IAPCO Names Vienna as New Destination Partner

Mittwoch, 31.12.2025

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IAPCO has announced a new two year Destination Partnership with Meeting Destination Vienna, represented by the Vienna Convention Bureau. The agreement will commence on 1 January 2026.

A man and three women pose for a photo in front of an IAPCO (International Association of Professional Congress Organisers) banner. The man on the left wears a grey suit and glasses. The woman next to him wears a black jacket and a red floral scarf. The woman in the center wears a light pink blazer, and the woman on the right wears a black top and a colorful patterned skirt. They are standing in an exhibition hall with a brick-patterned wall in the background.

(from left to right): Martin Boyle, CEO, IAPCO Anita Paic, Director B2B Management & Vienna Convention Bureau, Vienna Tourist Board Sissi Lignou, President, IAPCO Marina Knittel, Team Manager Associations, Vienna Convention Bureau. Picture: IAPCO

Under the agreement, Vienna joins IAPCO’s Destination Partner community, which brings together convention bureaux working in collaboration with IAPCO and its accredited Professional Congress Organisers. The partnership is intended to support structured cooperation between destinations and professional conference organisations in the planning and delivery of international meetings and events.

Vienna joins IAPCO Destination Partnership Programme

As a Destination Partner, Vienna will participate in selected IAPCO initiatives, including contributing to the judging process for the IAPCO Partner’s Emerging Leader Award and hosting a future Advisory Board Meeting. The partnership provides engagement with IAPCO’s global network of accredited PCOs, who collectively deliver more than 21,000 meetings and conferences each year and generated an estimated economic impact of € 17.87 billion in 2024. The Destination Partnership Programme was established in 2013 and now includes 11 convention bureaux worldwide.

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