The final shortlist of 12 entries for the 2018 Incredible Impacts Programme has been announced by BestCities Global Alliance and the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). The Incredible Impacts Programme celebrates the ‘beyond tourism’ value of international association meetings to create a powerful platform to advocate their positive societal impact. A panel of independent judges from the association world will determine three meetings that have shown the greatest impact, and award grants of USD$7,500 on behalf of BestCities and ICCA. Shortlisted associations represent a broad range of sectors including leadership, scientific innovation, humanitarianism, environmental issues, music, disease, disability, and child neglect. The final shortlist is below:
- Soroptimist International
- The International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
- European Association for Palliative Care
- International Council on Social Welfare
- Down Syndrome International
- African Women in Leadership Organisation
- International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation
- World Environmental Education Congress Network
- International Actuarial Association
- The International Society for Music Education
- Society for Ecological Restoration
- Union for International Cancer Control
