Certified Conference Hotels

Preamble

Contributing their core skills in the field of event management, Verband Deutsches Reisemanagement e.V. (VDR) (German Travel Management Association), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verbandsmanagement e.V. (DGVM) (German Association Management Society), and the German Convention Bureau e.V. (GCB) have joined forces to promote a professional collaboration between industry and the hospitality sector and to set standards for the meeting industry.
For this purpose they have developed the Conference Hotel Association Criteria in a dialogue with Hotelverband Deutschland (IHA) (German Hotel Association), which are approved by all four associations as the hallmarks of a professional conference hotel.

 

The following 7 mandatory requirements, to which all criteria are thematically assigned, are the essential hallmarks of a professional conference hotel:

1. A professional conference hotel has its own professional conference area.
2. A professional conference hotel offers standardised information material in print and digital form.
3. A professional conference hotel uses a standardised proposal procedure.
4. A professional conference hotel offers professional, meeting-specific F&B services and corresponding F&B outlets.
5. A professional conference hotel provides professional event support.
6. A professional conference hotel uses a specified billing process and billing method.
7. A professional conference hotel's facilities and services meet business travel standards.

A bed and breakfast hotel can definitely not be a professional conference hotel, as the F&B services of a hotel are an essential part of the requirements for a professional conference hotel.

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Further information

MICE Associations

American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
The ASAE Building
1575 I Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-1103 USA

Tel.:  001-202-626-2723 / -2798
Fax:  001-202-371-8825 / -1673
E-mail: pr@asae.asaenet.org
Website: http://www.asaenet.org/

Described as the "association for association executives," ASAE is dedicated to enhancing the professionalism and competency of association executives, promoting excellence in association management, and increasing the effectiveness of associations to better serve members and society.

ASAE was founded in 1920 as the American Trade Association Executives, with 67 charter members. Today, ASAE has 25,000 individual members who manage leading trade, professional, and philanthropic associations, representing approximately 10,000 associations serving more than 287 million people and companies worldwide. All members join professional-interest sections that relate to their job responsibilities. Sections include: executive management, chapter relations, communication, education, finance and administration, government relations, international, legal, marketing, meetings and expositions, membership, technology, and association management.

ASAE’s offers
• Monthly magazine, providing articles on current topics of interest to association executives.
• Newsletters
• Database
• Publications
• Conventions with education sessions
• Educational Seminars on association management topics
• Certified Association Executive (CAE) program

The International Association of Conference Centers (IACC)
International Association of Conference Centers North America
243 North Lindbergh Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63141
USA
Tel.:  001-314-993-8575
Fax: 001-314-993-8919
E-mail: info@iacconline.org
Website: http://www.iacconline.com/, http://www.iaccnorthamerica.org/

International Association of Conference Centers United Kingdom
261 High Street - Dorking, Surrey RH4 1RL
England, UK
Tel.: 0044-1306-886 656
Fax: 0044-1306-876 837
E-mail: infouk@iacconline.org
Website: http://www.iacconline.com/, http://www.iaccuk.org/

IACC is a trade association whose mission is to assist members in providing the most productive meeting facilities in the world and to promote a market awareness of the differences between these conference center facilities and other types of hospitality venues. Above all, we seek to validate the superior value of conference centers for smaller meetings or training programs.

IACC's Internet site is loaded with information regarding 173 "purpose-built" commercial conference centers, corporate training centers, and college and university conference centers around the globe. All of them satisfy the stringent criteria which make them worthy to display the IACC logo - the industry's "seal of approval" and a guarantee of authenticity and quality.
 

The International Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus (IACVB)
2025 M Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
USA

Tel.:  001-202-296-7888
Fax:  001-202-296-7889
E-mail: info@iacvb.org
Website: http://www.iacvb.org/

The IACVB wants to be an inclusive, accessible, and responsive organization for all Bureau professionals.

Convention and Visitor Bureaus (CVBs) represent all components of the meeting and visitor industry within a given city or area. They work to facilitate partnerships between meeting professionals and all segments of the local hospitality industry. They encourage groups to hold meetings in its destination, assist with meeting preparations, and encourage business travellers and tourists to visit and enjoy the local historic, cultural, and recreational opportunities.

The mission of the IACVB is to enhance the professionalism, effectiveness, and image of its world-wide members and the industry they represent. They have several goals as to enhance their position as the premier source of education for the Convention and Visitors Bureau industry or to provide a level of member service that meets or exceeds stakeholder expectations.

 

The International Association of Professional Congress Organizers (IAPCO)
42 Canham Road
London W3 7SR
United Kingdom

Tel: 0044-20-8749-6171
Fax: 0044-20-8740-0241
E-mail: info@iapco.org
Website: http://www.iapco.org/

Established in 1968, IAPCO is uniquely positioned as the only international association focusing on professional congress organizers (PCOs). It represents professional organisers and managers of international and national congresses, conventions and special events.

