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• Identify your marketable assets. Do you know which of your assets are of most interest to companies — or suspect that you may have hidden assets that could generate new association sponsorship revenue? IEG can help you determine your most valuable inventory that is appropriate for sponsorship.
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IMEX America 2012 Partnering again with PCMA to bring more value to members
show for the U.S. meetings, events, and incen- tive travel industry, is returning to the Sands Expo in Las Vegas on Oct. 9–11. The show is set to be approximately 25 percent bigger this year, bringing together more than 2,000 hosted buyers and close to 2,000 exhibiting companies from across the United States and around the world. IMEX America kicks off with a whole
A priceless partnership Providing education, networking opportunities, and business value.
After unprecedented success in 2011, PCMA and IMEX are partnering once again for a big- ger and better show at IMEX America 2012, with an emphasis on top-notch education, dynamic networking, and strong business value. IMEX America, now the largest trade
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day dedicated to professional education on Oct. 8. PCMA’s involvement will center around the popular Association Focus program — an exclusive “conference within a conference” tailored especially for association meeting planners and executives. In total, the IMEX America education program will offer buy- ers and exhibitors a choice of more than 100 workshops, campfires, and other free learn- ing opportunities. Following the exhibition, PCMA members
can stay on for the PCMA 2012 Global Profes- sionals Conference (formerly the Internation- al Summit), which again will be co-located with IMEX America in Las Vegas, on Oct. 11–12. Members are invited to attend this bum-
per-value show either as part of the PCMA/ IMEX America Hosted Buyer program (which includes complimentary travel and accom- modation) or as a buyer attendee — with the same access to networking opportunities, free education, and IMEX America’s online scheduling system (to make appointments with exhibitors at their booths), plus excel- lent rates at the headquarters hotel, airline discounts, and other benefits.