CINXE.COM
Initiatives - IAPCO: The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers | IAPCO: The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head><meta charset="utf-8"><script>if(navigator.userAgent.match(/MSIE|Internet Explorer/i)||navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident\/7\..*?rv:11/i)){var href=document.location.href;if(!href.match(/[?&]nowprocket/)){if(href.indexOf("?")==-1){if(href.indexOf("#")==-1){document.location.href=href+"?nowprocket=1"}else{document.location.href=href.replace("#","?nowprocket=1#")}}else{if(href.indexOf("#")==-1){document.location.href=href+"&nowprocket=1"}else{document.location.href=href.replace("#","&nowprocket=1#")}}}}</script><script>(()=>{class RocketLazyLoadScripts{constructor(){this.v="1.2.6",this.triggerEvents=["keydown","mousedown","mousemove","touchmove","touchstart","touchend","wheel"],this.userEventHandler=this.t.bind(this),this.touchStartHandler=this.i.bind(this),this.touchMoveHandler=this.o.bind(this),this.touchEndHandler=this.h.bind(this),this.clickHandler=this.u.bind(this),this.interceptedClicks=[],this.interceptedClickListeners=[],this.l(this),window.addEventListener("pageshow",(t=>{this.persisted=t.persisted,this.everythingLoaded&&this.m()})),this.CSPIssue=sessionStorage.getItem("rocketCSPIssue"),document.addEventListener("securitypolicyviolation",(t=>{this.CSPIssue||"script-src-elem"!==t.violatedDirective||"data"!==t.blockedURI||(this.CSPIssue=!0,sessionStorage.setItem("rocketCSPIssue",!0))})),document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",(()=>{this.k()})),this.delayedScripts={normal:[],async:[],defer:[]},this.trash=[],this.allJQueries=[]}p(t){document.hidden?t.t():(this.triggerEvents.forEach((e=>window.addEventListener(e,t.userEventHandler,{passive:!0}))),window.addEventListener("touchstart",t.touchStartHandler,{passive:!0}),window.addEventListener("mousedown",t.touchStartHandler),document.addEventListener("visibilitychange",t.userEventHandler))}_(){this.triggerEvents.forEach((t=>window.removeEventListener(t,this.userEventHandler,{passive:!0}))),document.removeEventListener("visibilitychange",this.userEventHandler)}i(t){"HTML"!==t.target.tagName&&(window.addEventListener("touchend",this.touchEndHandler),window.addEventListener("mouseup",this.touchEndHandler),window.addEventListener("touchmove",this.touchMoveHandler,{passive:!0}),window.addEventListener("mousemove",this.touchMoveHandler),t.target.addEventListener("click",this.clickHandler),this.L(t.target,!0),this.S(t.target,"onclick","rocket-onclick"),this.C())}o(t){window.removeEventListener("touchend",this.touchEndHandler),window.removeEventListener("mouseup",this.touchEndHandler),window.removeEventListener("touchmove",this.touchMoveHandler,{passive:!0}),window.removeEventListener("mousemove",this.touchMoveHandler),t.target.removeEventListener("click",this.clickHandler),this.L(t.target,!1),this.S(t.target,"rocket-onclick","onclick"),this.M()}h(){window.removeEventListener("touchend",this.touchEndHandler),window.removeEventListener("mouseup",this.touchEndHandler),window.removeEventListener("touchmove",this.touchMoveHandler,{passive:!0}),window.removeEventListener("mousemove",this.touchMoveHandler)}u(t){t.target.removeEventListener("click",this.clickHandler),this.L(t.target,!1),this.S(t.target,"rocket-onclick","onclick"),this.interceptedClicks.push(t),t.preventDefault(),t.stopPropagation(),t.stopImmediatePropagation(),this.M()}O(){window.removeEventListener("touchstart",this.touchStartHandler,{passive:!0}),window.removeEventListener("mousedown",this.touchStartHandler),this.interceptedClicks.forEach((t=>{t.target.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click",{view:t.view,bubbles:!0,cancelable:!0}))}))}l(t){EventTarget.prototype.addEventListenerWPRocketBase=EventTarget.prototype.addEventListener,EventTarget.prototype.addEventListener=function(e,i,o){"click"!==e||t.windowLoaded||i===t.clickHandler||t.interceptedClickListeners.push({target:this,func:i,options:o}),(this||window).addEventListenerWPRocketBase(e,i,o)}}L(t,e){this.interceptedClickListeners.forEach((i=>{i.target===t&&(e?t.removeEventListener("click",i.func,i.options):t.addEventListener("click",i.func,i.options))})),t.parentNode!==document.documentElement&&this.L(t.parentNode,e)}D(){return new Promise((t=>{this.P?this.M=t:t()}))}C(){this.P=!0}M(){this.P=!1}S(t,e,i){t.hasAttribute&&t.hasAttribute(e)&&(event.target.setAttribute(i,event.target.getAttribute(e)),event.target.removeAttribute(e))}t(){this._(this),"loading"===document.readyState?document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",this.R.bind(this)):this.R()}k(){let t=[];document.querySelectorAll("script[type=rocketlazyloadscript][data-rocket-src]").forEach((e=>{let i=e.getAttribute("data-rocket-src");if(i&&!i.startsWith("data:")){0===i.indexOf("//")&&(i=location.protocol+i);try{const o=new URL(i).origin;o!==location.origin&&t.push({src:o,crossOrigin:e.crossOrigin||"module"===e.getAttribute("data-rocket-type")})}catch(t){}}})),t=[...new Map(t.map((t=>[JSON.stringify(t),t]))).values()],this.T(t,"preconnect")}async R(){this.lastBreath=Date.now(),this.j(this),this.F(this),this.I(),this.W(),this.q(),await this.A(this.delayedScripts.normal),await this.A(this.delayedScripts.defer),await this.A(this.delayedScripts.async);try{await this.U(),await this.H(this),await this.J()}catch(t){console.error(t)}window.dispatchEvent(new Event("rocket-allScriptsLoaded")),this.everythingLoaded=!0,this.D().then((()=>{this.O()})),this.N()}W(){document.querySelectorAll("script[type=rocketlazyloadscript]").forEach((t=>{t.hasAttribute("data-rocket-src")?t.hasAttribute("async")&&!1!==t.async?this.delayedScripts.async.push(t):t.hasAttribute("defer")&&!1!==t.defer||"module"===t.getAttribute("data-rocket-type")?this.delayedScripts.defer.push(t):this.delayedScripts.normal.push(t):this.delayedScripts.normal.push(t)}))}async B(t){if(await this.G(),!0!==t.noModule||!("noModule"in HTMLScriptElement.prototype))return new Promise((e=>{let i;function o(){(i||t).setAttribute("data-rocket-status","executed"),e()}try{if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox/")>0||""===navigator.vendor||this.CSPIssue)i=document.createElement("script"),[...t.attributes].forEach((t=>{let e=t.nodeName;"type"!==e&&("data-rocket-type"===e&&(e="type"),"data-rocket-src"===e&&(e="src"),i.setAttribute(e,t.nodeValue))})),t.text&&(i.text=t.text),i.hasAttribute("src")?(i.addEventListener("load",o),i.addEventListener("error",(function(){i.setAttribute("data-rocket-status","failed-network"),e()})),setTimeout((()=>{i.isConnected||e()}),1)):(i.text=t.text,o()),t.parentNode.replaceChild(i,t);else{const i=t.getAttribute("data-rocket-type"),s=t.getAttribute("data-rocket-src");i?(t.type=i,t.removeAttribute("data-rocket-type")):t.removeAttribute("type"),t.addEventListener("load",o),t.addEventListener("error",(i=>{this.CSPIssue&&i.target.src.startsWith("data:")?(console.log("WPRocket: data-uri blocked by CSP -> fallback"),t.removeAttribute("src"),this.B(t).then(e)):(t.setAttribute("data-rocket-status","failed-network"),e())})),s?(t.removeAttribute("data-rocket-src"),t.src=s):t.src="data:text/javascript;base64,"+window.btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(t.text)))}}catch(i){t.setAttribute("data-rocket-status","failed-transform"),e()}}));t.setAttribute("data-rocket-status","skipped")}async A(t){const e=t.shift();return e&&e.isConnected?(await this.B(e),this.A(t)):Promise.resolve()}q(){this.T([...this.delayedScripts.normal,...this.delayedScripts.defer,...this.delayedScripts.async],"preload")}T(t,e){var i=document.createDocumentFragment();t.forEach((t=>{const o=t.getAttribute&&t.getAttribute("data-rocket-src")||t.src;if(o&&!o.startsWith("data:")){const s=document.createElement("link");s.href=o,s.rel=e,"preconnect"!==e&&(s.as="script"),t.getAttribute&&"module"===t.getAttribute("data-rocket-type")&&(s.crossOrigin=!0),t.crossOrigin&&(s.crossOrigin=t.crossOrigin),t.integrity&&(s.integrity=t.integrity),i.appendChild(s),this.trash.push(s)}})),document.head.appendChild(i)}j(t){let e={};function i(i,o){return e[o].eventsToRewrite.indexOf(i)>=0&&!t.everythingLoaded?"rocket-"+i:i}function o(t,o){!function(t){e[t]||(e[t]={originalFunctions:{add:t.addEventListener,remove:t.removeEventListener},eventsToRewrite:[]},t.addEventListener=function(){arguments[0]=i(arguments[0],t),e[t].originalFunctions.add.apply(t,arguments)},t.removeEventListener=function(){arguments[0]=i(arguments[0],t),e[t].originalFunctions.remove.apply(t,arguments)})}(t),e[t].eventsToRewrite.push(o)}function s(e,i){let o=e[i];e[i]=null,Object.defineProperty(e,i,{get:()=>o||function(){},set(s){t.everythingLoaded?o=s:e["rocket"+i]=o=s}})}o(document,"DOMContentLoaded"),o(window,"DOMContentLoaded"),o(window,"load"),o(window,"pageshow"),o(document,"readystatechange"),s(document,"onreadystatechange"),s(window,"onload"),s(window,"onpageshow");try{Object.defineProperty(document,"readyState",{get:()=>t.rocketReadyState,set(e){t.rocketReadyState=e},configurable:!0}),document.readyState="loading"}catch(t){console.log("WPRocket DJE readyState conflict, bypassing")}}F(t){let e;function i(e){return t.everythingLoaded?e:e.split(" ").map((t=>"load"===t||0===t.indexOf("load.")