Join us on February 10th at the SeaTac Marriott for a special education session featuring Best-In-Class Speaker Zontee Hou and a Raffle and Trivia Fundraiser night to re-engage
As if Twenty Under Twenty wasn’t enough, our very own Josh Henry continues to achieve big things! Congrats Josh! We’re so lucky to work alongside you through PCMA! In November
What is the PCMA Next Gen Rate? The PCMA Next Gen membership is a chance for recent graduates and event professionals* who are early in their careers to take full advantage of PCMA’s professional development opportunities for less. (*PCMA’s Next Gen Rate is for event professionals 30 years and younger.)
Avoiding First Job Fails: Lessons Learned the Hard Way Consider this panel the “know before you go” meeting to prepare for your first professional job. Dahlia, Lisa and Cara will share the difficult experiences and failures they lived through so you won’t have to make the same mistakes!
The Mountain, City, Sea for your next meeting When you pack a national park mountain, a metropolitan city, and a wide-open sea and waterfront into one destination, whether you’re talking to meeting delegates or leisure travelers, you’re offering something rare, if not unique, in the United States. It’s a destination built to inspire.
CLICK HERE to visit the PCMA Convening Leaders event website and REGISTER NOW! Join us Jan. 9-12, 2022, when PCMA Convening Leaders brings its flagship education and networking event to Las Vegas. Caesars Entertainment Corp. will host the multi-day event at CAESARS FORUM, a 550,000-square foot conference center opening in 2022 in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. Discover why thousands of business events professionals and community leaders from around the world come to Convening Leaders every year to explore, through leading-edge education, research, and networking, how business events generate economic and social legacies for businesses and communities. PCMA Convening Leaders 2022 Event Professionals Conference at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas January 9-12
The 4 Es of Engagement: How to Create Content that Moves Your Audience to ActionDescription: Whether you're reaching a medical, corporate or trade show audience, smart content marketing can build the credibility of your brand while gaining the loyalty of your audience. In an ever more saturated media landscape, your content needs to break through the noise and provide real value to your audience in order to tie back to your business goals. In this session, digital marketing expert Zontee Hou shares case studies that demonstrate the four types of content that engage your audience, and she shows how to translate that engagement into business results. Learn key takeaways that will allow you to start planning and deploying more effective content marketing today.
The 4 Es of Engagement: How to Create Content that Moves Your Audience to ActionDescription: Whether you’re reaching a medical, corporate or trade show audience, smart content marketing can build
Connecting people with purpose is what we do better than anyone else. Your audiences need you more than ever and #PCMACL 2022 will help you bring their renewed purpose back
Sponsor Spotlight: This is Portland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfD1JwfuuBg Some of what you’ve heard about Portland is true. Some is not. What matters most is that we’re true to ourselves. There’s a river
We are Spokane, but we're not what you expect. Kermit the Frog was wrong. Contrary to what the famous amphibian crooned, it IS easy being green. The Spokane Convention Center is proof of that. When you book a convention in Spokane, you're stepping into a city dedicated to fresh air, cleanliness, sustainability and access to outdoor space. In fact, the Convention Center sits along the Spokane River in the middle of Riverfront Park, site of the 1974 World's Fair--the first to be environmentally themed. Read on to learn more about all the new safety updates made during the pandemic, then hop on over to Spokane for your next meeting.
Join us for our first hybrid program on September 9th to learn how to make your events more inclusive as we resume in-person events, while also continuing with the virtual and hybrid landscape. We will cover the topics to help you determine which accommodations that your attendees may need, no matter how they attend, and steps you can take to make your event more inclusive for everyone. Avery Berschauer and Andrea Lambrecht, CMP will present based on their life experiences living with disabilities and share insights to apply inclusivity into your event.
This will be an interactive session led by the membership chairs of our 17 North American Regional Chapters. New and prospective members will hear an overview of benefits, hear testimonials for their peers, and participate in breakouts for how to best utilize their membership. https://www.pcma.org/event/membership-orientation-2021/
Join HQ and local leaders as we discuss the future of events, membership engagement, and volunteerism. You will hear from all 17 of PCMA’s North American Regional Chapters through a series of panel discussions.
