 
The first large plenary convention of the Italian meetings industry was held in March in Viareggio, Tuscany, at the Principe di Piemonte Conference Centre.
The medium-term objectives outlined by federation chairman Adolfo Parodi include: the establishment of an organised and efficient national convention bureau, setting up education and professional training courses, legislative measures to foster sector development, the recognition of conference-organising professionals, certification, quality and consultancy for promotion and investment.
The convention provided a great opportunity to gain updates on some of the key issues in the industry, such as tax deductibility (obtained in the recent national budget, again thanks to Federcongressi), negotiating with suppliers and buyers (the subject of a seminar), international experiences, co-operation between associations and promotion on international markets.
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Federcongressi is the federation of the meeting & incentive industry associations operating in Italy, created in 2004 to represent the sector as a whole. It comprises six associations: Apicef (association of conference and fair professionals and companies), Italcongressi-PCO Italia (national association of conference industry companies), Meet in Italy (network of Italian conference destinations), MPI Italia (the Italian chapter of Meeting Professionals International), SITE Italy (the national chapter of the Society of Incentive Travel Executives) and AIMP (Italian association of meeting planners).
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