?"rocket-jquery-load":t)).join(" ")}function o(o){function s(t){const e=o.fn[t];o.fn[t]=o.fn.init.prototype[t]=function(){return this[0]===window&&("string"==typeof arguments[0]||arguments[0]instanceof String?arguments[0]=i(arguments[0]):"object"==typeof arguments[0]&&Object.keys(arguments[0]).forEach((t=>{const e=arguments[0][t];delete arguments[0][t],arguments[0][i(t)]=e}))),e.apply(this,arguments),this}}o&&o.fn&&!t.allJQueries.includes(o)&&(o.fn.ready=o.fn.init.prototype.ready=function(e){return t.domReadyFired?e.bind(document)(o):document.addEventListener("rocket-DOMContentLoaded",(()=>e.bind(document)(o))),o([])},s("on"),s("one"),t.allJQueries.push(o)),e=o}o(window.jQuery),Object.defineProperty(window,"jQuery",{get:()=>e,set(t){o(t)}})}async H(t){const e=document.querySelector("script[data-webpack]");e&&(await async function(){return new Promise((t=>{e.addEventListener("load",t),e.addEventListener("error",t)}))}(),await t.K(),await t.H(t))}async U(){this.domReadyFired=!0;try{document.readyState="interactive"}catch(t){}await this.G(),document.dispatchEvent(new Event("rocket-readystatechange")),await this.G(),document.rocketonreadystatechange&&document.rocketonreadystatechange(),await this.G(),document.dispatchEvent(new Event("rocket-DOMContentLoaded")),await this.G(),window.dispatchEvent(new Event("rocket-DOMContentLoaded"))}async J(){try{document.readyState="complete"}catch(t){}await this.G(),document.dispatchEvent(new Event("rocket-readystatechange")),await this.G(),document.rocketonreadystatechange&&document.rocketonreadystatechange(),await this.G(),window.dispatchEvent(new Event("rocket-load")),await this.G(),window.rocketonload&&window.rocketonload(),await this.G(),this.allJQueries.forEach((t=>t(window).trigger("rocket-jquery-load"))),await this.G();const t=new Event("rocket-pageshow");t.persisted=this.persisted,window.dispatchEvent(t),await this.G(),window.rocketonpageshow&&window.rocketonpageshow({persisted:this.persisted}),this.windowLoaded=!0}m(){document.onreadystatechange&&document.onreadystatechange(),window.onload&&window.onload(),window.onpageshow&&window.onpageshow({persisted:this.persisted})}I(){const t=new Map;document.write=document.writeln=function(e){const i=document.currentScript;i||console.error("WPRocket unable to document.write this: "+e);const o=document.createRange(),s=i.parentElement;let n=t.get(i);void 0===n&&(n=i.nextSibling,t.set(i,n));const c=document.createDocumentFragment();o.setStart(c,0),c.appendChild(o.createContextualFragment(e)),s.insertBefore(c,n)}}async G(){Date.now()-this.lastBreath>45&&(await this.K(),this.lastBreath=Date.now())}async K(){return document.hidden?new Promise((t=>setTimeout(t))):new Promise((t=>requestAnimationFrame(t)))}N(){this.trash.forEach((t=>t.remove()))}static run(){const t=new RocketLazyLoadScripts;t.p(t)}}RocketLazyLoadScripts.run()})();</script> <title>Initiatives - IAPCO: The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers | IAPCO: The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers</title><link rel="preload" data-rocket-preload as="image" href="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-74@4x.png" imagesrcset="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-74@4x.png 257w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-74@4x-150x150.png 150w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-74@4x-100x100.png 100w" imagesizes="(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px" fetchpriority="high"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <!--[if lt IE 9]> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/html5shiv/3.7.3/html5shiv.min.js"></script> <![endif]--> <link data-minify="1" rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/cache/min/1/wp-content/themes/iapco-2018/_assets/css/default.css?ver=1715156075"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/themes/iapco-2018/_assets/css/print.css?v=1695029342" media="print"> <link data-minify="1" rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/cache/min/1/wp-content/themes/iapco-2018/_assets/css/datadial.css?ver=1726667515"> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-rocket-type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-rocket-type="text/javascript"> try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-5969125-8"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} </script> <!-- Google Tag Manager - Added 05/10/23--> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript">(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-N9DQFB3D');</script> <!-- End Google Tag Manager --> <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) Added 05/10/23--> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" async src=https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-KS4F64WDX6></script> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript"> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayerPYS.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-KS4F64WDX6'); </script> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="57x57" href="/apple-touch-icon-57x57.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="114x114" href="/apple-touch-icon-114x114.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="72x72" href="/apple-touch-icon-72x72.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="144x144" href="/apple-touch-icon-144x144.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="60x60" href="/apple-touch-icon-60x60.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="120x120" href="/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="76x76" href="/apple-touch-icon-76x76.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="152x152" href="/apple-touch-icon-152x152.png" /> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/favicon-196x196.png" sizes="196x196" /> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/favicon-96x96.png" sizes="96x96" /> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/favicon-32x32.png" sizes="32x32" /> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/favicon-16x16.png" sizes="16x16" /> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/favicon-128.png" sizes="128x128" /> <meta name="application-name" content=" "/> <meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#FFFFFF" /> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="/mstile-144x144.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-square70x70logo" content="/mstile-70x70.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-square150x150logo" content="/mstile-150x150.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-wide310x150logo" content="/mstile-310x150.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-square310x310logo" content="/mstile-310x310.png" /> <meta name='robots' content='index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1' /> <!-- Google Tag Manager by PYS --> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-cfasync="false" data-pagespeed-no-defer> window.dataLayerPYS = window.dataLayerPYS || []; </script> <!-- End Google Tag Manager by PYS --> <!-- Google Tag Manager by PYS --> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-cfasync="false" data-pagespeed-no-defer> var pys_datalayer_name = "dataLayer"; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];</script> <!-- End Google Tag Manager by PYS --> <!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ --> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.iapco.org/initiatives/" /> <meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" /> <meta property="og:type" content="article" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Initiatives - IAPCO: The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.iapco.org/initiatives/" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="IAPCO: The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers" /> <meta property="article:modified_time" content="2024-01-17T13:04:36+00:00" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <script type="application/ld+json" class="yoast-schema-graph">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.iapco.org/initiatives/","url":"https://www.iapco.org/initiatives/","name":"Initiatives - IAPCO: The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://www.iapco.org/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-10-06T10:39:43+00:00","dateModified":"2024-01-17T13:04:36+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://www.iapco.org/initiatives/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://www.iapco.org/initiatives/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://www.iapco.org/initiatives/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://www.iapco.org/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Initiatives"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://www.iapco.org/#website","url":"https://www.iapco.org/","name":"IAPCO: The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers","description":"Raising the standards of service amongst members and other professionals of the meetings and events industry by means of continuing education and interactions","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://www.iapco.org/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}</script> <!-- / Yoast SEO plugin. --> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-rocket-type='application/javascript' id='pys-version-script'>console.log('PixelYourSite Free version 10.0.1.2');</script> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//platform-api.sharethis.com' /> <style id='wp-emoji-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> img.wp-smiley, img.emoji { display: inline !