Achievements via Taskforce activity

Continued lobbying over the pricing structure of sponsorship at international meetings has contributed to a substantial relative reduction in contract fees for major sponsors (and others), over a number of years
Transparency of organisers’ congress budgets is singled out in IPCAA’s Guidelines and continues to be one of the Association’s main objectives. It is nowadays, as a result, normal to see some form of pre- and post-event budget information shared with industry sponsors
Sponsorship structures have been simplified for most major congresses following negotiation between organisers and IPCAA task forces

Advance consultation with potential sponsors on matters such as venue is now an established routine for most major meetings; particularly important since regulatory conditions restrict the choice of locations. Issues of logistics, security etc also impact on sponsor views of a destination, resulting in movement to an alternative on several past occasions