Professional Conference Organisers Association

The Association was established to help Conference and Event Managers have access to a range of services, best practice documentation and preferred rates from suppliers.

Aims of the PCO Association

Position the PCO Association as the leading body representing the interests of Professional Conference and Event Managers in Australia and New Zealand.
To maintain an accreditation system to provide clients and industry with an assurance that the accredited member they are engaging is committed to the highest quality event management business practices, consistency and reliability in the delivery of services, professional standards and dedication to continuous improvement
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.
Negotiate “preferred rates” for members from industry suppliers.
To increase the value and yield of member’s business and businesses.
To promote a better understanding of the roles, functions and contributions of professional conference and event managers in the conference industry and in the broader market place.
To provide members with an arbitration process to assist with the settlement of disputes with suppliers and clients.
To encourage, stimulate and aid networking among members and between, government, associations and other professional conference management associations.
To provide members with an opportunity to hear high calibre speakers from business, government, associations and other professional conference management companies at annual conferences and other forums.
To gather information of interest to members that will benefit them in everyday applications
Conduct an annual conference with content specific streams to address the individual needs of conference and event business owners and conference and event managers.

Free Membership is available for the following Conference & Event Managers

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

Membership is only available to individuals and is not available on a company basis. Membership is not available to venues and/or other suppliers.

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What Services Does a PCO Provide?

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

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