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; height: 1em !important; width: 1em !important; margin: 0 0.07em !important; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; background: none !important; padding: 0 !important; } </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-library-css' href='https://www.iapco.org/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=c20eca449334d9cb79fbde1062ad0b78' type='text/css' media='all' /> <style id='classic-theme-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> /*! This file is auto-generated */ .wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} </style> <style id='global-styles-inline-css' type='text/css'> :root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), 6px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);}:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;} :where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;} :where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;} :root :where(.wp-block-pullquote){font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.6;} </style> <link data-minify="1" rel='stylesheet' id='contact-form-7-css' href='https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/cache/min/1/wp-content/mu-plugins/contact-form-7/includes/css/styles.css?ver=1715156075' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='share-this-share-buttons-sticky-css' href='https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/sharethis-share-buttons/css/mu-style.css?ver=1695029342' type='text/css' media='all' /> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-minify="1" data-rocket-type="text/javascript" data-rocket-src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/cache/min/1/js/sharethis.js?ver=1715156076" id="share-this-share-buttons-mu-js" data-rocket-defer defer></script> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-rocket-type="text/javascript" data-rocket-src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1" id="jquery-core-js" data-rocket-defer defer></script> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-rocket-type="text/javascript" data-rocket-src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1" id="jquery-migrate-js" data-rocket-defer defer></script> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-rocket-type="text/javascript" data-rocket-src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/plugins/pixelyoursite/dist/scripts/jquery.bind-first-0.2.3.min.js?ver=c20eca449334d9cb79fbde1062ad0b78" id="jquery-bind-first-js" data-rocket-defer defer></script> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-rocket-type="text/javascript" data-rocket-src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/plugins/pixelyoursite/dist/scripts/js.cookie-2.1.3.min.js?ver=2.1.3" id="js-cookie-pys-js" data-rocket-defer defer></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="pys-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var pysOptions = {"staticEvents":{"facebook":{"init_event":[{"delay":0,"type":"static","name":"PageView","pixelIds":["1184435272580276"],"eventID":"904705a8-5799-4954-b995-4de4416c2745","params":{"page_title":"Initiatives","post_type":"page","post_id":13360,"plugin":"PixelYourSite","user_role":"guest","event_url":"www.iapco.org\/initiatives\/"},"e_id":"init_event","ids":[],"hasTimeWindow":false,"timeWindow":0,"woo_order":"","edd_order":""}]}},"dynamicEvents":{"automatic_event_form":{"facebook":{"delay":0,"type":"dyn","name":"Form","pixelIds":["1184435272580276"],"eventID":"0d22c794-4c91-4927-98d3-b7c0c9abd8b2","params":{"page_title":"Initiatives","post_type":"page","post_id":13360,"plugin":"PixelYourSite","user_role":"guest","event_url":"www.iapco.org\/initiatives\/"},"e_id":"automatic_event_form","ids":[],"hasTimeWindow":false,"timeWindow":0,"woo_order":"","edd_order":""}},"automatic_event_download":{"facebook":{"delay":0,"type":"dyn","name":"Download","extensions":["","doc","exe","js","pdf","ppt","tgz","zip","xls"],"pixelIds":["1184435272580276"],"eventID":"f75fcff7-50ff-45e8-b4e0-94b34890d265","params":{"page_title":"Initiatives","post_type":"page","post_id":13360,"plugin":"PixelYourSite","user_role":"guest","event_url":"www.iapco.org\/initiatives\/"},"e_id":"automatic_event_download","ids":[],"hasTimeWindow":false,"timeWindow":0,"woo_order":"","edd_order":""}},"automatic_event_comment":{"facebook":{"delay":0,"type":"dyn","name":"Comment","pixelIds":["1184435272580276"],"eventID":"93f6e1fc-c96b-4169-9167-a3b04b5e6cab","params":{"page_title":"Initiatives","post_type":"page","post_id":13360,"plugin":"PixelYourSite","user_role":"guest","event_url":"www.iapco.org\/initiatives\/"},"e_id":"automatic_event_comment","ids":[],"hasTimeWindow":false,"timeWindow":0,"woo_order":"","edd_order":""}},"automatic_event_scroll":{"facebook":{"delay":0,"type":"dyn","name":"PageScroll","scroll_percent":30,"pixelIds":["1184435272580276"],"eventID":"c0f8db14-2905-4d76-a3d3-27138ce1c9ad","params":{"page_title":"Initiatives","post_type":"page","post_id":13360,"plugin":"PixelYourSite","user_role":"guest","event_url":"www.iapco.org\/initiatives\/"},"e_id":"automatic_event_scroll","ids":[],"hasTimeWindow":false,"timeWindow":0,"woo_order":"","edd_order":""}},"automatic_event_time_on_page":{"facebook":{"delay":0,"type":"dyn","name":"TimeOnPage","time_on_page":30,"pixelIds":["1184435272580276"],"eventID":"4d9f76ec-2a21-4c99-9230-3d9182433a6a","params":{"page_title":"Initiatives","post_type":"page","post_id":13360,"plugin":"PixelYourSite","user_role":"guest","event_url":"www.iapco.org\/initiatives\/"},"e_id":"automatic_event_time_on_page","ids":[],"hasTimeWindow":false,"timeWindow":0,"woo_order":"","edd_order":""}}},"triggerEvents":[],"triggerEventTypes":[],"facebook":{"pixelIds":["1184435272580276"],"advancedMatching":{"external_id":"eafdbcdcfefbbedafbaceaeda"},"advancedMatchingEnabled":true,"removeMetadata":false,"contentParams":{"post_type":"page","post_id":13360,"content_name":"Initiatives"},"commentEventEnabled":true,"wooVariableAsSimple":false,"downloadEnabled":true,"formEventEnabled":true,"serverApiEnabled":true,"wooCRSendFromServer":false,"send_external_id":null},"debug":"1","siteUrl":"https:\/\/www.iapco.org","ajaxUrl":"https:\/\/www.iapco.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","ajax_event":"a3c7be1f88","enable_remove_download_url_param":"1","cookie_duration":"7","last_visit_duration":"60","enable_success_send_form":"","ajaxForServerEvent":"1","ajaxForServerStaticEvent":"1","send_external_id":"1","external_id_expire":"180","google_consent_mode":"1","gdpr":{"ajax_enabled":false,"all_disabled_by_api":false,"facebook_disabled_by_api":false,"analytics_disabled_by_api":false,"google_ads_disabled_by_api":false,"pinterest_disabled_by_api":false,"bing_disabled_by_api":false,"externalID_disabled_by_api":false,"facebook_prior_consent_enabled":true,"analytics_prior_consent_enabled":true,"google_ads_prior_consent_enabled":null,"pinterest_prior_consent_enabled":true,"bing_prior_consent_enabled":true,"cookiebot_integration_enabled":false,"cookiebot_facebook_consent_category":"marketing","cookiebot_analytics_consent_category":"statistics","cookiebot_tiktok_consent_category":"marketing","cookiebot_google_ads_consent_category":null,"cookiebot_pinterest_consent_category":"marketing","cookiebot_bing_consent_category":"marketing","consent_magic_integration_enabled":false,"real_cookie_banner_integration_enabled":false,"cookie_notice_integration_enabled":false,"cookie_law_info_integration_enabled":false,"analytics_storage":{"enabled":true,"value":"granted","filter":false},"ad_storage":{"enabled":true,"value":"granted","filter":false},"ad_user_data":{"enabled":true,"value":"granted","filter":false},"ad_personalization":{"enabled":true,"value":"granted","filter":false}},"cookie":{"disabled_all_cookie":false,"disabled_start_session_cookie":false,"disabled_advanced_form_data_cookie":false,"disabled_landing_page_cookie":false,"disabled_first_visit_cookie":false,"disabled_trafficsource_cookie":false,"disabled_utmTerms_cookie":false,"disabled_utmId_cookie":false},"tracking_analytics":{"TrafficSource":"google.com","TrafficLanding":"https:\/\/www.iapco.org\/","TrafficUtms":[],"TrafficUtmsId":[]},"GATags":{"ga_datalayer_type":"default","ga_datalayer_name":"dataLayerPYS"},"woo":{"enabled":false},"edd":{"enabled":false},"cache_bypass":"1732663896"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-minify="1" data-rocket-type="text/javascript" data-rocket-src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/cache/min/1/wp-content/plugins/pixelyoursite/dist/scripts/public.js?ver=1718878002" id="pys-js" data-rocket-defer defer></script> <link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://www.iapco.org/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" title="JSON" type="application/json" href="https://www.iapco.org/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/13360" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://www.iapco.org/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> <link rel='shortlink' href='https://www.iapco.org/?p=13360' /> <link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (JSON)" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://www.iapco.org/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iapco.org%2Finitiatives%2F" /> <link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (XML)" type="text/xml+oembed" href="https://www.iapco.org/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iapco.org%2Finitiatives%2F&format=xml" /> <meta name="facebook-domain-verification" content="qjuzwvys6lsolnks4f2oedxqzkrh90" /><meta name="tec-api-version" content="v1"><meta name="tec-api-origin" content="https://www.iapco.org"><link rel="alternate" href="https://www.iapco.org/wp-json/tribe/events/v1/" /><link rel="icon" href="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-IAPCO-tick-square-background-S-Edited-32x32.png" sizes="32x32" /> <link rel="icon" href="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-IAPCO-tick-square-background-S-Edited-192x192.png" sizes="192x192" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-IAPCO-tick-square-background-S-Edited-180x180.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-IAPCO-tick-square-background-S-Edited-270x270.png" /> <style type="text/css" id="wp-custom-css"> </style> <noscript><style id="rocket-lazyload-nojs-css">.rll-youtube-player, [data-lazy-src]{display:none !important;}</style></noscript> <style id="rocket-lazyrender-inline-css">[data-wpr-lazyrender] {content-visibility: auto;}</style><meta name="generator" content="WP Rocket 3.17.3" data-wpr-features="wpr_delay_js wpr_defer_js wpr_minify_js wpr_lazyload_images wpr_automatic_lazy_rendering wpr_oci wpr_minify_css wpr_desktop wpr_preload_links" /></head> <body> <!-- Google Tag Manager (noscript) - adeed 05/10/23--> <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-N9DQFB3D" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <!