Part of delivering breakthrough education is anticipating issues and changes that affect the meetings industry and evaluating them through studies, White Papers and surveys. Read up on the lastest studies and surveys in our Research Center.

PCMA Studies and White Papers
PCMA and Convene have taken the lead in publishing studies and White Papers in a number of topic areas critical to the success of all meeting professionals.

Meetings Market Surveys
Measuring the economic impact of meetings is crucial to the success of meeting planning professionals, supplier partners, and service providers. Convene®'s annual "Meetings Market Survey" paints the most comprehensive picture of the meetings market, courtesy of hundreds of professional PCMA members, who provide extensive input in response to a detailed questionnaire.

Meeting Planner Intention Survey
The PCMA/AMEX/Ypartnership Meeting Planner Intentions Survey was a national survey of professional meeting planners designed to assess their near‐term intentions with respect to planning and hosting off‐site meetings and conventions. The primary objective of the survey was to understand and measure the impact of the current economic and media environment surrounding meetings.