WORLD – Meeting industry bodies, the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) and the International Association of Congress Centres (AIPC) have collaborated to produce a new publication which deals with the issue of convention centre contracts.
The document is aimed at assisting new centres, clients dealing with convention centres for the first time, students and newcomers to the industry.
The project was driven by Alec Gilbert, Chief Executive of the Adelaide Convention Centre and Chair of the ICCA Venues Category and AIPC Board Member Clare Amsel, Director of Conferences of the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre. It draws from the experience and views of senior centre representatives from around the world and it is hoped that it will promote a better understanding as to why certain clauses are included in contract.
Amsel says: “It is recognised that differing legal systems, business cultures and customs dictate that there can never be a single version of a contract that would be applicable worldwide but this guide provides a starting point to understanding the main topics that should be addressed in any contract.
“This is a highly complex topic and would have been impossible to address properly without a wide range of perspectives on the variables related to each part of a centre contract.”