-- Switches --> <input type="checkbox" id="switch-menu" style="display:none;"> <div class="master"> <div class="master__upper"> <div class="master__nav"> <div class="site-nav"> <div class="site-nav__home"> <a href="" class="button-nav button-nav__home"> <span class="button-nav__icon"></span> <span class="button-nav__label hidden-but-relevant">Home</span> </a> </div> <div class="site-nav__search"> <a href="" class="button-nav button-nav__search"> <span class="button-nav__icon"></span> <span class="button-nav__label hidden-but-relevant">Search</span> </a> </div> <div class="site-nav__menu"> <div class="site-nav__menu-button"> <label class="button-switch button-switch__menu" for="switch-menu"> <span class="button-switch__icon"> <span class="button-switch__icon-part button-switch__icon-part--1"></span> <span class="button-switch__icon-part button-switch__icon-part--2"></span> <span class="button-switch__icon-part button-switch__icon-part--3"></span> </span> <span class="button-switch__label hidden-but-relevant">Menu</span> </label> </div> <div class="site-nav__menu-list"> <nav class="site-nav__menu-nav"> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu__parent menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6967 menu-item-has-children"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">About IAPCO</span> </a> <div class="menu__dropdown"> <ul class="menu__children"> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/council/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">IAPCO Council</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/committees/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Committees</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/ambassadors/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Ambassadors</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/history/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">IAPCO History</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/codes-statutes/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Codes & Statutes</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="menu__parent menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-13360 current_page_item menu-item-13581 menu-item-has-children"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/initiatives/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Initiatives</span> </a> <div class="menu__dropdown"> <ul class="menu__children"> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/strategic-global-task-force-of-national-pco-associations/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Strategic Global Task Force of National PCO Associations</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/iapco-partners/csr-initiatives/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">CSR</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/initiatives/advocacy/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Advocacy</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/initiatives/job-board/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Job Board</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="menu__parent menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13580 menu-item-has-children"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/membership/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Membership</span> </a> <div class="menu__dropdown"> <ul class="menu__children"> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/membership/members-hub/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Member鈥檚 Hub</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="menu__parent menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13579"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/education-events/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Education & Events</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__parent menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13582"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/partnerships/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Partnerships</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__parent menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6972"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/knowledge-hub/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Knowledge Hub</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__parent menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6973 menu-item-has-children"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/contact/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Contact</span> </a> <div class="menu__dropdown"> <ul class="menu__children"> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/contact/hq-team/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">HQ Team</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/contact/contact-form/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Contact form</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="master__beam"> <div class="site-beam"> <div class="outer"> <div class="site-beam__content"> <div class="site-beam__email"> <a href="mailto:info@iapco.org" target="_self" class="button-beam button-beam__email"> <span class="button-beam__icon"></span> <span class="button-beam__label ">info@iapco.org</span> </a> </div> <div class="site-beam__social"> <span class="site-beam__linkedin"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/IAPCO" target="_blank" class="button-beam button-beam__linkedin"> <span class="button-beam__icon"></span> <span class="button-beam__label hidden-but-relevant">Linked In</span> </a> </span> <span class="site-beam__twitter"> <a href="http://twitter.com/iapco" target="_blank" class="button-beam button-beam__twitter"> <span class="button-beam__icon"></span> <span class="button-beam__label hidden-but-relevant">Twitter</span> </a> </span> <span class="site-beam__facebook"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IAPCO" target="_blank" class="button-beam button-beam__facebook"> <span class="button-beam__icon"></span> <span class="button-beam__label hidden-but-relevant">Facebook</span> </a> </span> <span class="site-beam__instagram"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iapco_hq/" target="_blank" class="button-beam button-beam--no-border button-beam__instagram"> <span class="button-beam__icon"></span> <span class="button-beam__label hidden-but-relevant">Instagram</span> </a> </span> <span class="site-beam__vimeo"> <a href="https://vimeo.com/iapco/videos" target="_blank" class="button-beam button-beam--no-border button-beam__vimeo"> <span class="button-beam__icon"></span> <span class="button-beam__label hidden-but-relevant">Vimeo</span> </a> </span> </div> <div class="site-beam__dashboard"> <a href="https://iapco.mn.co/" target="_blank" class="button-beam external"> <span class="button-beam__label">Members' Hub</span> </a> <span>|</span> <a href="https://jobboard.iapco.org/" target="_blank" class="button-beam external"> <span class="button-beam__label">Job Board</span> </a> <span>|</span> <a href="https://webedge.iapco.org/" target="_blank" class="button-beam external"> <span class="button-beam__label">webEDGE E-Learning</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="master__header"> <header class="site-header"> <div class="outer"> <div class="site-header__content"> <div class="site-header__logo"> <a href="https://www.iapco.org" class="site-header__logo-link"><span class="logo-iapco "> <span class="logo-iapco__icon"></span> <span class="logo-iapco__label hidden-but-relevant">IAPCO</span> </span> </a> </div> <div class="site-header__nav"> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu__parent menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6417 menu-item-has-children"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">ABOUT US</span> </a> <div class="menu__dropdown"> <ul class="menu__children"> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/know-iapco/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Get to Know IAPCO</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/council/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">IAPCO Council</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/committees/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Committees</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/ambassadors/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Ambassadors</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/history/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">IAPCO History</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/codes-statutes/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Codes & Statutes</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/legal-statements/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Legal Statements</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/annual-survey/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Annual Member Survey</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="menu__parent menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-13360 current_page_item menu-item-13362 menu-item-has-children"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/initiatives/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">INITIATIVES</span> </a> <div class="menu__dropdown"> <ul class="menu__children"> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/unlockingexcellence/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Unlocking Excellence</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/strategic-global-task-force-of-national-pco-associations/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Strategic Task Force of National PCO Associations</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/iapco-partners/csr-initiatives/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">CSR</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/initiatives/advocacy/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Advocacy</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/online-platforms/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Online Platforms</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="menu__parent menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13374 