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PCMATODAY December 2010 We Should Do Lunch

PCMA 2011 Convening Leaders attendees will have the opportunity to feed their bodies and their minds at the forward-looking Plenary Luncheon.

PCMA2011 ConveningLeaders participants won’t want to miss the Plenary Luncheon at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan. 11, as PCMA President and CEO Deb- orah Sexton leads a panel discussion titled “Top Industry Leaders—2011 Strategies and Vision.” Panelists will include RogerDow, president and CEO of the

U.S.Travel Association; Michael Gehrisch, president and CEO of Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI);

John Graham, CAE, president and CEO of ASAE, the Center for Association Leadership; and Bruce MacMillan, president and CEO of Meeting Professionals International. Sexton will invite the panelists to discuss what each

association’s members are saying; what their organiza- tion plans to do in 2011 versus 2010; and where the future of meetings will be heading over the course of the next year.

HEADLINERS: Roger Dow, John Graham, Bruce MacMillan, and Michael Gehrisch will share what’s on tap for 2011.

Party On,Attendees!

ConveningLeaders attendees will be able to have a blast while giving back at PCMA’s 18th annual Party With a Purpose, sponsored by founding partner Global Experience Specialists and held at Wynn’s stylish Tryst Nightclub. Over the years, this networking event has raised more

than $1.7 million in charitable donations for a variety of wor- thy causes. This year, the party will benefit St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, which is dedicated to healing and caring for

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abused, abandoned, and neglected children. Some proceeds will also go toward PCMA’s Education Foundation and Net- work for the Needy. Attendees must pre-register for Party With a Purpose (cost:

$105) throughthePCMARegistrationandHousingBureau.Com- panies interested insponsoring the event shouldcontact Stacey Shafer,PCMA’s director of strategic initiativesandleadership rela- tions, at sshafer@pcma.org or (312) 423-7215.

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