{"id":10687,"date":"2013-05-28T20:00:29","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.exhibitionindustrynews.co.uk\/?p=2873"},"modified":"2013-05-28T20:00:29","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T11:00:29","slug":"abpco-to-offer-annual-membership-to-top-students-as-25th-anniversary-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eventbiz.net\/english\/?p=10687","title":{"rendered":"ABPCO to offer annual membership to top students as 25th anniversary legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.exhibitionindustrynews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ABPCO-Logo.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2873]\" title=\"ABPCO to offer annual membership to top students as 25th anniversary legacy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2874\" alt=\"ABPCO Logo 300x110 ABPCO to offer annual membership to top students as 25th anniversary legacy Exhibition News\" src=\"http:\/\/www.exhibitionindustrynews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ABPCO-Logo-300x110.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\" title=\"ABPCO to offer annual membership to top students as 25th anniversary legacyExhibition News\" \/><\/a><strong>The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) today announces a new programme offering student membership free of charge to the top 25 UK Events Management students, as a legacy of the Association\u2019s 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary in 2012.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new scheme has been developed in conjunction with the Association for Event Management Education (AEME) and will be led by recently appointed ABPCO Executive Committee member Rhodri Thomas who is an active supporter of AEME.\u00a0\u00a0 ABPCO are inviting AEME members to nominate students that they feel are top performers in Events Management courses. The nominations will be reviewed by the ABPCO Executive Committee and each successful entry will be awarded free membership for an academic year, beginning in September 2013. They will also be given a profile on the ABPCO website and the opportunity to network with the conference and event organisers that make up the ABPCO membership.<\/p>\n<p>Rhodri Thomas, ABPCO Executive Committee Academic Representative and Professor of Tourism and Events Policy\u00a0at Leeds Metropolitan University, commented: \u201cThis is an excellent offer from ABPCO and I\u2019m sure it will prove popular.\u00a0 It provides students with an early opportunity to develop their networks which will stand them in good stead.\u00a0 I\u2019m hoping it\u2019s the first of many initiatives that will strengthen collaboration between universities and senior PCOs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ABPCO Chair Jennifer Jenkins commented: \u201cIn 2012 ABPCO celebrated its 25<sup>th<\/sup> year with a number of activities, including opening up 25 free student membership places for the first time. I am delighted that we can now announce that this will continue annually as a legacy of the 25<sup>th<\/sup> year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe student body is of course the future of the events industry and we have recognised this by facilitating a platform for students to network with the individuals that will ultimately become their peers. I am also very pleased that we can welcome Rhodri Thomas to our Executive Committee and look forward to working with him to develop more student initiatives in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exhibitionindustrynews.co.uk\/2013\/05\/abpco-to-offer-annual-membership-to-top-students-as-25th-anniversary-legacy\/\">ABPCO to offer annual membership to top students as 25th anniversary legacy<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exhibitionindustrynews.co.uk\">Exhibition Industry News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) today announces a new programme offering student membership free of charge to the top 25 UK Events Management students, as a legacy of the Association\u2019s 25th anniversary in 2012. 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