As conference organizers collect data on attendee behaviors and preferences, they can use all that intelligence to make decisions that drive engagement. Learn how PCMA and Freeman work together to leverage the power of data at Convening Leaders.

Music is like all personal property – when you want to borrow it from someone you must ask permission. All public performances, even most non-profit ones, must be licensed.

Kellie Shevlin, CEM, co-founder and executive director of the Craft Beverage Expo, Washington, D.C., talks about her career path and gives young professionals in the business events industry some advice:

Learn how to successfully negotiate your next pay raise by using Convene’s Annual Salary Survey results and tips from negotiation experts featured in Convene.

Production company that brings buzz to Burning Man and Bonnaroo offers insights on how to elevate events way beyond the ordinary.

If you think you’ve heard it all when it comes to menus, you’re about to be pleasantly surprised. Give us an hour and take away valuable insight into high level menu planning.

With a growing number of special-meal requests, meeting planners are getting creative to accommodate the needs and preferences of attendees with food allergies or lifestyle and religious dietary restrictions.

How one housing-pirate company is duping registrants out of their hotel rooms — as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars — by using fake websites.

In this highly interactive session, PCMA Convene editors share the latest results and the top insight from five recent Convene surveys.

Food and beverage plans are as varied and changing as the people who we feed. How can you accommodate a myriad of dietary preferences and restrictions, stay on budget, and keep up with the latest trends? Participate in this hour long Master Class to find out.

In 2016, average salaries barely changed, as raises became scarcer — and smaller. Yet most meeting professionals reported satisfaction with their pay.

PCMA’s vision is for our participants to develop professionally, gain confidence, learn how to identify their strengths and use them to lead more effectively.