PCMA Asia Pacific Announces 2022 Regional Advisory Board
PCMA Asia Pacific (APAC) Managing Director Florence Chua today announced the 2022 Regional Advisory Board comprised of 15 members who will act as regional-local ambassadors to amplify the voice and presence of PCMA within the APAC region.
Is the term Hybrid holding us back?
The AIME Knowledge Program session started by proposing to remove the term hybrid from our event vocabulary altogether! Why? Because some would argue that having content designed for a face-to-face event delivered online, is not doing anyone any favours.
Digital Events Insights
PCMA and the AC Forum embarked on a research project to determine what the Business Events industry could learn from organizations and businesses that had to quickly pivot face-to-face events and gatherings, and what impact and/or how that can guide the industry’s approach to digital events in 2021 and beyond.
PCMA Foundation increases scholarships to support event professionals
We all know (and have experienced), the unprecedented growth and development of technology in our industry over the last 18 months. We’ve come to not only rely on technology for producing events, but help us blend the virtual and ‘real’ experiences.
Q&A with Mr. Ong Wee Min, Vice President of Conventions and Exhibitions, Marina Bay Sands
Following his win as the 2021 Supplier of the Year for PCMA Visionary Awards, we spoke to Mr Ong Wee Min, Vice President of Conventions and Exhibitions, Marina Bay Sands about his achievements, what he has learnt living through the pandemic, his experiences, and changes to customer service delivery and more.
PCMA Foundation gifts US$10,000 in scholarships to support event professionals
PCMA Foundation announces US$10,000 in scholarships to upskill event professionals to deliver digital and hybrid events.To help support the APAC event management profession adapt to delivering impactful digital and hybrid events, the PCMA Foundation is gifting the region US$10,000 in scholarships to the highly coveted PCMA Digital Events Strategist (DES) Certification..
Member in Focus: Eve Propper
We recently spoke to Eve Propper, Events, Sponsorship & RCPA Foundation Manager at The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) who has been in her role for over 15 years, about her recent experience in working with hybrid events, event trends and changes she has seen.
Extended Reality Explained: How to bring your event alive with xR
We all know (and have experienced), the unprecedented growth and development of technology in our industry over the last 18 months. We’ve come to not only rely on technology for producing events, but help us blend the virtual and ‘real’ experiences.
The Hurdles and Development of Women Leaders
In June, Women in Association: Leaders of Tomorrow, had over 70 people tune in digitally and attend in-person to brainstorm actions that could advance women and activate a future-shaping leadership mindset.
5 Takeaways from a Customer Deep Dive with the Director of Global Events at South China Morning Post
We spoke with Razlan Manjaji, Head of Global Events at South China Morning Post (SCMP), on how they not only survived over this time but thrived as they increased their events four-fold, while decreasing costs and doubling revenue.
PCMA APAC Ask me Anything: Additional Questions
In this Ask Me Anything session, PCMA leaders Kirsten Olean and Sherrif Karamat shared their sincere and straightforward answers to questions from the APAC audience about the future of the business events industry.