ICCA History
ICCA History
A Modern History of International Association Meetings
1962-01-01 09:52:16
Talk about the Establishment of ICCA
The concept of ICCA was first discussed in 1962 at the ASTA Convention in Mexico by travel agents Moises Shuster from Mexico and Jean Claude Murat from Paris.
1963-06-16 10:06:42
First woman into space
Valentina Tereshkova from Russia
1963-08-23 07:30:32
1st ICCA President
Moises Shuster
1963-08-28 10:06:42
Martin Luther King
" I have a dream" - speech
1963-09-27 16:10:40
The seven ICCA Founders
In 1963 Moises Shuster and Jean Claude together involved five other travel agents from other regions of the world in their discussions, and the International Congress and Convention Association was duly founded in Paris.
1963-09-28 17:51:49
Member for 40 years
Fiorentino Travel Service
1963-10-01 09:52:16
Paris, France
1st ICCA Congress, attendance: 7
1963-10-01 09:52:16
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Rotterdam, 2nd ICCA Congress, attendance: 18, Congress free of charge
1964-01-01 09:52:16
Jean Claude Murat
2nd president, France, 1964 - 1968
1964-10-01 09:52:16
Athens, Greece
3rd ICCA Congress, attendance: 15
1965-10-01 09:52:16
Mexico city, Mexico
4th ICCA Congress, attendance: 35, first charged ICCA Congress
1965-10-13 00:00:00
First ICCA Logo
Membership steadily increased and the first ICCA logo was designed.
1966-10-01 09:52:16
Tel Aviv, Israel
5th ICCA Congress, attendance: not available
1967-02-25 00:00:00
First human heart transplantation
by Christiaan Barnard on Louis Washkansky who received the transplant from Denise Darvall
1967-07-24 12:11:42
First by laws
On the 13 Oct 1967 the first by laws of ICCA (in Dutch) were signed.
1967-10-01 09:52:16
Nice, France
6th ICCA Congress, attendance: not available
1968-04-01 00:00:00
Membership fee 1968
300 USD a year
1968-10-01 09:52:16
Moises Shuster
Mexico, 3rd president 1968 - 1972
1968-10-01 09:52:16
Jean Claude Murat
Unanimously elected as honorary president for life
1968-10-01 09:52:16
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7th ICCA Congress, attendance: not available
1969-02-25 00:00:00
Woodstock festival
1969-09-28 21:58:46
76 members
By now there were 76 member companies, including the first "Ancillary Services" member, the car rental company Avis.
1969-10-01 09:52:16
Budapest, Hungary
8th ICCA Congress, attendance: 85
1969-10-01 09:52:16
First Official Head office
ICCA established it's first official Head Office in The Hague
1970-02-25 00:00:00
Floppy disk invention
1970-10-01 09:52:16
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
9th ICCA Congress, attendance: 78
1971-10-01 09:52:16
Lisbon, Portugal
10th ICCA Congress, attendance: 67
1971-12-02 00:12:29
First Chapter
ICCA continued to grow, and the very first geographical Chapter was set up covering Latin America.
1971-12-17 09:52:16
Queen of the Netherlands Juliana, Prinses from Oranje Nassua
signs official papers
1972-01-01 00:00:00
Eight member categories
Membership now passed 160 companies from 41 countries, and a major restructuring of the association into eight Categories was approved at the annual General Assembly in Paris.
1972-07-01 00:00:00
ICCA Data
Since 1972 ICCA's research department 'ICCA Data' has assembled information on the meetings of international associations taking place all over the world. The structure of this database perfectly suits the marketing information needs of suppliers (members) in the international meeting business.
1972-09-27 16:10:40
160 members from 41 countries
1972-10-01 09:52:16
Gilbert Garber
U.S.A., 4th president 1972 - 1976
1972-10-01 09:52:16
Paris, France
11th ICCA Congress, attendance: 92
1973-04-01 00:00:00
First Executive Director
John E Moreu was appointed as the first full-time, salaried Executive Director.
1973-11-25 18:11:29
Manila, Philippines
12th ICCA Congress, attendance: 83
1973-11-25 18:11:29
ICCA Headoffice
ICCA's Head Office moved from The Hague to Amsterdam, the city where ICCA continues to be located today.
1974-04-01 18:11:29
First semi-automated ICCA Data bulletin
The first semi-automated information system was introduced, making the sharing of ICCA data much simpler. Regular paper "bulletins" were sent to members with the latest information about specific international association meetings.
1974-11-25 18:11:29
Berlin, Germany
13th ICCA Congress, attendance: 195
1975-11-25 18:11:29
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
14th ICCA Congress, attendance: 162
1976-10-01 09:52:16
Alwin Zecha
Hong Kong, 5th ICCA president 1976 - 1980
1976-11-25 18:11:29
Monte Carlo, Monaco
15th ICCA Congress, attendance: 294
1977-04-01 09:52:16
First computerised database
ICCA joined the Information Revolution with the setting up of its first computerised database, a massive investment and commitment at that time for a relatively small trade association.
1977-11-25 18:11:29
Singapore, Singapore
16th ICCA Congress, attendance: 230
1978-11-25 18:11:29
Madeira, Portugal
17th ICCA Congress, attendance: 266
1979-11-25 18:11:29
Acapulco, Mexico
18th ICCA Congress, attendance: 263
1980-10-01 09:52:16
Ernst Stock
Austria, 6th president 1980 - 1986. Grave changes in the ICCA by laws occurred.
1980-11-25 18:11:29
Vienna, Austria
19th ICCA Congress, attendance: not available
1980-12-03 13:49:39
ICCA Headoffice
has 7 employees in the office
1981-11-25 18:11:29
Salt Lake City, U.S.A.
20th ICCA Congress, attendance: 207