IAPCO and COCAL form new strategic partnership

The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) and Latín American Meetings Industry Federation (COCAL) have agreed a new three-year Memorandum of Understanding which will see both organisations’ communities benefit across several initiatives. At their most recent Meeting, held in Dubai, IAPCO Council unanimously agreed to a new collaboration with COCAL, the first of its kind for both associations. The collaboration will see experts from both organisations share knowledge and educational content through industry events, seminars and webinars. Ori Lahav (pictured), IAPCO president commented: “Given the interest in IAPCO and our activities from the LATAM region and the enthusiasm of COCAL to collaborate with IAPCO, we are confident that, through a sharing of educational and advocacy activities, together we can further develop the professionalism of the meetings and events industry and build upon the existing energy to deliver successful events in the region.” IAPCO says the MoU outlining this Strategic Partnership is a great example of the value that PCOs can expect when they have a membership of the association “COCAL is committed to working alongside IAPCO though this historic agreement, which represents a huge milestone in the history of the meetings industry. With this agreement, we intend to further inspire, connect, and empower our Latin-American community of professionals in advancing their services and our global events industry,” said COCAL president Luis Ricardo Martínez.