menu-item-has-children"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/membership/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">MEMBERSHIP</span> </a> <div class="menu__dropdown"> <ul class="menu__children"> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/iapco-accreditation/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">IAPCO Accreditation</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/join-iapco/member-benefits/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">IAPCO Accredited Member Benefits</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/membership/why-choose-an-iapco-member/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Why Choose an IAPCO Member</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/membership/iapco-members/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Find an IAPCO member</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/join-iapco/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Join IAPCO</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/membership/members-hub/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Member鈥檚 Hub</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="menu__parent menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13386 menu-item-has-children"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/education-events/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">EDUCATION & EVENTS</span> </a> <div class="menu__dropdown"> <ul class="menu__children"> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/events"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Calendar</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/education-events/iapco-education-programmes/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">IAPCO Education Programmes</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/education-events/edge-seminars/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">EDGE Seminars</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/bespoke-edge/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Hosting an EDGE Seminar</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/education-events/webedge/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">webEDGE</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/awards/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Awards</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/training-academy/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Training Academy</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/albert-cronheim-scholarship/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Scholarship</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="menu__parent menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13345 menu-item-has-children"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/partnerships/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">PARTNERSHIPS</span> </a> <div class="menu__dropdown"> <ul class="menu__children"> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/iapco-partners/strategic-affiliations/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Strategic Partners</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/iapco-partners/destination-partners/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Destination Partners</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/iapco-partners/convention-centres/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Convention Centres</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/iapco-partners/council-destinations/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Council and AM Host Destinations</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/iapco-partners/media-partners/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Media Partners</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/iapco-partners/service-providers/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Service Providers</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/iapco-partners/how-to-sponsor/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">How to partner with IAPCO</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="menu__parent menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5854 menu-item-has-children"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/knowledge-hub/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">KNOWLEDGE HUB</span> </a> <div class="menu__dropdown"> <ul class="menu__children"> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/news/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">News</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/pressrelease/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Press Releases</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/publications/articles/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Articles</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/publications/the-pco/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">The PCO magazine</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/white-papers/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Research, Guidelines and White Papers</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/publications/online-dictionary/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Online Dictionary</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/knowledge-hub/gallery/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">snaPCO Gallery</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/videos/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Videos</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="menu__parent menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5897 menu-item-has-children"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/contact/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">CONTACT</span> </a> <div class="menu__dropdown"> <ul class="menu__children"> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/contact/hq-team/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">HQ Team</span> </a> </li> <li class="menu__child"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/contact/contact-form/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Contact Form</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="menu__parent menu__parent--search menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5711"> <a class="menu__link" href="https://www.iapco.org/siteindex/"> <span class="menu__link-icon"></span> <span class="menu__link-label">Search</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </header> </div> </div> <main class="main general"> <div class="outer"> <header class="page-header"> <h1 class="page-header__heading">Initiatives</h1> </header> <section class="main__section"> <article class="main__article"><div class="typography "> <div class="typography__columns typography__columns--2"> <div class="typography__column"> <h3><strong>IAPCO is committed to raising the standards of service and professionalism within the meetings industry.</strong></h3> <h3><strong>In addition to our accreditation and education programs, IAPCO also undertakes several initiatives to engage the industry and its stakeholders.</strong></h3> </div> <div class="typography__column"> <p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-13776 aligncenter" src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-74@4x.png" alt="" width="257" height="257" srcset="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-74@4x.png 257w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-74@4x-150x150.png 150w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-74@4x-100x100.png 100w" sizes="(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px" /></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <header class="main__header"><div class="section-header section-header--sub"> <h2 class="section-header__heading">Strategic Partnerships</h2> </div> </header> <article class="main__article"><div class="typography "> <div class="typography__columns typography__columns--1"> <div class="typography__column"> <h4>IAPCO is committed to building strategic partnerships with organizations that share our mission of promoting excellence in the professional congress organization (PCO) industry. These partnerships enable us to collaborate on initiatives that benefit our members, the PCO community, and the meetings industry.</h4> <h4>IAPCO collaborate on a variety of initiatives with several of our <a href="https://www.iapco.org/iapco-partners/strategic-affiliations/">Strategic Partners</a> to:</h4> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="main__article"><ul class="tick-list tick-list--columns"> <li class="tick-list__item"> <span class="tick-list__icon"></span> <span class="tick-list__heading">Share knowledge and best practices</span> <span class="tick-list__text"></span> </li> <li class="tick-list__item"> <span class="tick-list__icon"></span> <span class="tick-list__heading">Develop training and education programs</span> <span class="tick-list__text"></span> </li> <li class="tick-list__item"> <span class="tick-list__icon"></span> <span class="tick-list__heading">Promoting the congress industry to potential clients</span> <span class="tick-list__text"></span> </li> <li class="tick-list__item"> <span class="tick-list__icon"></span> <span class="tick-list__heading">Support research and innovation</span> <span class="tick-list__text"></span> </li> </ul> </article> <article class="main__article"><div class="buttons-block"> <div class="buttons-block__content"> <div class="buttons-block__button"> <a href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/strategic-global-task-force-of-national-pco-associations/" class="button "> <span class="button__label">Strategic Task Force of National PCO Associations</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <header class="main__header"><div class="section-header section-header--sub"> <h2 class="section-header__heading">CSR</h2> </div> </header> <article class="main__article"><div class="typography typography--flex"> <div class="typography__columns typography__columns--2"> <div class="typography__column"> <p><a href="https://www.iapco.org/iapco-partners/csr-initiatives/"><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-13660 alignleft" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20300%20300'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" width="300" height="300" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UN-SDGs-300x300.png 300w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UN-SDGs-150x150.png 150w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UN-SDGs-100x100.png 100w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UN-SDGs-320x320.png 320w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UN-SDGs-640x640.png 640w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UN-SDGs.png 715w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-lazy-src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UN-SDGs-300x300.