Event Title: Drag Queen Trivia presented by PCMA PNW and Visit Seattle Event Description: Seattle-based drag performer Vel Veeta is ready to test your LGBTQ+ trivia knowledge. Network with old friends and new in this event hosted by PCMA Pacific Northwest and Visit Seattle. Bring a friend, a drink, and your game face and get ready to be quizzed on all things LGBTQ+. Registration link below: https://lgbtmpa.com/day-of-diversity
All PCMA Chapters are coming together for the month leading up to PCMA EduCon to celebrate all that PCMA is doing for our communities; to foster engagement with members, to promote collaboration across chapters, to generate fun competition/rivalry, and to support our industry friends who were impacted by the pandemic. All proceeds from this run will go to the PCMA Foundation to support our many industry friends who were hard hit by COVID-19. If you do not want to run or walk, you can also donate to this great cause.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ASIAN GOLD RIBBON CAMPAIGN: Show Solidarity Against Anti-Asian Racism by Wearing a Gold Ribbon this May Asian Gold Ribbon Day takes place on Thursday, May 20, 2021, corresponding with Asian Heritage Month
Travel Portland shared a post on Instagram: “The countdown is on ⏰ @BravoTopChef Portland premiers on Thursday, April 1st @ 8/7c. Who’s excited?…”
In 2021, daylight saving time (DST) begins on March 14 at 2 a.m. local time. This means clocks will move forward by one hour on this day, so at 2
Shrimp N Grits N All That S--- with WhereYaAtMatt We are thrilled to welcome Matthew Lewis, Chef and Host of WhereYaAtMatt, to the PCMA PNW virtual stage! Chef Matt will be sharing his incredible BBQ Shrimp recipe, while we interview him on his unique journey, what direction he sees the food and beverage industry going, and how we – event professionals – can better support Black-owned businesses, like WhereYaAtMatt, through our events.
February marks the start of Black History Month. Please join us as we recognize the ongoing struggle of racial justice in our industry and country, as well as celebrate the incredible achievements and contributions of Black Americans.
A year ago, I wrote an article titled “Why Can’t We Be Friends” after a friend severed ties with me simply because I had become a competitor with a new job. At the end of that article, I wrote “attend networking events whenever possible, reach out, say hello when presented the opportunity to meet someone new.
Please join us as leaders from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport bring us an update on what’s been happening at SEA. The agenda include: State of the Industry and SEA Traffic FlyHealthy@SEA Update – New Technology and Customer Feedback FlyHealthy@SEA continues to prioritize travelers' safety, health and well-being with protocols including medical grade cleaning, plastic protective barriers, pre-booked parking and even a digital travel book for children with sensory sensitivities. SEA wants the public to know the steps they are taking at the airport, so you can confidently prepare for a trip or make an informed decision about traveling. If you’re headed home for the holidays or taking a trip that couldn’t wait, it’s SEA's highest priority to help keep you healthy with moments of holiday happiness sprinkled in. https://www.portseattle.org/page/flyhealthy-sea
Event Description: All organizations are having to rethink and transition into new working models. Why not re-imagine what the future looks like together? The purpose of this program is to bring all PCMA Chapters and PCMA HQ together on one day to provide updates to our communities around a centralized theme as we prepare to re-imagine our traditional ways of operating into 2021. This will be a town hall format with a moderated discussion among all PCMA chapters and PCMA Headquarters. Event Details: December 10th, 2020 at 12pm - 1:30pm CST/ 1pm-2:30pm EST/10am PST
Register for PCMA U and hear from some of PCMA's 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2021! As a Student or Young Professional, you probably have a lot of questions about the industry, your future career, and more. Register today and submit your questions to get the answers you're looking for. PCMA U will be held virtually on December 8th from 3:00-4:00pm Central Time in lieu of a pre-conference event at Convening Leaders 2021. Registration for Convening Leaders 2021 is not required to attend PCMA U.
Today, we’re excited to announce that PCMA and the Corporate Event Marketing Association (CEMA), the premier community for event marketers, are pursuing an agreement wherein CEMA will be acquired as a wholly-owned division of PCMA. This acquisition will propel both organizations into an exciting new chapter as businesses and organizations adjust to the evolving role of business events in an omnichannel world.
With the King County Recovery Marketing Campaign now live, Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority and Visit Seattle are pleased to share the following digital marketing toolkit with you in hopes of extending the DO SOMETHING messaging as far as possible. Our collective voice is louder when we are all saying and sharing the same thing.
On October 13, 2020, the PCMA PNW Chapter hosted a virtual program produced by our newly established Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Our “United We Brunch” webinar series takes on a new topic monthly and in October, our panel of 8 took on the important subject of “Guided Conversations: Moving towards diversity, equity, and inclusion”.
