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members follows and illustrates the scope of the industry and the information they can provide on
their sector:

& Alliance of Meeting Management Consultants (AMMC)
& AMC Institute, formerly IAAMC
& American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA)
& American Society of Association Executives and the Center (ASAE & The Center)
& Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM)
& Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International (ACCED-I)
& Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
& Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR)
& Council of Engineering and Scienti c Society Executives (CESSE)
& Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI); formerly IACVB
& Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA)
& Financial and Insurance Conference Planners (FICP); formerly ICPA
& Green Meetings Industry Council (GMIC)
& Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association (HCEA)
& Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI)
& International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM)
& International Association of Conference Centers (IACC)
& International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE); formerly IAEM
& International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO)
& International Association of Speakers Bureaus (IASB)
& International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA)
& International Special Events Society (ISES)
& Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
& National Association of Catering Executives (NACE)
& National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners (NCBMP)
& National Speakers Association (NSA)

Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)

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Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA)

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Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP)

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Society of Incentive & Travel Executives (SITE)

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U.S. Travel Association (U.S. Travel)

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Visit its Web site at www.conventionindustry.org .
Although domestic conferences provide the greatest source of business for most convention
sites, international conventions, conferences, and congresses are also a very attractive segment of
the market. In addition, they are often the largest and highest-pro le conferences attracting
massive media coverage. Examples are the biannual congress of the United Nations World
Tourism Organization and the annual Davos (Switzerland) conference of the World Economic
Forum — which each year is characterized by major statements by world political and economic

leaders.
In addition, smaller but even higher-pro le international gatherings can greatly enhance interna-
tional awareness of the host venue. In this case, the meeting of the

'' G20 '' heads of government of the