Attendees can expect to deepen their understanding of the protocol field, bring valuable best practices back to their organizations, and further develop relationships with colleagues and partners.
PDI-POA Forum attendees come from a wide variety of fields. These include national, state/provincial, regional, and city governments, NGO’s, intergovernmental agencies, cultural and academic institutions, public and private corporations as well as training and consulting practices.
PDI-POA Forums draw protocol professionals from around the world. In recent years participants represented countries including Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Kosovo, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, Sudan, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom and the United States.
Participation in the International Protocol Education Forum is open to PDI-POA members as well as the general public.
A theme is selected to drive the programming for the Forum. Consideration of past Forum feedback, desired education from members, and the geographical opportunity for partnerships are taken into account.
Members in good standing of PDI-POA receive discounted registration rates for the Annual International Protocol Education Forum as a benefit of membership.
“What I love about our organization is the education and information, that it provides best practices to all our membership. Cultural understanding is key.”