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A New Year, a New You? to the


point Deborah Sexton President & CEO deborah.sexton@pcma.org


Getting Off to a Good Start


Need some more inspiration for starting 2013 off on the right foot? Check out our cover story (p. 50), and take your cue from five meetings that strive to make the world a better place.


Make personal and professional development a priority in 2013.


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he ball has dropped, the calendar has changed, and Convening Leaders — PCMA’s kick-start to the New Year — has just come to a close. Have you made any resolutions for this year? Those of


us here at PCMA have an important goal for 2013 — to help you be the best you can be. The pace in our business is fast, bot-


tom lines are tight, and rules are always changing. It’s easy to let professional development take a backseat to your day-to-day challenges. But now is the perfect time to set some goals that will help you grow professionally this year. Experts say there are ways you can help make your goals a reality, such as writ- ing them down, making them public, enlisting a partner in your efforts, and blocking out specific time slots on your calendar to accomplish them. So in the spirit of that advice, here


are a few specific ways PCMA can help you achieve your professional-develop- ment goals in 2013: Looking to bone up on a particular


topic? PCMA365 at pcma.org is an excellent source for online education, including key sessions from Convening Leaders 2013. Make sure to also visit Convene’s archives (pcma.org/convene/ issue-archives) for rich content. Interested in face-to-face learning


and networking? Take advantage of the PCMA Education Conference, June 24–27 in Denver, and the Global Profes- sionals Conference, Oct. 17–18 in Las Vegas. Chapter events also are an excel- lent way to connect and learn. Just back from Convening Leaders


2013 in Orlando? Keep the conversa- tions going! Use PCMA’s social-media channels, or better yet, follow up directly with people you got to spend time with. This network can be an invaluable


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resource for you for years to come. Couldn’t make it to Orlando? Use


our resources at conveningleaders.org to start planting the seeds now to get man- agement buy-in for next year. Ready to go for the CMP? Take


advantage of PCMA’s CMP Exam Online Prep Course — 98 percent of past participants passed the CMP exam on their first attempt. Also, check out Convene’s monthly CMP Series, where you can earn one credit hour for read- ing an article and supplemental content, and completing an online quiz. Having a hard time making PCMA


membership a reality? Disney Destina- tions, in support of the PCMA Educa- tion Foundation, has made it possible for the Foundation to fund PCMA memberships for a number of meeting professionals over the next three years. Also, you can now use your Hilton HHonors Points or Starwood Award Points (Starpoints) for membership dues. Go to pcma.org/membership/ member-discounts for more info on both of these programs. This is by no means a comprehensive


list. If you’ve got a specific goal and are not sure how to get there, please con- tact us at PCMA. We’d be happy to make some recommendations. And be sure to enlist PCMA members as motivators, mentors, and/or partners! The power of our community cannot be overstated.


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