supplier, and have long been coveted by those who have been acknowledged for their quality and contribution to the industry by IAPCO. Over the last 19 years, 60 Awards have been presented.
TRIPLE AWARDS AT IMEX 2011
It was no coincidence that IAPCO chose to present their 2010 awards of quality at IMEX, one of the leading quality shows in our industry.
Three awards were presented: The International Client Award to the World LP Gas Association, nominated by IAPCO member MCI France; the Regional Client Award to ESMO – European Society for Medical Oncology nominated by IAPCO member AIM-Group International, Italy; and the International Supplier Award to the Internationales Congress Centrum ICC Berlin, nominated by IAPCO member, CPO HANSER SERVICE, Berlin, Germany.
World LP Gas Forum for WLPGA
WLPGA is the rendez vous of the LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas) community which gathers in a different city every year. The World Association is engaged in early development for safer and greener energy and hence is empowering its stakeholders by organising annually an international forum. It is their commitment to this forum which prompted MCI France, the Core PCO of WLPGA, to nominate them for the coveted International Client Award. “Not only did we wish to recognise their commitment to the future of our world” said Philippe Fournier, MD, MCI France, “we also wanted to recognize their fidelity and professionalism. WLPGA has always worked with PCOs and recognises the advantages such appointments, both Core and local PCOs, make to the success of their events”.
ESMO, European Society for Medical Oncology
The European Society for Medical Oncology organises the major european congress on medical oncology, the most recent event having been held in Milan at which 16000 participants from 124 countries gathered for the five days of meetings. “The ESMO Congress is a clear example of excellence and we wished to recognise the Society for their careful attention to detail, intelligent selection of destination and local partners, and their vision and their open-minded approach to their congress” said Patrizia Semprebene Buongiorno, MD, AIM Group International, and PCO of the 2010 Congress. “We are all excited about this prize”, said Alessia Mora, ESMO Congress Director, “and it is an honour that IAPCO decided to deliver it to ESMO. From our side we also have to admit that the experiences we had in working with IAPCO PCOs has been really positive and, of course, the various learning experiences we had at Wolfsberg, for both the Seminar and the Masterclass, are certainly unforgettable for all the staff who participated”.
Internationales Congress Centrum – ICC Berlin
CPO HANSER SERVICE was proud to nominate ICC Berlin to receive the distinction of the IAPCO Supplier Award. “We have been working with the ICC Berlin for more than 25 years” commented Inge Hanser, Director, CPO HANSER SERVICE, “and we have always been very satisfied with their services. The staff are extremely service-minded and always professional” she continued. “Together with the ICC we have succeeded in developing and progressing many medium and large sized congresses. But it was, in particular, the annual DGPPN Congress (German Association for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy) which prompted us to put forward the nomination. When we took over the congress in 2003 the attendance was c.2000 participants; with the support and partnership of ICC, the attendance had increased to 9500 in 2010. The challenge with this particular congress was to co-ordinate up to 55 parallel sessions! The ICC has always shown great flexibility and creativity in order to achieve this goal and we wanted to recognise this trait”.
THE AWARDS
1992-2001, The first Award
In 1440, German inventor Johannes Gutenberg invented a printing press process that, with refinements and increased mechanisation, remained the principal means of printing until the late 20th century. This Award, depicting a replica of the first printing press, represented the dependence at that time on print as part of the congress management process.
2002-2008, Intermediary
“Intermediary” created by leading artist Corry Ammerlaan van Niekerk of the Netherlands the Award represented the heart of our industry, people of different nations and cultures coming together as one, to discuss and celebrate our world ensuring communication and contributing to world peace. The strong figure in the centre unites the parties and acts as an intermediary.
2009-2010, Reaching the Top
Designed with care and competence, Ger van Tankeren has created yet another masterpiece depicting his inimitable enthusiasm and skill of “letting the daylight” into life. Reaching the Top represents the pursuit of excellence within our industry, for with a common aim and a united effort, we can reach the top.
