When you partner with PCMA, you gain access to the industry's most senior-level planners in association, corporate, tradeshows, and independent meeting markets.

They are the primary decision makers for their organizations' meetings, with a mean convention/meeting budget of $1.4 million and an economic value of approximately $4 million to the host destination of their largest meeting, according to Convene's 2006 Meetings Market Survey.

Economic Value to Host Destination 2005 Convention/Meeting Budget

Source: Convene's 2006 Meetings Market Survey Data complied from 318 surveys

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Founded in 1955, the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) is the leading organization for association meeting professionals. PCMA provides education, resources and networking opportunities for more than 5,500 members in 16 chapters across the US and Canada.

Convene, the award-winning magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association, is the leading resource to which meeting professionals turn for in-depth information on all aspects of meeting management. Convene's primary goal, like PCMA's, is to enhance the effectiveness of meetings, conventions, and exhibitions through industry education.

Boasting more than 3,000 attendees, PCMA's Annual Meeting represents the largest gathering of association meeting professionals, along with senior meeting planners from the corporate industry, and is touted as one of the industry's most comprehensive educational and networking events.

The Leadership Conference is attended by PCMA's leadership, committees, future industry leaders and senior planners and suppliers who are seeking to hone their leadership skills and network with fellow members at educational sessions, committee meetings and volunteer workshops.

The PCMA Education Foundation supports PCMA through fundraising and grant giving focused on education and research that will benefit the meetings and conventions industry. The Dinner Celebrating Professional Achievement is the most highly attended event of the year and recognizes honorees for their exemplary contributions to the meetings industry.

Party With a Purpose is PCMA's "can't miss" networking event that has raised more than $1,000,000 for local charities in our Annual Meeting host cities, PCMA's Education Foundation, and the PCMA Network for the Needy.

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PCMA's Partnership Program is tailored to individual partners' marketing and sales objectives in order to deliver greater value to the partner and PCMA members. This multi-year package allows you to collaborate with PCMA and incorporate your objectives into a customized marketing strategy. Use the navigation on the left to learn about the different levels of partnership opportunity.

For more information on partnering with PCMA, please contact Mona Simon at msimon@pcma.org or 312.423.7244.

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