"Industry Developed, Industry Endorsed"
Welcome to APEXsolution.org
This is the sister website to the Convention Industry Council site at www.conventionindustry.org. This site focuses on all aspects of the APEX initiative. We invite you to come explore and watch for more information to be added in the coming weeks.
Why Are Industry Best Practices, like APEX, Important?
Have you ever thought about common industry best practices and standards? Have you ever considered how our lives would be different without them? Industries coalesce around best practrices and standards. These practices become ubiquitous, as natural as breathing.
• What if you were unable to plug your computer into every electrical
outlet?
• What if you couldn't get cash from every ATM when traveling and in
need?
• What if light bulbs did not screw into every socket?
These are everyday examples of how we benefit from voluntary standards. Entire industrial sectors have progressed and innovated because of best practices. Some examples include:
• The grocery industry and the UPC bar code.
• The banking industry and various transactions used to transfer money.
• The cellular phone industry and communication and switching
standards.
Through the Convention Industry Council and the Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX), the meeting industry has spearheaded new best practices and voluntary standards. With APEX being industry developed and industry, we can all revolutionize the meetings conventions, and exhibitions industry. Regardless of the processes uses or technology available, all planners and suppliers can benefit from APEX.
This site, in conjunction with of the Convention Industry Council website (http://www.conventionindustry.org/apex) is designed for people within the meeting, events and hospitality industry. Here you can
• Educate yourself on APEX and the best practices
• Gain more information about APEX
• Learn more about the technology solutions that support APEX
• Sign up for APEX E-news
• Read the latest information about APEX
Convention Industry Council Appoints Two New Commissioners to APEX
"I believe APEX is
good for the industry
and I am willing to
continue to help
make it work."
Sandi Lynn,
CMP President
Sandi Lynn &
Associates, Inc.
APEX News Flash
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"I'm very excited about the launch of Powershop™. This program will make the practices and principles of APEX accessible in a way that they haven't been before. Powershop™ will enable people and organizations—on both the planner and supplier sides—the opportunity to easily implement and integrate the APEX standards, which will ultimately change the way we do business."
Terri Breining
APEX Commission Chair
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APEX is an initiative of the Convention Industry Council.
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The Convention Industry Council offers many tools and programs designed to support the industry and meet its challenges; facilitate the exchange of information and ideas; and educate the public on its profound economic impact. The CIC's major initiatives include:
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