June 5, 2023
PCMA/CEMA and event marketing and management platform Gevme have launched Project Spark, a research and educational initiative aiming to analyze the impact of generative AI on the business events industry.
January 10, 2023
PCMA announced several acquisitions, alliances, and partnerships during the first day of Convening Leaders 2023 in Columbus, Oh.
November 13, 2022
PCMA and CEMA president and CEO Sherrif Karamat, has announced Junior Tauvaa will join PCMA as chief business officer, effective January 9, 2023.
March 10, 2022
Travel firms and meetings associations are acting on their foundation of bringing people together. Expressions of support for the Ukrainian people and condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are growing.
January 26, 2022
Destinations International and PCMA have opened registration for the annual Destination Showcase scheduled for later this winter.
January 25, 2022
The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Foundation has selected Kathleen (Kitty) Ratcliffe, president of Explore St. Louis, as its Lifetime Achievement Supplier honoree.
December 9, 2021
Destinations International, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE), and PCMA have announced Business Events Industry Week scheduled for next March.
December 1, 2020
PCMA (formerly known as the Professional Convention Management Association) has announced plans to acquire the Corporate Event Marketing Association (CEMA).
January 8, 2020
The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) and the Corporate Event Marketing Association (CEMA), have announced a strategic alliance that will introduce each organization to new audiences.
January 26, 2018
In December, the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) announced that Deborah Sexton, who has been the organization’s president and CEO for more than 12 years, would be stepping down after the Convening Leaders event in Nashville in January. PCMA’s Chief Operating Officer Sherrif Karamat was selected as the new president and CEO.
