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DIGITAL EVENTS

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The new Introduction to Digital Events online program will help you navigate the pitfalls of the digital event landscape.

LATEST FROM convene

June 17, 2021

Celebrating Juneteenth at Emancipation Park

June 16, 2021

Corporate America Is Not Okay With Vaccination Requirements

June 14, 2021

Ixnay on the ‘Surprise and Delight’ Elements of Incentive Programs and Other Findings

June 11, 2021

Study Finds Event Marketers Continue to See Gaps in Event Tech

June 9, 2021

What Are the Biggest Roadblocks to Post-Pandemic Business Travel?

June 9, 2021

2 Associations Tweak Plans for Second Year of Digital Events

June 17, 2021

Celebrating Juneteenth at Emancipation Park

June 16, 2021

Corporate America Is Not Okay With Vaccination Requirements

June 14, 2021

Ixnay on the ‘Surprise and Delight’ Elements of Incentive Programs and Other Findings

DIGITAL EVENT TIPS & CASE STUDIES

June 7, 2021

Chasing Down Viable Hybrid Meeting Solutions

May 29, 2021

Pumping New Life Into Associations’ Online Revenue Streams

May 28, 2021

How a Jewelry Trade Show Pulled off a Safe Event for Several Thousand

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Webinar: Thinking beyond the Room: Creating enduring and valuable content from your experiences

June 23, 11:00am

America/Chicago

Webinar: Thinking beyond the Room: Creating enduring and valuable content from your experiences

Webinar: Best Practices for Holding a Safe & Successful Face-to-Face Event

June 24, 10:00am

America/Chicago

Webinar: Best Practices for Holding a Safe & Successful Face-to-Face Event

June 25, 1:00pm

America/Chicago

Webinar: The Journey to Change Starts in Scotland

Webinar: Pronouns Are Evolving: Here’s What You Need to Know

June 29, 2:00pm

America/Chicago

Webinar: Pronouns Are Evolving: Here’s What You Need to Know

Webinar: Japan, Meetings & Events: Best Practices for Safe and Inspired Events

October 19, 2:00pm

America/Chicago

Webinar: Japan, Meetings & Events: Best Practices for Safe and Inspired Events

June 23, 11:00am

America/Chicago

Webinar: Thinking beyond the Room: Creating enduring and valuable content from your experiences

June 24, 10:00am

America/Chicago

Webinar: Best Practices for Holding a Safe & Successful Face-to-Face Event

June 25, 1:00pm

America/Chicago

ON DEMAND WEBINARS

Join us in this interactive “Ask-Me-Anything” virtual session and get honest answers straight from PCMA leaders Kirsten Olean and Sherrif Karamat. As the business events industry takes on an ever accelerating pace, leverage on their insights to give yourself a competitive edge in this rapidly evolving world ...

Public / June 9, 2021

Ask Me Anything with PCMA Leadership Sherrif Karamat and Kirsten Olean

Length:

01:02:40

Join HQ and local leaders as we discuss the future of events, membership engagement, and volunteerism. You will hear from all 17 of PCMA's North American Regional Chapters through a series of panel discussions ...

Public / June 7, 2021

PCMA Chapter Presidents’ Town Hall Webinar

Length:

00:54:23

Webinar: On the Edge of Your Seat: Creating Hybrid Events that Thrill Your Audience

As digital programs and events become more prevalent in the industry, so does the expectation from audiences. Attendees are no longer satisfied with sitting passively at their computers, watching a fully digital or a hybrid program ...

Public / June 2, 2021

Webinar: On the Edge of Your Seat: Creating Hybrid Events that Thrill Your Audience

Length:

00:59:26

Clock Hours:

1.0

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From the heart of PCMA — the Education Foundation, to the authority of Live Stream events Digital Experience Institute, along with the acquisition of ICESAP.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Women in Association: Leaders of Tomorrow

June 24, 2021

FREE

Women in Association: Leaders of Tomorrow

Join this PCMA session jointly organised with BEAM and powered by MBS, where women in associations reimagine what success, leadership and effective people will look like in the future. This 2-hour hybrid workshop seeks to open up communication channels with experienced and emerging leaders in Asia Pacific who can productively contribute to elevating the impacts of women in leadership and shine a light on the path forward.

June 30, 2021

Day of Diversity – LGBT MPA

As part of its effort to move the meetings and events industry towards a more inclusive space, with a spotlight on diversity, the LGBT Meeting Professionals Association (LGBT MPA) has started a social media campaign to honor LGBT+ Meetings and Event Professionals and Allies this Pride Month.

June 30, 2021

FREE

PCMA EMEA Meet-Up June

PCMA EMEA welcome you to register and attend the monthly Meet-Up series. Register early to avoid any disappointment. It will include regional updates, networking, and an opportunity for the EMEA community to connect.

July 7, 2021

2021 PCMA EduCon

PCMA EduCon 2021 will be hosted at JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix on July 7-9, 2021. More details on event registration to come.

June 24, 2021

FREE

Women in Association: Leaders of Tomorrow

Join this PCMA session jointly organised with BEAM and powered by MBS, where women in associations reimagine what success, leadership and effective people will look like in the future. This 2-hour hybrid workshop seeks to open up communication channels with experienced and emerging leaders in Asia Pacific who can productively contribute to elevating the impacts of women in leadership and shine a light on the path forward.

June 30, 2021

Day of Diversity – LGBT MPA

As part of its effort to move the meetings and events industry towards a more inclusive space, with a spotlight on diversity, the LGBT Meeting Professionals Association (LGBT MPA) has started a social media campaign to honor LGBT+ Meetings and Event Professionals and Allies this Pride Month.

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