Golf Course Group Wins Itself a Show

News  |  www.tradeshowweek.com | Oct 12, 2009

The Golf Course Superintendents Assn. of America’s Golf Industry Show was the top bidder in the Professional Convention Management Assn.’s convention center auction, a fundraising effort for PCMA’s education programs.

http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6701119.html?nid=3495

Professional Convention Management Association - Space Verification Program

The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) has partnered with MeetingMatrix™ International, Inc. to develop an internationally recognized event space management standard: PCMA Space Verification.

http://www.pcma.org/resources/industry/space-verification/

Survey reveals budgets, image concerns among challenges facing meeting planners

News  |  www.expoweb.com | Jun 11, 2009

Although meeting planners cite constrained budgets as the No. 1 challenge facing their events, more than one-third also list image, publicity and public policy concerns, according to a new national survey of 516 professional meeting planners, conducted for the <a

http://www.expoweb.com/headline_search.asp?id=7769

Learning and Education

And to this I add my own personal honor: PCMA (The Professional Convention Management Association - www.pcma.org) has honored me w/ a life-time achievement award as an educator. The award will be given on 2 April in Washington, DC at the PCMA Foundation dinner.

http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/MPIweb/blog/blog.aspx?blogid=415&customerid=27474

PCMA and ACTE Announce Strategic Alliance

News  |  specialevents.com | Jun 25, 2009

Professional Convention Management Association and Association of Corporate Travel Executives Announce Strategic Alliance

http://specialevents.com/news/PCMA-and-ACTE-annouce-strategic-alliance-0625/

Association for Convention Operations Management

EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR Vanessa Kane, CMP Manager, Meetings and Events Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States National Headquarters E-mail: VKane@vfw.

http://www.acomonline.org/boardofdirectrs.html

Professional Convention Management Association Honors Courtesy Associates Sheila Stampfli -

News  |  www.exhibitoronline.com | Oct 15, 2009

Exhibitor News Network - ENN - Late breaking trade show and corporate event news.

http://www.exhibitoronline.com/news/enn-display.asp?counter=8126

TradeShow Executive - News, Views and Tools for Trade Show and Event Executives

Exhibition Services & Contractors Association 2340 E. Trinity Mills Road, Suite 100, Carrollton, TX 75006 Phone: (877) 792-ESCA (3722) or (469)574-0698; Fax: (469) 574-0697 www.esca.org

http://www.tradeshowexecutive.com/IndustryAssociations.asp

PCMA’s Ramsborg Appointed Professor at Kendall College

News  |  meetingsnet.com

Glen C. Ramsborg, PhD, CMP, senior director, education, Professional Convention Management Association, and longtime medical meeting planner, is leaving PCMA at the end of the month to take a position as professor, Les Roches School of Hospitality Management, Kendall College, Chicago

http://meetingsnet.com/associationmeetings/news/0706-pcma-ramsborg-appointed-professor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2008 IAEE Chairman Randy Bauler, CEM, corporate relations & exhibits director for the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, will host the Blog. Bloggers are encouraged to contribute their experiences on the subject, particularly in terms of:

http://www.ceir.org/press/07.11.20CEIRBlog.htm