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Mark Your Calendar PCMA Events

Industry Events

Global Professionals Conference – Asia Pacific Honolulu

Aug. 26–29

PCMA/MPI Meetings Industry Summit Seattle

Sept. 20

PCMA Global Executive Edge Barcelona

Nov. 26

IncentiveWorks 2013 Toronto

Aug. 20–21

IBTM India Mumbai

Sept. 12–14

IMEX America 2013 Las Vegas

Oct. 15–17

and Innovation Offered at a time that’s convenient for a global audience, the can’t-miss “Meeting Design, Digital Disruption, and Innovation” virtual event on Aug. 14 offers complimen- tary virtual access to top sessions — from Convening Leaders 2013 in January to the Education Conference in Denver this past June — and enables participants to earn up to 0.3 CEUs or three clock hours. Content will be available starting at 10 BST (British Summer Time), and you’ll have unlimited access until 13:30 BST. Virtual attendees will have the chance to instant-message with peers during the education sessions. To register for this online event covering the best of PCMA education from this year so far, visit convn.org/disruption-design.

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Calling All Volunteers

Want to get more hands-on at PCMA? Now is your chance. PCMA headquarters, Education Foundation, and chapters are seeking volunteers for 2014.

The Call for Volunteers opens to members on July 17 and closes Sept. 1. There are more than 20 opportunities available at the PCMA headquarters and Foundation levels.

All committees and task forces will be assigned in the fall. Assist with PCMA Convening Leaders 2015, or contribute to every- thing from marketing to medical meetings.

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Do Have Your PCMA All Access Pass?

Relive the PCMA 2013 Education Confer- ence in Denver with PCMA’s All Access Pass. The pass gives you access to more than 15 sessions, including Jason Jen- nings’s exceptional keynote, which explored why it’s necessary for organiza- tions to adopt radical and continuous change to remain relevant. Members can get their pass for only $99.95; for non- members, the cost is $149.95. There’s also an option to upgrade your

package to include Convening Leaders 2013 content as well. This offer includes access to more than 50 sessions between both conferences for only $149.95 (mem- bers) or $249.95 (non-members). To learn more, visit pcma.org/attend-learn and select “OnDemand Learning,” or contact PCMA’s member services team at membership@pcma.org.

Creating Chapter Connexity

When Francis Ford Coppola was filming “The Godfather,” he used the word “succession” to embody everything that the film was about. On set, cast and crew ensured that every costume, prop, and character was in line with the idea of “succession.” Sarah Michel, vice president of professional connexity at Velvet Chainsaw Consulting, discussed a similar concept with PCMA chapter members at a PCMA Chapter Lead- ership Session, Creating Chapter Connexity, on June 24 at the Education Conference in Denver. Michel asked members to come up with a word that defined their chapter, and she found no two words were alike.

“Chapters really are the gathering place for PCMA members to connect face-to-face,” Michel said. “I spent a lot of time talking to them about creating opportunities for tacit knowledge sharing that’s not usually trans- lated well in writing.” For more details, visit pcma.org/connect-and-grow/chapters.

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We’d love to have you on the team. For more infor- mation, visit convn.org/ pcma-volunteer.