Professional Convention Management Association

PCMA, or Professional Convention Management Association, is a professional organization, representing management of business events, conferences and conventions. Their mission is to drive social and economic progress through the business events they host.^[1] It has more than 8,400 members, and branches in 37 countries located in North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.^[2]

Professional Convention Management Association

Professional Convention Manangement Association
Formation	1956; 69 years ago (1956)
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois
Website	https://www.pcma.org/

PCMA was founded in 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2000, PCMA relocated from Birmingham, Alabama to its current headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.^[3]

The organization's Education Foundation provides scholarship and supports research. In 1986 it began printing its monthly magazine, known as Convene. PCMA's Digital Experience Institute provides live stream and digital events.

PCMA has an annual conference called "Convening Leaders" and also operates smaller conferences, such as the "Education Conference" and "Knowledge Exchange".

See also

• Event management
• Meeting and convention planner
• Professional conference organiser