About Us
The Heartland Chapter offers educational and idea exchanges on a regular basis with excellent educational programming and outstanding opportunities for networking with other industry professionals.
The PCMA Heartland Chapter serves nearly 250 members from Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
For assistance or information, please contact:
Chapter Administrator, Ashley Taber
Email: heartland@pcma.org
Mailing address is: 4518 NE 91st St. Kansas City MO 64156
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Thank you to our 2019 Diamond Sponosors
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Upcoming Events
Catch up on the latest events at PCMA Heartland Chapter.
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June 2019
2019 PCMA Education Conference – Los Angeles
PCMA Education Conference is an energetic, immersive and provocative program designed to attract thought leaders, event marketers, experience designers and business events strategists. The program fosters learning styles that drive engagement — creating solutions and ideas that build lasting relationships.
Find out more »July 2019
A Social Conversation: Proper Ways to Tie Social Media into Your Event
Save the Date!
Find out more »August 2019
Communication, Collaboration and Cloud Storage
Communication, Collaboration, and Cloud Storage – How are these things coming together to create a new way for planners, their stakeholders, and venues to communicate? With a background in hotels, convention centers, and meeting planning
Find out more »Arkansas Lunch & Learn – POSTPONED
This event has been postponed. We will update the details soon. Our speakers will discuss how to incorporate local businesses to create the most authentic meeting experience.
Find out more »September 2019
Annual Golf Tournament
Golfers and non-golfers alike have dubbed this the networking event of the year for Heartland Chapter! Mark your calendar and register now for our annual Golf Classic at TopGolf.
Find out more »October 2019
Hackathon Design Tips to Unleash Fruitful Innovation
Schedule of Events 4:00-4:30pm - Registration 4:30-6:00pm - Hackathon 6:00-7:00pm - Reception Hackathons are quickly becoming the most talked about conference experiences, as they deliver on two key attendee expectations for events: Learning and Networking. In this session, I’ll open my playbook to share proven techniques for tapping the collective wisdom at your event/chapter to create potential solutions for all. From creating the right mindset and environment for more fruitful ideation, to engaging a diverse set of perspectives in constructive…
Find out more »What’s Coming in the Association and Corporate Event Arena
Attendee and Stakeholder's needs are ever changing. Meetings don't look like they used to. What do we see on the horizon for meetings and events?
Find out more »November 2019
State of the Industry
Join us and our panel of industry experts on November 14 for our 2019 State of the Industry Address on Human Trafficking
Find out more »January 2020
CL20 Heartland Chapter Reception
Extend Your REACH at 2020 Convening Leaders in San Francisco, CA located at the Moscone Center. Save the date! The Heartland Chapter's reception is taking place on Sunday January 5th, 2020 from 4:30pm - 6:30pm at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco. We want to see you there! Check back here for more information as it becomes available.
Find out more »February 2020
Annual Awards and Installation Banquet
Please join members and leaders from past and present to celebrate our history with today’s members and yesterday’s leaders. Don’t miss this night of surprises, celebration and fun as we welcome our new leadership to the Heartland Chapter. See Who's Coming! PCMA Heartland Chapter is pleased to present our proposed 2020 Slate of Officers and Board Members. The 2019 Board of Directors wish to thank these dedicated members for their continued support of our PCMA Heartland Chapter as…
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