Members of the International Association of Conference Centres (IACC) have as a common goal the unification of its members and maintaining a strong association of members in the conference centre industry. IACC seeks to create positive interaction among its members to develop and improve the conference centre industry. IACC encourages the sharing of ideas, knowledge and technical skills and providing education to its membership with the belief that by working together in a unified way, our industry can provide the best possible service to all customers and be distinctively successful in delivering conference services to all customers.

The principles of this Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct are established to provide IACC members with guidelines for their professional conduct and to enhance the image of the conference center industry to those with whom they come in contact. Adherence to these principles is required for maintaining membership.

As a basic philosophy, IACC members subscribe to the belief and principle of treating others as they would like to be treated.

Conduct

The following principles of professional conduct signify professionalism, competence, fair dealing in a competitive market, and a high level of integrity in dealing with fellow IACC members. In addition, these principles establish a standard of conduct for members in their pursuit to further the objectives and mission of IACC.

IACC Members Shall:

Failure to abide by the aforementioned principles may subject a member to disciplinary action as stipulated below. Any member of IACC who has a valid reason to believe that another member is in violation of this Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct may, in writing to the President or Executive Director of IACC, request that this claim be reviewed (in confidence) by the Executive Committee with all parties involved. If a member(s) of the Executive Committee is/are involved, then he/she/they shall withdraw from any participation in the evaluation of the merit of the claim and from rendering a decision on further action to be taken. If, in the judgment of the Executive Committee, the claim has sufficient validity, the Executive Committee will bring this matter to the attention of the Board of Directors for their resolution and/or further action.

Disciplinary action may consist of one or more of the following: