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Destination Showcase 2020
February 5, 2020 @ 7:30 am– 4:00 pm EST
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PCMA and Destinations International have combined their expertise to create the most valuable one-day business events experience. Destination Showcase in Washington, D.C. is for key decision-makers and community leaders who design business events or represent convention and visitors bureaus (CVB) or destination organizations.
Education topics for event planners include:
- Business of events
- Audience acquisition and engagement
- Leadership, diversity and inclusion
Keynote presenter: Sara Ross
Chief Vitality Officer at research and strategy firm BrainAMPED
Sara Ross is a leadership expert and “street scientist” who helps create healthier, happier and high-performing leaders and workplaces. She has worked with many Fortune 500 firms including Verizon, Allstate, Adobe, Fidelity and the leadership team of the NBA’s Orlando Magic. Her approach combines “street science” with real-life stories of success and failure.
Destination Showcase Education Program
PCMA and Destinations International are creating an enhanced Destination Showcase experience that offers valuable educational and networking opportunities for meeting planners and destination organizations. Here’s a look at the first and second sets of concurrent sessions and the main stage keynote session for our Feb. 5 program.

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