BestCities Global Alliance is the world's first and only convention bureau alliance with eight partners on five continents. The members of BestCities have established the industry's first global Client Service charter.

ICCA represents the main specialists in organising, transporting and accommodating international meetings and events, and comprises more than 850 member companies and organizations in 85 countries worldwide.

European Cities Marketing is a network of City Tourist Offices and Convention Bureaus. European Cities Marketing is promoting and linking the interests of more than 134 major cities from 32 countries.

PCMA delivers education and promote the value of professional convention management. PCMA represents approximately 6,000 meeting industry leaders including planner professionals, suppliers, faculty and students.

DMAI is the world's largest association of destination marketing organizations. DMAI comprises more than 1,500 professionals from 625+ destination marketing organizations in more than 25 countries.

MPI helps their members thrive by providing human connections to knowledge and ideas, relationships, and marketplaces. MPI membership is comprised of more than 24,000 members belonging to 70 chapters and clubs worldwide.

UIA is a research institute and documentation centre based in Basel. UIA is a non-profit and non-governmental organization researching and providing information on international organizations and international associations.

GMIC is a global non-profit community for sustainability, education and research for the meetings and event industry. The vision is to transform the meetings industry, and thereby create a more successful and sustainable global industry.