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Lankans an opportunity of obtaining a prestigious certificate without having to travel to Switzerland at a heavy cost.
“The course is generally held in Switzerland but the organisers consented to have it in Sri Lanka this year in the second half of July after it was held in Dubai and Thailand where the costs are drastically reduced thus enabling many Sri Lankans to follow the course at 20% of the total cost which would have been otherwise paid in Switzerland,” says Sri Lanka Convention Bureau General Manager Vipula Wanigasekera.
IAPCO certification is one of the main standards set by many convention bureaus in the world as well as SLCB to be a registered Professional Conference/Exhibition organiser. The IAPCO Seminar will provide a tremendous opportunity for industry members who are engaged in MICE tourism to have an overall knowledge on oraganisational elements of managing international business events and to obtained professional certificate recognised anywhere in the world.
The course is conducted by Mathias Posch of Canada, Sara Pugh of UK and Andre Vitor of Spin who are specialist trainers in bidding, organising and handling of meetings and conferences. IAPCO Switzerland is the sole authority in designing the course and offering the trainers to their standard.
IAPCO was founded in 1968 by professionals engaged in the organisation and management of international congresses, conventions and special events. There are 115 members registered from over 42 countries and its aims include promotion of the profession for the congress organiser and the highest standards in event planning and administration. A major part of IAPCO is to provide specialist training for professionals involved in MICE industry. IAPCO’s education programme is regulated by the IAPCO Training Academy.
IAPCO thus conducts its very first training program in Sri Lanka from 21 to 24 July 2014 for the MICE professionals in the South Asian region. This would be attended by participants from Asia and Sri Lanka. The contact organisation is SLAPCEO President Zian Ameen 0777 788 931.