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-13660 alignleft" src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UN-SDGs-300x300.png" alt="UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UN-SDGs-300x300.png 300w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UN-SDGs-150x150.png 150w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UN-SDGs-100x100.png 100w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UN-SDGs-320x320.png 320w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UN-SDGs-640x640.png 640w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UN-SDGs.png 715w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></noscript></a></p> </div> <div class="typography__column"> <h4>IAPCO is committed to <a href="https://www.iapco.org/iapco-partners/csr-initiatives/">supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)</a> and our initiatives are designed to help the meetings industry make a positive impact on the planet and the people who live on it. By working together, we can create a more sustainable future for the meetings and events industry.</h4> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="main__article"><div class="typography "> <div class="typography__columns typography__columns--1"> <div class="typography__column"> <h4>IAPCO initiatives focus on four key areas:</h4> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="main__article"><ul class="tick-list tick-list--columns"> <li class="tick-list__item"> <span class="tick-list__icon"></span> <span class="tick-list__heading">Sustainable Meetings</span> <span class="tick-list__text"></span> </li> <li class="tick-list__item"> <span class="tick-list__icon"></span> <span class="tick-list__heading">Social Responsibility</span> <span class="tick-list__text"></span> </li> <li class="tick-list__item"> <span class="tick-list__icon"></span> <span class="tick-list__heading">Education and Training</span> <span class="tick-list__text"></span> </li> <li class="tick-list__item"> <span class="tick-list__icon"></span> <span class="tick-list__heading">Advocacy</span> <span class="tick-list__text"></span> </li> </ul> </article> <article class="main__article"><div class="buttons-block"> <div class="buttons-block__content"> <div class="buttons-block__button"> <a href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/ticky-the-turtle/" class="button "> <span class="button__label">IAPCO Pledge against Single-Use Plastics</span> </a> </div> <div class="buttons-block__button"> <a href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/net-zero-carbon-events/" class="button "> <span class="button__label">Net Zero Carbon Events</span> </a> </div> <div class="buttons-block__button"> <a href="https://www.iapco.org/about-iapco/iapco-csr-legacy/" class="button "> <span class="button__label">IAPCO Legacy</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <header class="main__header"><div class="section-header section-header--sub"> <h2 class="section-header__heading">Advocacy</h2> </div> </header> <article class="main__article"><div class="typography "> <div class="typography__columns typography__columns--1"> <div class="typography__column"> <h4>IAPCO is committed to <a href="https://www.iapco.org/initiatives/advocacy/">advocating on behalf of the business events industry</a>. We believe that business events are essential for economic growth and social development, and they bring together people from all over the world to share ideas, knowledge, and experiences. They also generate billions of dollars in economic activity and create jobs.</h4> <h4>IAPCO works with governments, industry partners, and other stakeholders to advocate for policies and practices that support sustainable and responsible meetings.</h4> <h4>IAPCO鈥檚 advocacy work focuses on three key areas:</h4> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="main__article"><ul class="tick-list tick-list--columns"> <li class="tick-list__item"> <span class="tick-list__icon"></span> <span class="tick-list__heading">Promoting the economic and social benefits of business events</span> <span class="tick-list__text"></span> </li> <li class="tick-list__item"> <span class="tick-list__icon"></span> <span class="tick-list__heading">Encouraging the development of sound public policy for business events</span> <span class="tick-list__text"></span> </li> <li class="tick-list__item"> <span class="tick-list__icon"></span> <span class="tick-list__heading">Increasing the professionalism of the PCO industry</span> <span class="tick-list__text"></span> </li> </ul> </article> <article class="main__article"><div class="buttons-block"> <div class="buttons-block__content"> <div class="buttons-block__button"> <a href="https://www.iapco.org/initiatives/advocacy/" class="button "> <span class="button__label">IAPCO Advocacy</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <header class="main__header"><div class="section-header section-header--sub"> <h2 class="section-header__heading">Online Platforms</h2> </div> </header> <article class="main__article"><div class="typography "> <div class="typography__columns typography__columns--1"> <div class="typography__column"> <h4><a href="https://www.iapco.org/online-platforms/">IAPCO鈥檚 online platforms</a> are a key part of our mission to advance the meetings industry. They provide PCOs and other meetings professionals with access to a wealth of resources.</h4> <p> </p> <table width="100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="20%"><a href="https://webedge.iapco.org/"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13458" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20300%20136'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="webEDGE E-Learning" width="300" height="136" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WEB-EDGE-300x136.png 300w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WEB-EDGE-100x45.png 100w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WEB-EDGE-320x145.png 320w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WEB-EDGE.png 583w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-lazy-src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WEB-EDGE-300x136.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13458" src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WEB-EDGE-300x136.png" alt="webEDGE E-Learning" width="300" height="136" srcset="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WEB-EDGE-300x136.png 300w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WEB-EDGE-100x45.png 100w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WEB-EDGE-320x145.png 320w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WEB-EDGE.png 583w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></noscript></a></td> <td valign="middle" width="70%">High-quality, peer-reviewed education:聽Our <a href="https://webedge.iapco.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>webEDGE</strong></a> platform offers a comprehensive online learning programme covering all aspects of congress project management.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h4><a href="https://jobboard.iapco.org/"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13657" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20300%20259'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="IAPCO Job Board" width="300" height="259" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Job-board-logo-300x259.png 300w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Job-board-logo-100x86.png 100w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Job-board-logo-320x276.png 320w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Job-board-logo.png 375w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-lazy-src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Job-board-logo-300x259.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13657" src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Job-board-logo-300x259.png" alt="IAPCO Job Board" width="300" height="259" srcset="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Job-board-logo-300x259.png 300w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Job-board-logo-100x86.png 100w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Job-board-logo-320x276.png 320w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Job-board-logo.png 375w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></noscript></a></h4> </td> <td valign="middle">A resource facilitating the connection between the meetings industry companies and meeting professionals: Our <a style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" href="https://jobboard.iapco.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Job Board</strong></a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"> provides a space for promoting new vacancies for a variety of positions, from entry-level to executive, in all areas of the meetings industry.