Ethics in Bidding for International Events Panel Discussion.pptxVIP

Moderator Mariano Castex Managing Director MCI Latin America (INCON Group) Argentina Miranda Barrett Vice President, Membership Development Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) U.S.A. Kitty Wong President KA International Co., Ltd Chinese Taipei Juan José García Director Marketing Sales Vibo Congresos Spain Panel FOUR THREE A quote of an ICCA member “The issues relating to Bidding for International Events is certainly nothing new but as a Conference Organiser I was shocked to find out that the perceived corrupt and unethical practices which have plagued major events such as the Fifa World Cup are found to be rife in the world of Association Congresses. After working tirelessly by the book for 8 years on a Bid, our bid team were shocked to find out about practices employed by our competition were as close to bribery as on can get… 1 …Fully paid air fare with partners of the voting delegation to visit the destination, expensive gifts, sponsorship of voting delegates to the actual vote, promises of guaranteed cash payments are all practices that we experienced. This is besides blatant dishonestly in the lobbying process which we often see. If professionals in western society can actually promise a vote eye to eye and then change this vote in less than 12 hours does one not lose faith or basic trust in fellow colleagues?... 2 …Huge amounts of money are being spent on bidding for international association events by convention bureaus, destinations, PCOs and most relevant Associations with charitable status. This money is going down the drain! I call for associations to adopt proper guidelines for our industry to work within, where the processes are fair, ethical and true. Our time and money are far too valuable to be wasting it when we have no chance of winning while playing on unlevel playing fields!” 3 What does unethical bidding behavior mean to you according to culture in your respective geographical region? Question #1 to the panel Do you think that clients raise c