Professional Conference Organisers Association

The PCO Association Aims

  • To provide relevant industry training courses to increase the standard of professionalism of members.
  • To develop best practice documentation for the use of members including standard contracts.
  • To update members on industry best practise and business trends
 
  • To increase the value and yield of member’s business and businesses.
  • To gather information of interest to members that will benefit them in everyday applications.
  • To provide members with an arbitration process to assist with the settlement of disputes with suppliers and clients.

Apply to join here      

Current Members Pay 2012  Fees here

Our Services

  •  Dispute resolution, between members and suppliers and suppliers and members.
  • Training and Education.
  • Individual and Company Accreditation.
  • Annual conference with low delegate fees.
  • Represent members views on issues relevent to their roles in the MICE sector
 
  • Promotion of accredited members.
  • Options for Business and Event Insurance for members.
  • The Association will continue to develop a meaningful dialogue with industry supplier partners on behalf of members.
  • Travel discounts through out Airline partner the Virgin Group

Professional Development Seminars

Follow the links to download the PDF flyers for each event.  The flyers have full details along with a live link to the registration form.

Sydney: The Menzies Sydney, 14 Carrington Street, Sydney - Friday 2nd March 2012
Gold Coast:  Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise, 2807 Gold Coast Highway - Tuesday 13th March 2012
Melbourne:  Grand Hyatt Hotel, 123 Collins Street Melbourne - Tuesday 27th March 2012

Members and Non Members Welcome

Member Blog and Forum

The members section of the website has a blog and forum, they are only accessable to members who can add comments or start new threads in the forum.  All stories for the blog need to be submitted by email for review. 

Who can join

Broadly speaking, to qualify for membership a PCO would need to have experience in managing and providing advice on the following;

• Event Websites, online registration systems
• Marketing Programs
• Business Plans
• Media Plans
• Event Budget and Cash Flow Preparation
• Risk assessment and Pubic Liability Insurances
• Sponsorship Proposals
• Audio Visual Setup
• Theming and Set Design
• Room Block Management

• Exhibition Management
• Delegate Boosting
• Program Coordination and Speaker Management
• Publication/Brochure/Printing Management
• Financial Management
• Mailing List and Data Management
• Contract Guidance
• Total On-Site Management
• Full Secretariat Service
• Venue finding and Contract Negotiation

Existing Members please pay 2012 membership fees here.

Membership is available for Conference & Event Managers - the annual membership fee commencing January 1, 2012 is $110.00 per year (inc GST).  Members receive a $200 discount on conference registration fees. 

  • Directors/Owners of independent Conference and Event Management Companies
  • Employees of Independent Conference and Event Management Companies
  • In-house Association Conference and Event Managers/Supervisors/Coordinators
  • In-house Government Conference and Event Managers/Supervisors/Coordinators
  • In-house Corporate Conference and Event Managers/Supervisors/Coordinators
  • Conference and Event Management Educators
  • Meeting and Event Managers

 For more information regarding Membership - click here

Looking for an Accredited PCO for your next event?

You can search the members database by City, State or Country, you will also find a list of individualls and companies who have completed  the Association's thorough certification checks.

2011 Conference

A speacial thanks to our members, delegates, sponsors, exhibitors and the New Zealand meetings industry for making the 2011 conference such a special event, see the conference section for program and presenter details.

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