WHEN: Wednesday, 28 September — Friday, 30 September 2022
WHERE: Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center, Vienna, Austria

We Belong. We Learn. We Contribute. We Move.

Whether you have planned for every eventuality or re-designed your business, you realise that collectively sharing those learnings to help shape events and create new value proposition — is needed now more than ever.

Connecting people who share a common purpose to inspire and learn from one another — the business of human connections — is what we do better than anyone else. In a world of continued uncertainty, these connections will help us lay the foundation for a better future.

At Convening EMEA, together we will create the tools you need to thrive tomorrow.

This is where community insights inform your action plan and new relationships are built that drive your business forward.

Together we’ll explore future trends and how they will impact our organisations.

You’ll have opportunities to delve deeper into ideas and share lessons from failures and successes in a peer-to-peer environment.

Let’s unite, challenge, experiment and contribute.

The pause is over, the restart has passed,

together we move forward…

Membership bundles are available for the EMEA region. Please note, our system does not allow registering on behalf of someone else. All registrations should be carried out personally using your own log-in details and PCMA profile.

In-person registration includes the following: 

• Welcome Reception at Selleny´s Bar in Hilton Vienna Park Hotel
• An exceptional dinner at the MAK – Vienna´s Museum of Applied Arts, including private access to the permanent collection
• All-access pass to the onsite event and event platform, pre-, during and post-event
• Refreshments & lunch on 29 – 30 September at Messe Wien
• A choice of offsite exploration activities on 29 September

*Student registration includes access to educational sessions only and excludes the Convening EMEA dinner at the MAK. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Based on audience insights, feedback, and data analysis our programme themes are:

• Future – Understanding future trends and how they will impact you, your organisation, and your industry.
• Engagement – Explore the changing behaviours of your internal and external stakeholders to understand and allow you to develop and evolve your relevancy.
• Planning – A journey through the industry’s learnings with a solution-focused approach to plan, develop, measure, and strengthen your future.

Exploration Tours

Experience Vienna like never before by choosing one of our highly curated exploration tours. From graffiti to rollercoasters, culinary delights to activity based workspaces we have something instore for all.

Places are limited, we would therefore recommend you select your preference during the registration process to avoid disappointment.

Austria’s capital stands out for its state-of-the-art infrastructure, short distances between locations, excellent hospitality and outstanding service quality. Vienna combines tradition and modernity – a smart and livable city with historic flair that places a strong emphasis on sustainability. The city has always been a meeting point for people from all over the world, meaning that diversity and an international outlook are part of its DNA.

So it comes as no surprise that Vienna is one of Europe’s leading research hubs and the second-largest university city in the German-speaking countries. Numerous international companies are based in Vienna, and the city regularly hosts a wide variety of congresses and corporate meetings.

The capital is well-known for its rich art, music and culture scene. There is no other city in the world where business meetings can be so easily combined with enjoyment of world-class culture.

Delegates attending PCMA Convening EMEA 2022 in Vienna at Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center will get to know one of Europe’s most versatile event, conference & exhibition facility. The headquarter hotel Hilton Vienna Park is one of Europe´s largest hotels for meetings and events and centrally located in the heart of Vienna. Both locations are awarded with the Austrian Ecolabel and set measures to assume environmental, economic and social responsibility.

Where to stay:Our chosen HQ Hotel Hilton Vienna Park is now fully booked. To find suitable accommodation near the Hilton Vienna Park or our main venue Messe Wien Exhibition and Congress Center, please visit the Vienna Convention Bureau website here.

Getting to Vienna: We have partnered with Lufthansa Group airlines, who bring people together – every day, all around the world. The global route network of Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings offers optimal connection and combination options, so you will benefit from quick and direct flights to the event. We have an exclusive discount available when booking with these airlines. Once you have registered for Convening EMEA you will receive instructions on how to book and avail of this offer.

Where possible, we encourage our attendees to refrain from travelling by car or airplane. Vienna can be reached in comfort and in an environmentally friendly way by train. Numerous international and national train services guarantee a quick and easy way to get there from all over Europe.

Post-event Trips 

Discover Austria Austria has a wide range of meeting and congress venues, different in size and style, professional suppliers of any kind, and a large number of well-established four- and five-star hotels and resorts. Arrange a post-event trip during your time at Convening EMEA explore more

At PCMA EMEA, we are committed to organise environmentally sustainable events. We aim organising the event according to the criteria of the Austrian Ecolabel for Green Meetings.

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