3. Who is PCMA?
• PCMA is the premier education and professional
resource provider
• A global organization with members from more
than 37 countries
• 6,400+ members
• 17 Chapters located in Canada, Mexico and USA
4. Who is PCMA?
• 68% 10+ industry experience
• 78% key decision-makers
• 40% Associations 10,000+ members
• 23% corporate / independent
• 29 meetings per year
• Convene readers book more than 1 million
meetings per year
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gaps and acquire new tools to
unlock doors to key decision
makers.
9. The role of the PCMA Education Foundation
is to support the mission of PCMA through
fundraising and grant giving focused on
education and research that will benefit the
meetings and convention industry.
13. Hosted Buyer Programs
• IMEX – May 22 - 24 (Frankfurt)
• PCMA Education Conference – June 10 – 13 (San Antonio)
• AIBTM – June 19 - 21 (Baltimore)
• Convene Forum – TBD
• IMEX America & PCMA Global Professionals Conference–
October 11 - 14 (Las Vegas)
• EIBTM & PCMA Global Executive Edge– November 27 – 29
(Barcelona)
• PCMA Convening Leaders – January 13 – 16, 2013 (Orlando)
14. Current Trends
• Globalization/International Meetings
• Global Economy – Impact on US Meetings
• Technology/Virtual Meetings/Hybrid Meetings
• Membership Models and Revenue Generation
• Evolution of Meeting Management Role
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Value of Meetings
15. International Trends
• Positive trend in size and number of meetings
• More international education
• 40 % hold meetings outside of the US
• Wide variety of meeting locations including:
Canada, Mexico, UK, Caribbean, Western
Europe, Asia, Eastern Europe, Australia/Pacific
Rim, Latin & South America, Bermuda
16. The Meetings Industry Direct
Contribution to the US Economy
• 1.7M U.S. jobs
• $263B in spending
• $106B contribution to GDP
• $14.3B federal tax revenue
• $11.3B state and local tax revenue
• $60B in U.S. labor income
2011 Economic Impact Study
17. Total Economic Output of the Meetings
Industry
• 6.3M U.S. jobs
• $907B in total U.S. economic activity
• $458B contribution to GDP
• $64B federal tax revenue
• $46B state and local tax revenue
• $271B in labor income
2011 Economic Impact Study
