Tulsa Lunch & Learn

Marriott Tulsa Southern Hills 1902 E 71st St., Tulsa, OK

Lunch and panel discussion "Programming, Developing and Selling Your Meeting"

State of the Industry Panel – A Disruptive Discussion

Marriott Downtown Kansas City 200 W. 12th Street, Kansas City, MO

Annual program where we bring a panel of industry experts together for an interactive discussion of the most relevant topics in our industry. Location is Marriott Downtown Hotel Kansas City.

2019 Past Presidents’ Reception

Crossroads Hotel

PCMA Heartland Chapter Past Presidents will host the “Ring In” Reception. As a way to say happy New Year, the past presidents created this annual networking event several years ago to gather all members together in Kansas City before heading to Convening Leaders. Valet parking is $12, or there is street parking nearby.   Click

2019 PCMA Convening Leaders

PCMA will host 2019 Convening Leaders in Pittsburgh, PA, known as” City of Bridges,” located at confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela.

“Taste of the Heartland” Chapter Reception at Convening Leaders

Omni William Penn - Riverboat

Please join us for our chapter reception to kick off Convening Leaders! The Heartland Chapter will provide two complimentary drink tickets and light hors d'oeuvres, plus our reception sponsors will hold drawings for raffle prizes for all planner attendees. We will also hold a special drawing for student attendees. Come enjoy a taste of the Heartland!

Social Impact Panel Luncheon

Training Umbrella 10551 Barkley St, Overland Park, KS

Come learn how your next meeting can have a social impact on your members, community, and destination. Our panel will walk you through how they’ve created social impact experiences starting with a meeting planner and our President-Elect (Sandy Wachter, CMP with American Association of School Personnel Administrators) to a destination (Kaleena James with Visit KC)

Omaha Lunch & Learn – Enhancing Your Meetings from Food to Format

Omaha Marriott Downtown at the Capitol 222 North 10th Street, Omaha, NE

Panelists: Christi Rath-Senior Catering Manager with Levy Lesley Brandt-Principal & Senior Event Producer with planitomaha Brenda Boeck Tellier-Director of Event Experience with Carson Group Moderator: Kristin Malek, PhD, CMP, DES, CHE Event Management Extension Specialist Assistant Professor in HRTM University of Nebraska - Lincoln 11:30am: Registeration Open/Networking 12:00pm: Welcomes/Lunch 12:30pm: Program 1:30pm: Conclusion See Who's

OKC Lunch & Learn – Keeping Your Attendees Engaged

Skirvin Hotel 1 Park Ave, Oklahoma City, OK

Panelists – Jane Nelson, CAE, Executive Director, Oklahoma Nurses Association Nancy Struby, Vice President, Director of Operations, Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Patti Colley, CMP, IOM, Chief Strategy Officer, Oklahoma Restaurant Association & Oklahoma Hotel  & Lodging Association Tawni Phelan, CMP, CAE, Owner NonProfit 360, Executive Director, Oklahoma Society of Association Executives   Moderator – Danna

Gain Value from Successful Corporate Sponsorship Programs – Joint Program with KCSAE

Holiday Inn - Overland Park West 8787 Reeder Road, Overland Park, KS

Many associations face three challenges: Revenue shortages; member demands for more services; corporate sponsor demands for ROI. The best resolution is an improved corporate sponsorship or partnership program that increases revenue and member value. However, today’s corporate partnership programs are very different than traditional conference sponsorship programs. Gain a practical understanding of the strategic solutions

St. Louis Lunch & Learn – Build Better Meetings

Filament 1518 Washington Street, Suite 100, St. Louis, MO

Build Better Meetings (and leave the PowerPoint behind) / Collaboration at Scale: How to Build Participatory Meetings for 100 - 1000 / The New Keynote: How to Add Collaboration and Problem Solving to the Traditional Hour-Long Speaker Slot

The Perfect Recipe for Energized Attendees!

The Westin Kansas City Crown Center 1 East Pershing Road, Kansas City, KS

Whether 50 or 50,000 people attend an event, the one thing everyone is sure to remember is their food experience. Not only is it important to impress your attendees, but to have food that energizes them for the day. Our health-inspired chefs will create tasty appetizers that you can imitate at your next meeting –

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.