APEX Tools


 

APEX is the Accepted Practices Exchange, an initiative of the Convention Industry Council (CIC) to bring together all stakeholders in the development and implementation of industry-wide accepted practices to create and enhance efficiencies throughout the meetings, conventions and exhibitions industry.

The benefits of APEX are:

  • Time & Cost Savings
  • Eased Communication and Sharing of Data
  • Enhanced Customer Service
  • Streamlined Systems and Processes
  • Less Duplication of Effort and Increased Operational Efficiencies
  • Better Educated, More Professional Employees

Get the APEX Meeting and Event Toolbox by OfficeReadyTM

The APEX Meeting and Event Toolbox by OfficeReadyTM is a user-friendly toolset containing a collection of more than 200 event management and business templates, including those developed through APEX  as the industry standard. It is designed to interface with the Microsoft Office suite of software programs, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Event Planning at its simplest! Click here for more info.

APEX Industry Panels

APEX has created seven industry panels, each composed of approximately 25 members representing a wide-range of functions. They work to develop a set of recommended accepted practices. The following is a list of panels and their reports:

Terminology: APEX Industry Glossary for the results of this panel's work.

History/Post Event Reports: APEX Post-Event Reporting Accepted Practices

Resumes & Work Orders: APEX Event Specifications Guide

Housing & Registration: APEX Housing and Registration Accepted Practices

Requests for Proposals (RFPs): The purpose of the APEX RFPs Panel is to develop recommended industry accepted practices for consistent and thorough Requests for Proposals (RFPs) that address core information and unique needs.

Meeting & Site Profiles: The purpose of the APEX Meeting & Site Profiles Panel is to develop recommended industry accepted practices for consistent and thorough profile formats for sites, as well as meetings, conventions, and other events, that include both core and unique information.

Contracts: The purpose of the APEX Contracts Panel is to review all aspects of industry contracts and develop contract guidelines and, where appropriate, acceptable contract language. Additionally, the panel will develop an outline to format industry contracts.

White Paper APEX Report created by the PCMA Advocacy Task Force in 2005.

Convene® Article Ready, Willing, & APEX, Sara Torrence, CMP
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