Social Responsibility
Industry Support
We give back to this industry we love through financial donations that bolster important industry causes and support industry development. We also offer pro-bono and reduced fee consulting services for developing or emerging destinations when possible.
The objective of the ICCA Education Fund, previously known as Ernst Stock Fund, is to create educational opportunities for Young Meetings Professionals, thereby helping to raise professional standards in the international meetings industry.
GainingEdge Contribution
Financial Contribution
AfSAE, established and constituted in February 2015, has since set up its HQ office in Johannesburg. Association executives in Africa have come together to form a continent-wide society aimed at raising the profile of member-based organisations and improving skills in the sector.
GainingEdge Contribution
Pro-bono Services and Sponsoring Scholar as Project Intern
GainingLeads
Our leads exchange session, now in its 6th year, is one of our most popular industry events. It’s offered at no fee to convention bureaus by invitation. This session, held during IMEX Frankfurt, is the exchange of bid requirements information of international association conventions. It’s especially useful for convention bureaus looking for more potential association conventions business through the exchange of leads by a past host/recently won bidder.
GainingEdge Contribution
Support: Pro-bono Services and Platform to Exchange Leads
GainingEdge Knowledge Exchange
To promote the exchange of ideas within the industry, GainingEdge holds free, one-hour sessions at both IMEX Frankfurt and ICCA Congress for convention bureaus, centres and convention teams active in the international meetings market, and they are especially popular with volunteer discussion leaders from both sides of the table.
GainingEdge Contribution
Pro-bono Services and Platform to Share Knowledge
Business Events Clinics
GainingEdge offers free “clinic-style” consultations for bureaus who want to improve their performance in the international meetings market. The clinics take place during the annual ICCA Congress, as well as at select trade events throughout the year.
GainingEdge Contribution
Pro-bono Advice
GainingEdge supports The Iceberg, which shares storytelling of leading destinations and how hosting conventions have positively impacted the hosting communities beyond the traditional tourism spin-offs.
GainingEdge Contribution
Financial Contribution
