Professional Convention Management Association

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Professional Convention Management Association
Formation1956;69 years ago (1956)
Type 501(c)(6) Nonprofit
36-2597526
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois
CEO and President
Sherrif Karamat
Chief Business Officer
Tusialofa Tauvaa
Chief Operating Officer
Bruce Macmillan
Revenue$18.6M USD [1] (2023)
Expenses$19.1M USD [1] (2023)
Website www.pcma.org

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. [2] 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. [3]

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PCMA was founded in 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2000, PCMA relocated from Birmingham, Alabama to its current headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. [4]

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".

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  1. 1 2 Roberts, Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu, Brandon (2013-05-09). "Professional Convention Management Association - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Retrieved 2025-09-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)". Hospitality Net. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  3. "About". www.pcma.org. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  4. "Chapters". www.pcma.org. Retrieved 2016-05-31.