AIPC - the International Association of Congress Centres - is the industry association for professional convention and exhibition centre managers world wide. AIPC is committed to encouraging and recognizing excellence in convention centre management, while at the same time providing the tools to achieve such high standards through its research, educational and networking programs.
AIPC occupies a unique position amongst the various organizations that represent the meetings industry. It is a true international organization, with representation from over 49 countries around the world. It focuses specifically on the issues, opportunities and challenges facing convention and exhibition centres. It celebrates and promotes the multicultural dimension of the international meetings industry and the role facilities play in enhancing this. And it maintains close working relations with related industry organizations to ensure members are well connected to overall industry issues.
http://www.aipc.org

he European Federation of Conference Towns is the unique European Federation of convention bureaus. It is the fast, accurate and independent source of information for clients to search for destinations in Europe.
In November 1964, a few far-seeing European people got together in Brussels to form what is now the "European Federation of Conference Towns". Its main ambition was to be the focal point for the Europe's emerging Meetings Industry, and although a number of things have changed since then, this remains a key objective.
EFCT maintains a friendly service to Meetings Industry professionals from all over the world, or just around the corner, helping them identify and enjoy the most suitable destinations in Europe from among the 30 countries that are actively involved in the Federation. Over the years, EFCT has become the voice of experience in the European Meetings and Events Industry, both at European and International level, and the centre of a network that is playing a significant role in the International Meetings World.
http://www.efct.com