The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) and the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) have agreed to work together to ‘enhance access to content and community’ for the international association ecosystem.
The move follows last week's announcement that the ASAE was going to be working more closely with the European Society of Association Executives to pool knowledge and expertise.
ICCA’s collaborations with ASAE aims to 'expand opportunities for engagement and knowledge sharing between association leaders' and the 'association meetings community'.
The collaboration will focus on, peer to peer learning and developing an international community.
Examples of peer-to-peer programming include collaboration on ASAE’s Global Summit on the State of the Association Community and well as develop one legacy-focused program, to name just a few.
In addition to peer-to-peer-programming ICCA and ASAE will look for joint exhibiting opportunities as well as joint statements to support both communities.
“The role of associations is rapidly changing and many of the meta trends influencing ASAE’s strategic direction are shared by our global colleagues,” said ASAE President and CEO Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE. “This reality necessitates more collaborative thinking and idea-sharing between leaders of organizations worldwide. ASAE’s collaborations with ICCA is an acknowledgment that no one organization has all the answers. Together, we will work to enhance the collective knowledge of the association ecosystem.”
ICCA CEO, Senthil Gopinath added: “We traditionally always valued our close collaboration with ASAE, however today we are more excited than ever to adapt to the changing environment and embrace this new collaboration which is nurturing partnership, collaboration, and growth of both of our communities. More meaningful and sustainable engagement and above all a mutually beneficial collaboration will advocate for the value of associations to society and their meetings as vehicles to drive change in local communities. I am personally thrilled to work with Michelle and ASAE on transforming meetings globally and fostering diversity, inclusion, sustainability, and legacy of meetings and associations globally.”
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