PCMA and EVENT MANAGERS ASSOCIATION SPAIN ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP 

Collaboration Highlights Educational Resources for Corporate Event Planners 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – PCMA and CEMA President and CEO, Sherrif Karamat, CAE today announced a strategic partnership with the Event Managers Association Spain (EMA) to deliver educational resources for Spain’s EMA community.  

“Collaboration is essential to advancing our industry and professional development throughout the global business events community,” said Karamat. “PCMA looks forward to engaging with the EMA Spain community as we collectively work to bring new innovative solutions and address an ever-evolving business events landscape.” 

Through the initial phase of this new partnership, EMA Spain members will have the opportunity to attend Convening EMEA in Barcelona, and gain access to PCMA’s course library, specifically Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals Certificate, Strategic Event Audience Engagement Course and Advanced Event Design & Strategy Certificate. 

Maria Gomez, President of the EMA, will participate in a round table during Convening EMEA, the beginning of this relationship between PCMA and EMA Spain. 

Rafael Grande, General Manager, EMA Spain and CEO, Event Management Institute noted, “I believe that the value of this collaboration will not be measured by the resources we will share, but by the ability to multiply the impact by combining common strengths, experiences and objectives. Furthermore, collaboration facilitates innovation, by combining different approaches and experiences, which gives rise to new ideas and creative solutions. It is great news for our members, sponsors and sector.” 

For media inquiries from the Americas, APAC, EMEA and LATAM, please contact: Meghan Risch, PCMA Chief of Staff, Vice President, Corporate Communications

About PCMA

PCMA, PCMA Foundation and CEMA educate, inspire, and listen, creating meaningful experiences where passion, purpose and commerce come together. We are the world’s largest community for Business Events Strategists, providing senior-level education, networking, and market intelligence for the global business events industry. Our mission is to drive social and economic progress through business events. Headquartered in Chicago, IL PCMA has 17 North American Chapters, regional communities in APAC, EMEA and LATAM, and members in 59 countries. The Corporate Event Marketing Association (CEMA), a PCMA subsidiary, advances strategic event marketing and marketing communications for senior-level event marketers and industry professionals. Visit us at pcma.org.

About Event Managers Association Spain

The Event Managers Association (EMA) is a professional forum for dissemination and a meeting place for corporate event managers, which currently has more than 570 members. The EMA is thus the first body for representation, training and exchange of experiences for corporate event managers.