ABPCO's strategic aims

• Position ABPCO as the leading body representing the interests of Professional Conference and Event Organisers and increase its profile and recognition thereby raising the volume and value of business being won by its members.
• To constantly develop and enhance the benefits it provides to ABPCO members, who offer conference and event management services to clients, by creating opportunities for networking and by encouraging its members to achieve the highest possible standards of excellence.
• To raise standards of professionalism across the meetings industry through the provision of education, training and personal development opportunities.
• To ensure the UK meetings industry is able to compete on the world-stage through collaboration with other UK associations and national bodies (e.g. Memcom, UK Events, Institute of Event Management). 

 

ABPCO has been a commanding voice for Professional Conference Organisers for more than thirty years.

In that time we have seen a steady growth in membership, and have led on industry initiatives and campaigns. 

We have always been keen to collaborate, and work hard to fulfil the mission of our members to showcase excellence in association conferences and events.  

See our constitution here

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ABPCO Execs

ABPCO has been incredibly lucky over its time to have been led by an amazing group of focused and driven individuals. We thank each and every one of them for honing the association into the form it takes today. The founder members were; Diana Ambrose, Conference Services Ltd, Ann Cook, ConEXion (Conference & Exhibition Services) Ltd, Jan Devon, Conference Co-Ordinates, Anthea Fortescue, Conference Associates Ltd, Pat Longley, Conference Consultants, Caroline Roney, Medical Conference Organisers, David Seekings, Conference Consultant, Sarah Storie-Pugh, Conference Services Ltd, Tony Waters, JWA Conferences & Seminars, Joan Wilkins, JWA Conferences & Seminars

1981 - 1988 Tim Fortescue	1988 - 1991 Ron Hurley	1991 - 1993 Caroline Roney	1993 - 1995 Sarah Storie-Pugh
1995 - 1998 David Campbell	1998 - 2001 Howard Evans	2001 - 2004 Peter Mainprice	2004 - 2006 Joy Horsfield-Gardner
2006 - 2007 Jonathan Wilson	2007 - 2009 Lesley Maltman	2009 - 2011 Rebecca Cadman-Jones	2011 - 2013 Michael Foreman
2013 - 2015 Jennifer Jenkins	2015 - 2017 Nicole Leida and Caroline Windsor	2017 - 2018 Rose Padmore and Therese Dolan	2018 - 2020 Jo Powel and Kate Sargent
2020 - 2022 Barbara Calderwood and Michael Smith	2022 - 2024 Emma Duffy and Sarah Byrne

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