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SUMMARY:Chapter Retreat
DESCRIPTION:PCMA PHL Chapter Retreat: Refresh\, Reconnect\, Recenter—Wellness in Work\, Life\, and Leadership\, July 17-18\, 2025 at the Tropicana in Atlantic City\, NJ\n\nPlease join us for the annual PCMA PHL Chapter Retreat designed to help you reconnect with your purpose\, recharge your energy\, and refocus your approach to work! \nResearch supports that attending retreats can benefit long-term employee engagement\, productivity\, and overall wellness. Set against the backdrop of the beach and Atlantic Ocean\, this year’s Chapter Retreat will offer a unique blend of: \n\nCommunity engagement;\nMeaningful collaboration with fellow event leaders;\nProfessional development; and\nPersonal well-being.\n\nWhether you’re battling burnout\, navigating work and travel\, or looking for ways to bring more strategy to your workplace\, this retreat is your space to breathe\, learn\, and grow. \nMembership to PCMA and the Greater Philadelphia Chapter is required to attend this event. \nThursday\, July 17\, 2025 \n\n2:00-4:00 PM: Community Service Activity at the Tropicana – Please join us for the group activity where we will build hygiene kits for Avanzar.\n5:00-7:00 PM: Opening Reception\n7:00 PM: After-party – Join us for dessert at Gin Ricky’s following the reception – compliments of Visit Atlantic City!\n\nOur Opening Reception\, generously hosted by the Tropicana and Caesars Entertainment\, will take place at Top of the Trop. Come hungry—the menu is packed with crowd-pleasers including jumbo shrimp cocktail\, sushi\, antipasto\, a pasta station\, carving station\, and passed hors d’oeuvres. \nBut the fun doesn’t stop there—Visit Atlantic City is hosting a lively after-party at Gin Rickey at the Tropicana\, featuring desserts and an open bar for the first hour. We encourage all attendees to join us for the evening’s events and skip making separate dinner plans—it’s going to be a great night! \nFriday\, July 18\, 2025 \n\n8:00-9:00 AM: Breakfast\n9:00-9:30 AM: Welcome\, Sponsor Presentations\, Update on Convening Leaders 2026 and Chapter Involvement\n9:30-10:45AM: Session 1:  SCREAM YOUR DREAM™ – Building Your Personal Brand While Avoiding Imposter Syndrome with Cheldin Barlatt Rumer\n\nIn this empowering and actionable keynote\, Cheldin Barlatt Rumer\, CEO of THIS IS IT NETWORK™ and creator of the SCREAM YOUR DREAM™ personal branding platform\, delivers a powerful message on how to build a confident\, authentic\, and strategic personal brand while overcoming the crippling effects of imposter syndrome. Through real-world insights\, practical strategies\, and her trademark high-energy delivery\, Cheldin inspires attendees to own their voice\, amplify their message\, and align their brand with their purpose. Perfect for leaders\, entrepreneurs\, and executives\, this keynote helps audiences shift their mindset from self-doubt to self-belief\, providing them with the tools needed to stand out\, speak up\, and remain consistent in their personal and professional lives. \nKey Takeaways: \n\nClarity on Personal Brand Identity: Define your unique value and how to communicate it with consistency and confidence.\nImposter Syndrome Awareness: Learn how to recognize and neutralize self-sabotaging thoughts that limit visibility and growth.\nStrategic Brand Positioning: Develop a plan to present yourself authentically across digital\, social\, and in-person platforms.\nConfidence Through Action: Discover how daily branding habits can reinforce your confidence and credibility.\nThe SCREAM YOUR DREAM™ Framework: A Step-by-Step System to Activate Your Voice\, Share Your Story\, and Elevate Your Presence.\n\n\n\n10:45-11:00 AM: Break\n11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Session 2: Wellness Hacks for the Events World: Practical Tips to Stay Sane\, Centered\, and Ahead of the Game – Back by popular demand\, our crowd-favorite “tips and tricks” session returns—this time with a wellness twist. Designed specifically for busy event professionals\, this session will deliver practical strategies to help you care for your mind and body while excelling in a high-stress industry. From pre-event burnout prevention to work travel to workplace wellness programs\, this session covers it all. Get ready to take notes\, swap hacks\, and walk away with a refreshed approach to doing the job you love—without burning out in the process. Attendees are encouraged to bring ideas (theirs and their employer’s) to this session.\n12:00-1:00 PM: Closing Luncheon\n\nMembership Requirements: To attend the Chapter Retreat\, you must be a PCMA member in good standing including an active membership with the PCMA Greater Philadelphia Chapter. For more information about membership\, click here. If you are a member of PCMA\, but not a member of the Philadelphia Chapter\, please add Philadelphia as a secondary chapter for $30.00. Email membership@pcma.org with the request to add the chapter to your membership. After payment\, please send confirmation to gppcma@comcast.net. \nHotel Reservations: PCMA PHL Planner members will receive complimentary guest rooms\, but will be charged a resort fee of $27.99 per room\, per night. Self-parking will be comped. PCMA PHL Supplier members will receive a discounted room rate of $99 per room\, per night plus the $27.99 resort fee. Self-parking will be comped. Planners are required to provide a credit card to secure the reservation. A week prior to the Chapter Retreat\, PCMA PHL will share the list of registered attendees with the hotel\, and the hotel will waive the guest room charges for planner members. Planners will still be responsible for paying the resort fee of $27.99 per room\, per night.  Instructions follow on how to make a hotel reservation: \nCALL-INS:\nRoom Reservations  –  888-516-2215 (8:00am-2:00am EST\, 7 days a week)\nGroup name: PCMA PHL Board Retreat\nGroup code:   ST07BR5 \n***All callers will be asked for this code but can also book by saying **PCMA PHL Board Retreat**. \nONLINE:\nhttps://book.passkey.com/go/ST07BR5 \nPlease note: Registering for the meeting and making a hotel reservation are two separate steps. \nEducation Credit:\nPCMA has been approved by the Events Industry Council (EIC) as a Preferred Provider of the above-listed continuing education course\, which qualifies for CMP continuing education credit. Determination of continuing education credit eligibility or Preferred Provider status does not imply EIC’s endorsement or assessment of education quality. If you plan to claim education credit\, please register for this meeting with the same email associated with your EIC account. You will receive an automated message to claim credit after the meeting when the final attendee roster is uploaded to the EIC. \nAccessibility:\nPlease click here for information about the Tropicana’s and Caesars’ commitment to accessibility. If you need additional accessibility services or have questions\, please contact gppcma@comcast.net. \nThank you to our host and sponsors!
URL:https://www.pcma.org/event/chapter-retreat-5/
LOCATION:Tropicana Atlantic City\, 2831 Boardwalk\, Atlantic City\, NJ\, 08401\, United States
CATEGORIES:• Education,• Greater Philadelphia,• Networking,Chapters,Industry Calendar
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