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://iapco.mn.co/"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13602" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20300%20209'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="IAPCO Member Hub" width="300" height="209" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Member-Hub-2-300x209.png 300w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Member-Hub-2-100x70.png 100w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Member-Hub-2.png 305w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-lazy-src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Member-Hub-2-300x209.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13602" src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Member-Hub-2-300x209.png" alt="IAPCO Member Hub" width="300" height="209" srcset="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Member-Hub-2-300x209.png 300w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Member-Hub-2-100x70.png 100w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Member-Hub-2.png 305w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></noscript></a></p> <h4></h4> </td> <td valign="middle">Opportunities to network with peers:聽Our online <a href="https://iapco.mn.co/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Member Hub</strong></a> allows members to connect with other PCOs and industry professionals from around the world.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.iapco.org/knowledge-hub/"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-13658 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Knowledge Hub" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-36@4x-150x150.png 150w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-36@4x-100x100.png 100w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-36@4x.png 257w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-36@4x-150x150.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-13658 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-36@4x-150x150.png" alt="Knowledge Hub" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-36@4x-150x150.png 150w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-36@4x-100x100.png 100w, https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Artboard-36@4x.png 257w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></a></p> <h4></h4> </td> <td valign="middle"> <h4></h4> <p>Up-to-date industry news and information:聽Our <a href="/knowledge-hub/"><strong>Knowledge Hub</strong></a> provides members with access to news articles, white papers, and other resources on a wide range of industry topics.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 style="text-align: center;"></h3> </div> </div> </div> </article> </section> </div> </main> <div data-wpr-lazyrender="1" class="master__lower"> <footer class="page-footer"> <div class="outer"> <div class="page-footer__content"> <div class="page-footer__social"> <span class="page-footer__linkedin"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/IAPCO" target="_blank" class="button-beam button-beam--no-border button-beam__linkedin"> <span class="button-beam__icon"></span> <span class="button-beam__label hidden-but-relevant">Linked In</span> </a> </span> <span class="page-footer__twitter"> <a href="http://twitter.com/iapco" target="_blank" class="button-beam button-beam--no-border button-beam__twitter"> <span class="button-beam__icon"></span> <span class="button-beam__label hidden-but-relevant">Twitter</span> </a> </span> <span class="page-footer__facebook"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IAPCO" target="_blank" class="button-beam button-beam--no-border button-beam__facebook"> <span class="button-beam__icon"></span> <span class="button-beam__label hidden-but-relevant">Facebook</span> </a> </span> <span class="page-footer__instagram"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iapco_hq/" target="_blank" class="button-beam button-beam--no-border button-beam__instagram"> <span class="button-beam__icon"></span> <span class="button-beam__label hidden-but-relevant">Instagram</span> </a> </span> <span class="page-footer__vimeo"> <a href="https://vimeo.com/iapco/videos" target="_blank" class="button-beam button-beam--no-border button-beam__vimeo"> <span class="button-beam__icon"></span> <span class="button-beam__label hidden-but-relevant">Vimeo</span> </a> </span> </div> <div class="page-footer__translate"> <div class="translate-select"> <div class="translate-select__element"></div> </div> </div> <div class="page-footer__logo"> <span class="logo-iapco logo-iapco--white"> <span class="logo-iapco__icon"></span> <span class="logo-iapco__label hidden-but-relevant">IAPCO</span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </footer> </div> </div> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript"> ( function ( body ) { 'use strict'; body.className = body.className.replace( /\btribe-no-js\b/, 'tribe-js' ); } )( document.body ); </script> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript"> /* <![CDATA[ */var tribe_l10n_datatables = {"aria":{"sort_ascending":": activate to sort column ascending","sort_descending":": activate to sort column descending"},"length_menu":"Show _MENU_ entries","empty_table":"No data available in table","info":"Showing _START_ to _END_ of _TOTAL_ entries","info_empty":"Showing 0 to 0 of 0 entries","info_filtered":"(filtered from _MAX_ total entries)","zero_records":"No matching records found","search":"Search:","all_selected_text":"All items on this page were selected. ","select_all_link":"Select all pages","clear_selection":"Clear Selection.","pagination":{"all":"All","next":"Next","previous":"Previous"},"select":{"rows":{"0":"","_":": Selected %d rows","1":": Selected 1 row"}},"datepicker":{"dayNames":["Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"],"dayNamesShort":["Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat"],"dayNamesMin":["S","M","T","W","T","F","S"],"monthNames":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"monthNamesShort":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"monthNamesMin":["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"],"nextText":"Next","prevText":"Prev","currentText":"Today","closeText":"Done","today":"Today","clear":"Clear"}};/* ]]> */ </script><noscript><img height="1" width="1" style="display: none;" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1184435272580276&ev=PageView&noscript=1&cd%5Bpage_title%5D=Initiatives&cd%5Bpost_type%5D=page&cd%5Bpost_id%5D=13360&cd%5Bplugin%5D=PixelYourSite&cd%5Buser_role%5D=guest&cd%5Bevent_url%5D=www.iapco.org%2Finitiatives%2F" alt=""></noscript> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-minify="1" data-rocket-type="text/javascript" data-rocket-src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/cache/min/1/wp-content/mu-plugins/contact-form-7/includes/swv/js/index.js?ver=1715156076" id="swv-js" data-rocket-defer defer></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="contact-form-7-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = {"api":{"root":"https:\/\/www.iapco.org\/wp-json\/","namespace":"contact-form-7\/v1"},"cached":"1"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-minify="1" data-rocket-type="text/javascript" data-rocket-src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/cache/min/1/wp-content/mu-plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/index.js?ver=1715156076" id="contact-form-7-js" data-rocket-defer defer></script> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-rocket-type="text/javascript" id="rocket-browser-checker-js-after"> /* <![CDATA[ */ "use strict";var _createClass=function(){function defineProperties(target,props){for(var i=0;i<props.length;i++){var descriptor=props[i];descriptor.enumerable=descriptor.enumerable||!1,descriptor.configurable=!0,"value"in descriptor&&(descriptor.writable=!0),Object.defineProperty(target,descriptor.key,descriptor)}}return function(Constructor,protoProps,staticProps){return protoProps&&defineProperties(Constructor.prototype,protoProps),staticProps&&defineProperties(Constructor,staticProps),Constructor}}();function _classCallCheck(instance,Constructor){if(!(instance instanceof Constructor))throw new TypeError("Cannot call a class as a function")}var RocketBrowserCompatibilityChecker=function(){function RocketBrowserCompatibilityChecker(options){_classCallCheck(this,RocketBrowserCompatibilityChecker),this.passiveSupported=!1,this._checkPassiveOption(this),this.options=!!this.passiveSupported&&options}return _createClass(RocketBrowserCompatibilityChecker,[{key:"_checkPassiveOption",value:function(self){try{var options={get passive(){return!(self.passiveSupported=!0)}};window.addEventListener("test",null,options),window.removeEventListener("test",null,options)}catch(err){self.passiveSupported=!1}}},{key:"initRequestIdleCallback",value:function(){!1 in window&&(window.requestIdleCallback=function(cb){var start=Date.now();return setTimeout(function(){cb({didTimeout:!1,timeRemaining:function(){return Math.max(0,50-(Date.now()-start))}})},1)}),!1 in window&&(window.cancelIdleCallback=function(id){return clearTimeout(id)})}},{key:"isDataSaverModeOn",value:function(){return"connection"in navigator&&!0===navigator.connection.saveData}},{key:"supportsLinkPrefetch",value:function(){var elem=document.createElement("link");return elem.relList&&elem.relList.supports&&elem.relList.supports("prefetch")&&window.IntersectionObserver&&"isIntersecting"in IntersectionObserverEntry.prototype}},{key:"isSlowConnection",value:function(){return"connection"in navigator&&"effectiveType"in navigator.connection&&("2g"===navigator.connection.effectiveType||"slow-2g"===navigator.connection.effectiveType)}}]),RocketBrowserCompatibilityChecker}(); /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" id="rocket-preload-links-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var RocketPreloadLinksConfig = {"excludeUris":"\/videos\/|\/unlocking-excellence\/|\/(?:.+\/)?feed(?:\/(?:.+\/?)?)?$|\/(?:.+\/)?embed\/|\/(index.php\/)?(.*)wp-json(\/.