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Convention Promotion Foundation (CPF)

The Convention Promotion Foundation is an extension of the existing Convention Promotion Fund.
Registered on the 7th of May 2021.

Founded in 1999, the Convention Promotion fund is an initiative of members of TICA – Thailand
Incentive and Convention Association which was founded in 1984 as a joint venture between the
government and the private sector of MICE industry (meeting, incentives, conventions, exhibitions).

Rationale

International Convention is a high-quality segment of the travel business with multi-faceted benefits to the host
destination. As Thailand has potential to become the regional center of international meeting-related events,
there needs to be comprehensive dedicated efforts to attract and accommodate such events. Financial
assistance is first and foremost to enable Local Host Committees to bid and manage the events successfully.

Objectives Management

• To promote marketing activities, which will lead to Convention Promotion Fund is managed by the
more international meetings, incentives, Board of Trustees of 11 persons appointed by TICA
conventions, exhibitions coming to Thailand. Executive Committee who are elected at the TICA
• To promote “Research and Development” Annual General Meeting. The CPF committee’s term
and “Human Resource Development” within of office is 2 years, and the members are:
the MICE sphere. • 1 TICA Vice President from the private sector
• To assist and support local host committees • 3 Chairpersons of TICA’s Marketing, Membership
in organising MICE events & Public Relations and Capabilities Development
• To coordinate cooperation between Committees
government and private agencies, and to act as a • 1 Representative from Tourism Authority of
networking hub for the organising of MICE events. Thailand
• To provide advice and guidelines for the • 1 Representative from Thai Airways International
organisations related to meetings, incentives, • 3 Gold Sponsor members
conventions, and exhibitions. • 1 Founding member
• Facilitating education programmes and • 1 Honorable person
other programmes related to MICE that will
benefit the public. Also generating public The Board of Trustees are elected for the following
interest in MICE topics, and collaborating with executive positions:
similar organisations in carrying out activities • Chairperson
for public benefit. • Co-Chairperson
• Manage or collaborate with charity organisations • Secretary General
for public welfare, organisations for public • Treasurer
benefit, and other organisations for conducting • Chairperson of the Fund Raising Project
activities beneficial to general public. Sub-Committee
• The fund does not affiliate with politics. • Chairperson of the Project & Follow up
Sub-Committee
Sources of the Fund
Administration
• Donations from Tourism Authority of
Thailand and Thai Airways International All duties including implementation of policies,
• Donations from Founding Members following up of funded projects and general
(72 companies, organisations or individuals) administrative tasks are the responsibilities of TICA.
• Fund raising projects organised by CPF members
• Matching fund sponsored by the Royal
Thai Government through Tourism
Authority of Thailand
• Contributions from fund recipients upon
successful organisation of their events
• Contributions from suppliers benefiting
from the events
• Other donations