The CIC announced the appointment of a new Leadership Council to lead CIC’s APEX initiative. As part of the planned transition the previous governing body, known as the APEX Commission, was dissolved to mark the completion of its work developing the vision and funding of the initial APEX best practices.
Launched in 2001, APEX stated goal is to promote the development and adoption of best practices to create and enhance efficiencies, effectiveness and professionalism throughout the meetings, conventions and exhibitions industry.
“CIC staff and several current and former commission members met late last year for a strategic planning session. Lead by then-commission chair, Terri Breining, and current chair Teri Tonioli, the group decided that a new leadership structure and strategic focus was needed to lead APEX into the next stage of its life cycle,” said Karen Kotowski, CEO of the CIC.
This new focus required a redefinition of the purpose and makeup of the APEX body that could address the priorities of APEX in the areas of adoption, communication outreach and product development. Now called the APEX Leadership Council, the group is chaired by Teri Tonioli, senior vice president of strategic account management at Experient. The new Leadership Council held its first meeting in June.
The council’s first meeting mapped the priorities for APEX going forward. Those priorities are completing and launching the APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meeting Standards; enhancing the usability and accessibility of the existing best practices; updating the existing best practices to support the Environmentally Sustainable Meeting Standards; advocating for greater adoption of the Event Specification Guide by hotels and major customers; and providing greater support to the education community.