IAPCO is committed to raising standards of service among its members and other sectors of the meeting industry by means of continuing education and interaction with other professionals. IAPCO has members world wide whose activities are monitored on an annual basis. As a result,
IAPCO membership offers a unique quality assurance recognized by conference clients and suppliers all over the world.

IAPCO is well known for its congress management training courses, particularly the annual “Wolfsberg Seminar” in Switzerland, which always takes place at the end of January. It also publishes a range of useful conference guidelines for PCOs, planners, suppliers and clients.
 

Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
International Headquarters
4455 LBJ Freeway
Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75244-5903
USA

Tel.:  001-972-702-3000
Fax:  001-972-702-3070
E-mail: feedback@mpiweb.org
Website: http://www.mpiweb.org/

European Office
46a, Avenue John F. Kennedy
L-1855 Luxembourg
Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
Luxemburg
Tel.: 00352-2687-6141
Fax: 00352-26876343
E-mail: feedback@mpiweb.org
Website: http://www.mpiweb.org/

MPI is the largest association of meeting professionals with over 19,000 members in 60 countries. There are currently 60 chapters, and an additional four chapters in formation. MPI’s current membership ratio is 46 percent planners and 54 percent suppliers. MPI members are dedicated professionals in planning, managing and supplying services to the dynamic meeting industry. They strive to help both meeting planners and suppliers to enhance their professional growth while saving them valuable time and money through superior educational programming, timely and topical communication, extensive resources, professional interaction, and exclusive discounts.

 

Society of Incentive & Travel Executives (SITE)
401 N. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
USA
Tel.: 001-312-321-5148
Fax: 001-312-527-6783
E-mail: hq@site-intl.org
Website: http://www.info-now.com/site

The Society of Incentive & Travel Executives is an international organization of business professionals dedicated to the development of `incentive travel'. Many businesses use travel and off-site meetings in their motivational and performance improvement strategies.

SITE recognizes cultural differences in developing these strategies, and serves as a networking and educational opportunity for its members. 
 
International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA)
ICCA Head Office
Toren A
De Entree 57
1101  BH Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Tel.:  0031-20-398 1919
Fax: 0031-20-699 0781
E-mail: Mr. Martin Sirk (CEO): m.sirk@icca.nl
Website: http://www.iccaworld.com/

ICCA was founded in 1963 by a group of travel agents. Their first and foremost aim was to evaluate practical ways to get the travel industry involved in the rapidly expanding market of international meetings and to exchange actual information related to their operations in this market. This initiative soon proved to have been taken at the right moment: the meeting industry expanded even more rapidly than foreseen. As a result of which candidates from all over the world applied for ICCA membership. Not only congress travel agents but representatives from all the various sectors of the meetings industry.

ICCA now is one of the most prominent organisations in the world of international meetings. It is the only association that comprises a membership representing the main specialists in handling, transporting and accommodating international events. With approximately 850 members in over 80 countries worldwide, it is certainly the most global organisation within the meetings industry. ICCA has offices in the Netherlands, Malaysia, U.S.A. and Uruguay.

Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI)
8201 Greensboro Dr.
Suite 300
McLean, VA, 22102
USA

Tel.: 001-703-610-9024
Fax: 001-703-610-9005
E-mail: Robert A. Gilbert, President & CEO: bgilbert@hsmai.org
Website: http://www.hsmai.org/

 

HSMAI Europe
Nedre Slottsgate 13
N-0157 Oslo
Norway
Tel: 0047 22 415070
Fax: 0047 22 415071
E-mail: Ingunn Hofseth, Executive Vice President: ih@hsmai.no
Website: http://www.hsmai.org/

Founded in 1927, HSMAI is an individual membership organization comprised of nearly 7,000 members from 35 countries and 60 chapters worldwide. With a strong focus on education, HSMAI has become the industry champion in identifying and communicating trends in the hospitality industry.

HSMAI is dedicated to enhancing the sales and marketing management skills in the travel and hospitality industry through education and networking opportunities with peers and customers.

HSMAI's European Division consists of chapters in nine countries, with the largest representation in Norway.

 

Association Internationale des Palais de Congrès (AIPC)
AIPC Secretariat office
Marianne de Raay
55 Rue de l'Amazone
1060 Brussels
Belgium
Tel.: 0032-2-534-59 53
Fax: 0032-2-534-63 38
E-Mail secretariat@aipc.org
Website: http://www.aipc.org/

Founded in 1958, AIPC is a professional, non-profit association of international congress, convention and exhibition centres devoted to the promotion and recognition of excellence in facility management. With a global network of the world’s leading centres, its mission is to help members enhance management expertise in the areas of operations, finance, technology, staff development, marketing, client relations and environment.