OUR ROLE IS TO PROVIDE

THREE PRIMARY SERVICES FOR OUR MEMBERS

On every level, last year was eventful and successful, so we’re sharing some of our achievements with you here…

EDUCATION

MEMBERS (GLOBAL) = 355

2014 ALSO SAW SIX NEW COUNTRIES ADDED TO OUR MEMBERSHIP

Training, certified learning, staff exchanges, trends

and surveys

Educating meeting planners, industry events, trade shows,

business generation

Events, conferences, competitions, innovations

REPRESENTATION NETWORKING & IDEAS

LOOKING BACKON THE SUCCESSES OF

2014

CHAPTER FULL ASSOCIATE CORPORATE INDIVIDUAL

Americas 168 20 7 3

Aus Asia Pac 20 1 1 0

Europe 123 5 5 2

TOTAL 311 26 13 5

EDUCATION TYPE

NO. OF EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS

NO. OF PARTICIPANTS

TOTAL MEMBER LEARNING HOURS

Americas Annual Conference 30 225 6,525

Europe Annual Conference 6 84 2,016

Webinars 9 135 135

Member Meetings – Regional 7 73 182

TOTAL 52 517 8858

CHAPTER FULL ASSOCIATE

Americas 8 3

Europe 46 1

TOTAL 54 4

MEMBERSHIP

IACC IN THE NEWS

MEMBER DEMOGRAPHICS - 2014

EDUCATION AND MEMBER NETWORKING

COPPER SKILLET – GLOBAL COOK-OFF COMPETITION

INDUSTRY EVENTS, CONFERENCES AND TRADE SHOWS ATTENDED

In terms of new members, 2014 was a record year, with a gain of 58 new members globally – the highest number in one single year!

Last year, we made significant inroads into key new regions, including Africa and Eastern Europe, increasing the number

of countries with IACC certified conference centres from 14 to 20.

A host of annual conferences, along with regional meetings and events, offered members all kinds of important educational opportunities.

Our understanding of the importance of foodservice in conference centre operations led to us creating the Annual Copper Skillet Global

Chef of the Year Competition, highlighting the artistry and skills of member conference centre chefs all over the world.

2014 saw us focusing on delivering trends and content to the global meetings industry media, and developing productive new relationships with media partners.

This led to an impressive 37% increase in placements.

The IACC’s participation in industry trade shows and conferences grew in 2014, attending new trade shows in Singapore, London,

Orlando, Istanbul and Minneapolis.The IACC attended eight Trade Shows in 2014, communicating to around 46,000 attendees!

We’ve continued in our drive to create new ways of delivering education and learning, both within and outside of IACC events.

Engaging with the next generation of future conference centre leaders requires strong partnerships with Hospitality Schools globally.

As you’ve seen, 2014 was an impressive year, packed with all kinds of successes.

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So what of 2015? Well, you can expect more of the same. Our commitment to reaching (and exceeding) our goals remains as strong

and focused as ever. Inspired by our track record, this year will see us aiming ever higher on behalf of our members.

Members and Board Directors over four continents made significant time and resource commitments to the association.

2014 saw a record number of students participating in IACC activities, including conference attendance, conference planning and delivering trends and surveys.

NEWMEMBERSIN 2014 58

KENYA PORTUGAL SWITZERLAND ITALY UKRAINE HUNGARY

1 32

VOLUNTEERING

TRENDS, LEARNING AND RESEARCH

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED IN 2014

A TOTAL OF

VOLUNTEEREDHRS

NO. OF EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS

NYU Certificate 6 courses

Webinars 6 webinars

Trade Show Planner Presentations 5 presentations

Sustainability – Green Star 2 surveys (res and non-res)

PKF Trends – Europe and Australia 4 surveys

Generational Planner Trends – Europe 1 survey

EXISTING PROGRAMS DELIVEREDConference Centre Trends – Americas 1 survey

AMERICAS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPSEUROPE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

6AWARDS TOTAL

392

HRS

Hours of student learning provided at IACC events

COUNTRY FINALS

CHAPTER FINALS

GLOBAL FINAL

CHEFS COMPETED

7 1 843