PCMA’s Visionary Award Winners Announced at Ceremony
The PCMA Foundation honored the business events industry’s brightest during a August 26 black-tie ceremony in Washington, D.C.
‘Never Accept a Ceiling That Someone Else Might Create for You’
After 30 years in the travel and meetings industry, Elliott Ferguson, president and CEO of Destination DC and a PCMA Groundbreaker, is carving a path for a new generation of leaders to follow.
In a Career of Firsts, Yet Another for Events Industry Pioneer Carol Wallace
Carol Wallace, recipient of the inaugural PCMA Groundbreakers Award, talks about her 35-year career that included 24 years as president and CEO of the San Diego Convention Center Corporation.
Ben Cramer, DES
After a trying year for event professionals. members of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties class of 2021 have proven resilience is a key skill in their toolkit. Ben Cramer, DES, Sales Manager at GES in Chicago, shares his thoughts about how the pandemic has changed the business events industry.
Jack Owens
After a trying year for event professionals. members of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties class of 2021 have proven resilience is a key skill in their toolkit. Jack Owens, International Association Conferences at Fáilte Ireland in Dublin, shares his thoughts about how the pandemic has changed the business events industry.
Felix Willert
Members of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties class of 2021 have proven resilience is a key skill in their toolkit. Felix Willert, Head of Events & Authorized Officer at innovate! in Osnabrück, Germany, shares his thoughts about how the pandemic is changing the business events industry.
Derrick Williams
After a trying year for event professionals. members of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties class of 2021 have proven resilience is a key skill in their toolkit. Derrick Williams, consultant at Deloitte in Washington, D.C., shares how the pandemic led him to pursue new skills for the changing business events industry.
Marcus Urquhart, CMP
After a trying year for event professionals. members of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties class of 2021 have proven resilience is a key skill in their toolkit. Marcus Urquhart, CMP, Event Marketing Manager at Georgia State University, Robinson College of Business in Atlanta, shares how he sees the pandemic changing his job and the business events industry.
Jean Thomae, CMP
Members of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties class of 2021 have proven resilience is a key skill in their toolkit. Jean Thomae, CMP, currently underemployed in Washington, D.C., shares her thoughts on what innovation brought about by the pandemic she hopes will remain a part of the business events industry.
Farah Parkinson
After a trying year for event professionals. members of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties class of 2021 have proven resilience is a key skill in their toolkit. Farah Parkinson, Marketing Manager at Saxton Speakers Bureau in Melbourne, Australia, shares what she has learned about the business events industry as a result of the pandemic.
Christina Pino, CMP, DES
After a trying year for event professionals. members of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties class of 2021 have proven resilience is a key skill in their toolkit. Christina Pino, CMP, DES, Conference Logistics and Design Manager at Stellato Meeting Solutions, LLC, in Olney, Maryland, shares her thoughts on the business events industry and what new skills she has learned as a result of the pandemic.
Dan Noyce
After a trying year for event professionals. members of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties class of 2021 have proven resilience is a key skill in their toolkit. Dan Noyce, Senior Sales Executive at IMEX Group in Brighton & Hove, Ireland, shares how the pandemic led him to pursue new skills for the changing business events industry.