*|$)|\/refer\/|\/go\/|\/recommend\/|\/recommends\/","usesTrailingSlash":"1","imageExt":"jpg|jpeg|gif|png|tiff|bmp|webp|avif|pdf|doc|docx|xls|xlsx|php","fileExt":"jpg|jpeg|gif|png|tiff|bmp|webp|avif|pdf|doc|docx|xls|xlsx|php|html|htm","siteUrl":"https:\/\/www.iapco.org","onHoverDelay":"100","rateThrottle":"3"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-rocket-type="text/javascript" id="rocket-preload-links-js-after"> /* <![CDATA[ */ (function() { "use strict";var r="function"==typeof Symbol&&"symbol"==typeof Symbol.iterator?function(e){return typeof e}:function(e){return e&&"function"==typeof Symbol&&e.constructor===Symbol&&e!==Symbol.prototype?"symbol":typeof e},e=function(){function i(e,t){for(var n=0;n<t.length;n++){var i=t[n];i.enumerable=i.enumerable||!1,i.configurable=!0,"value"in i&&(i.writable=!0),Object.defineProperty(e,i.key,i)}}return function(e,t,n){return t&&i(e.prototype,t),n&&i(e,n),e}}();function i(e,t){if(!(e instanceof t))throw new TypeError("Cannot call a class as a function")}var t=function(){function n(e,t){i(this,n),this.browser=e,this.config=t,this.options=this.browser.options,this.prefetched=new Set,this.eventTime=null,this.threshold=1111,this.numOnHover=0}return e(n,[{key:"init",value:function(){!this.browser.supportsLinkPrefetch()||this.browser.isDataSaverModeOn()||this.browser.isSlowConnection()||(this.regex={excludeUris:RegExp(this.config.excludeUris,"i"),images:RegExp(".("+this.config.imageExt+")$","i"),fileExt:RegExp(".("+this.config.fileExt+")$","i")},this._initListeners(this))}},{key:"_initListeners",value:function(e){-1<this.config.onHoverDelay&&document.addEventListener("mouseover",e.listener.bind(e),e.listenerOptions),document.addEventListener("mousedown",e.listener.bind(e),e.listenerOptions),document.addEventListener("touchstart",e.listener.bind(e),e.listenerOptions)}},{key:"listener",value:function(e){var t=e.target.closest("a"),n=this._prepareUrl(t);if(null!==n)switch(e.type){case"mousedown":case"touchstart":this._addPrefetchLink(n);break;case"mouseover":this._earlyPrefetch(t,n,"mouseout")}}},{key:"_earlyPrefetch",value:function(t,e,n){var i=this,r=setTimeout(function(){if(r=null,0===i.numOnHover)setTimeout(function(){return i.numOnHover=0},1e3);else if(i.numOnHover>i.config.rateThrottle)return;i.numOnHover++,i._addPrefetchLink(e)},this.config.onHoverDelay);t.addEventListener(n,function e(){t.removeEventListener(n,e,{passive:!0}),null!==r&&(clearTimeout(r),r=null)},{passive:!0})}},{key:"_addPrefetchLink",value:function(i){return this.prefetched.add(i.href),new Promise(function(e,t){var n=document.createElement("link");n.rel="prefetch",n.href=i.href,n.onload=e,n.onerror=t,document.head.appendChild(n)}).catch(function(){})}},{key:"_prepareUrl",value:function(e){if(null===e||"object"!==(void 0===e?"undefined":r(e))||!1 in e||-1===["http:","https:"].indexOf(e.protocol))return null;var t=e.href.substring(0,this.config.siteUrl.length),n=this._getPathname(e.href,t),i={original:e.href,protocol:e.protocol,origin:t,pathname:n,href:t+n};return this._isLinkOk(i)?i:null}},{key:"_getPathname",value:function(e,t){var n=t?e.substring(this.config.siteUrl.length):e;return n.startsWith("/")||(n="/"+n),this._shouldAddTrailingSlash(n)?n+"/":n}},{key:"_shouldAddTrailingSlash",value:function(e){return this.config.usesTrailingSlash&&!e.endsWith("/")&&!this.regex.fileExt.test(e)}},{key:"_isLinkOk",value:function(e){return null!==e&&"object"===(void 0===e?"undefined":r(e))&&(!this.prefetched.has(e.href)&&e.origin===this.config.siteUrl&&-1===e.href.indexOf("?")&&-1===e.href.indexOf("#")&&!this.regex.excludeUris.test(e.href)&&!this.regex.images.test(e.href))}}],[{key:"run",value:function(){"undefined"!=typeof RocketPreloadLinksConfig&&new n(new RocketBrowserCompatibilityChecker({capture:!0,passive:!0}),RocketPreloadLinksConfig).init()}}]),n}();t.run(); }()); /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-rocket-type="text/javascript" data-rocket-src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?render=6Le4fKYUAAAAAKr2fkX_TkXt7lTr1qwtim5QLTSm&ver=3.0" id="google-recaptcha-js"></script> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-rocket-type="text/javascript" data-rocket-src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/wp-polyfill.min.js?ver=3.15.0" id="wp-polyfill-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="wpcf7-recaptcha-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7_recaptcha = {"sitekey":"6Le4fKYUAAAAAKr2fkX_TkXt7lTr1qwtim5QLTSm","actions":{"homepage":"homepage","contactform":"contactform"}}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-minify="1" data-rocket-type="text/javascript" data-rocket-src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/cache/min/1/wp-content/mu-plugins/contact-form-7/modules/recaptcha/index.js?ver=1715156076" id="wpcf7-recaptcha-js" data-rocket-defer defer></script> <script>window.lazyLoadOptions=[{elements_selector:"img[data-lazy-src],.rocket-lazyload",data_src:"lazy-src",data_srcset:"lazy-srcset",data_sizes:"lazy-sizes",class_loading:"lazyloading",class_loaded:"lazyloaded",threshold:300,callback_loaded:function(element){if(element.tagName==="IFRAME"&&element.dataset.rocketLazyload=="fitvidscompatible"){if(element.classList.contains("lazyloaded")){if(typeof window.jQuery!="undefined"){if(jQuery.fn.fitVids){jQuery(element).parent().fitVids()}}}}}},{elements_selector:".rocket-lazyload",data_src:"lazy-src",data_srcset:"lazy-srcset",data_sizes:"lazy-sizes",class_loading:"lazyloading",class_loaded:"lazyloaded",threshold:300,}];window.addEventListener('LazyLoad::Initialized',function(e){var lazyLoadInstance=e.detail.instance;if(window.MutationObserver){var observer=new MutationObserver(function(mutations){var image_count=0;var iframe_count=0;var rocketlazy_count=0;mutations.forEach(function(mutation){for(var i=0;i<mutation.addedNodes.length;i++){if(typeof mutation.addedNodes[i].getElementsByTagName!=='function'){continue} if(typeof mutation.addedNodes[i].getElementsByClassName!=='function'){continue} images=mutation.addedNodes[i].getElementsByTagName('img');is_image=mutation.addedNodes[i].tagName=="IMG";iframes=mutation.addedNodes[i].getElementsByTagName('iframe');is_iframe=mutation.addedNodes[i].tagName=="IFRAME";rocket_lazy=mutation.addedNodes[i].getElementsByClassName('rocket-lazyload');image_count+=images.length;iframe_count+=iframes.length;rocketlazy_count+=rocket_lazy.length;if(is_image){image_count+=1} if(is_iframe){iframe_count+=1}}});if(image_count>0||iframe_count>0||rocketlazy_count>0){lazyLoadInstance.update()}});var b=document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];var config={childList:!0,subtree:!0};observer.observe(b,config)}},!1)</script><script data-no-minify="1" async src="https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-rocket/assets/js/lazyload/17.8.3/lazyload.min.js"></script> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript"> window.addEventListener('load', function() { if (typeof window.grecaptcha === 'undefined') { var recaptchaScript = document.createElement('script'); recaptchaScript.src = 'https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js'; document.body.appendChild(recaptchaScript); } }); </script> <!-- IAPCO Adroll Pixel --> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-rocket-type="text/javascript"> adroll_adv_id = "22XBB3OM3ZEB5JTZBSBDYV"; adroll_pix_id = "B3WOBBFRKVB7HEMSED6SQB"; (function () { var _onload = function(){ if (document.readyState && !/loaded|complete/.test(document.readyState)){setTimeout(_onload, 10);return} if (!window.__adroll_loaded){__adroll_loaded=true;setTimeout(_onload, 50);return} var scr = document.createElement("script"); var host = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://s.adroll.com" : "http://a.adroll.com"); scr.setAttribute('async', 'true'); scr.type = "text/javascript"; scr.src = host + "/j/roundtrip.js"; ((document.getElementsByTagName('head') || [null])[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode).appendChild(scr); }; if (window.addEventListener) {window.addEventListener('load', _onload, false);} else {window.attachEvent('onload', _onload)} }()); </script> <!-- Project Scripts --> <script type="rocketlazyloadscript" data-rocket-type="text/javascript"> /** * Core required * Test the core experience in modern browsers * @param {Boolean} required Is the core experience required * @return {Boolean} */ function coreRequired(required) { var core = (typeof required === 'undefined') ? false : required; if (typeof required === 'undefined') { if (JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem('core'))) { core = true; }; }; window.localStorage.setItem('core', core); return core; }; /** * Project */ var elementHtml = document.getElementsByTagName('html')[0]; var elementHead = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; var elementBody = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]; // Checks for browser support // The following statement will catch IE9 and up. if(!coreRequired() && 'querySelector' in document && 'localStorage' in window && 'addEventListener' in window) { // Append enhanced class to html element elementHtml.className = 'enhanced'; // Load enhanced styling var styleElement = document.createElement('link'); styleElement.rel = 'stylesheet'; styleElement.type = 'text/css'; styleElement.href = 'https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/themes/iapco-2018/_assets/css/enhanced.css?v1715068792'; elementHead.appendChild(styleElement); // Load project script var scriptElement = document.createElement('script'); scriptElement.src = 'https://www.iapco.org/wp-content/themes/iapco-2018/_assets/js/script.js?v1695029342'; elementBody.appendChild(scriptElement); } else { var scriptElement = document.createElement('script'); scriptElement.src = 'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/respond.js/1.4.2/respond.min.js'; elementBody.appendChild(scriptElement); } </script> </body> </html> <!-- This website is like a Rocket, isn't it? Performance optimized by WP Rocket. Learn more: https://wp-rocket.me - Debug: cached@1732663896 -->