September Education

Thursday, September 21, 2017 | 8:00am - 10:30am  Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center San Francisco 505 Howard Street  San Francisco, CA 94105 You do not want to miss the upcoming September Education and Breakfast program at our most unique venue yet, the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center.  Experience a morning of instruction on how to "Innovate on Command".  You will be

2018 PCMA Convening Leaders

We’re cranking up the volume at 2018 PCMA Convening Leaders. Plug in and discover the Grand Ole Land of Innovation and Opportunities along with more than 4,200 of your colleagues in Nashville this January.​

Sacramento Education Luncheon

Bullets, Bad Guys, Fire and Brimstone: What You Don’t Know Can and Will Hurt You The Bataclan Paris. Pulse Nightclub Orlando. Nice Bastille Day. Inland Regional Center San Bernardino. The Boston Marathon. Terrorism and active shooters. Is it just a matter of time before a Meetings and Event Industry Conference appears in similar horrific headlines?

Planning For Inclusion: Enlightening Viewpoints

In this enlightening educational program, our virtual panelists will share their personal stories about the challenges they have and currently encounter while attending events. Through these diverse viewpoints, we will gain in invaluable insights about how to design our programs through a more inclusive lens. Join this candid panel discussion and Q&A, and as a

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Letting Go of Fear. Finding the Event Pro Mindset

Join self-made entrepreneur Melva LaJoy Legrand, Founder and CEO of LaJoy Plans, an award-winning DC-based events management agency as she shares why she remains inspired and invigorated by the events and hospitality industry. This is for both the emerging and experienced professional. Whether you've had to redefine your career, process personal or career grief during the Covid period, fell into burnout, or lost your way and had to reclaim your professional identity, like you, Melva has lived it and fought her way back to living out her unique purpose in the events and hospitality industry.

$55 – $100

2023 PCMA EduCon

Collaborate with your industry peers and tap into the insights of innovation trailblazers to discover new possibilities for the future of events, demo prototypes of progressive learning formats, and develop a modern event playbook packed with fresh concepts to level up your career.

PCMA NCC L.E.A.P. 2023

Stress and sustainability, tech and time management, health and happiness.

Join us October 1st & 2nd at the Embassy Suites in beautiful Napa Valley and find out with PCMANCC's LEAP 2023: Event EQ.

$75 – $150

Town Hall

Join us for an in depth look at the current state of the meetings industry from our distinguished speaker, Ishma Haider, Vice President of Group Travel for the US Travel Association. Ishma will share her latest insights on the forecast for 2024 and what USTA is planning to help promote our country to the outside world. Ishma previously served as the Convention Marketing Director for Visit Orlando and the Marketing Manager for Caesar’s Entertainment. Her background also includes marketing positions with Bristol Myers Squibb and roles in Advertising. She even served as a Stage Manager for a CBS affiliate. Ishma’s diverse background will enable her to market the US to a vast international audience targeting the Group segment.

$75 – $95

PCMA NCC L.E.A.P. 2024

LEAP is a day of advanced-level learning comprised of high-impact sessions that provide attendees the opportunity to Learn, Engage, Act and Participate through creative outlets under the guidance of thought leaders.

$75 – $200