4 Takeaways from a PCMA Leadership Brief New inclusivity honors, launch of an EMEA conference, broken attendance records, and an unusual recipient of the Chairman’s Award
During the Professional Convention Management Association’s 2021 Convening Leaders conference, which is taking place this week as a virtual event, association leadership took some time to talk with the media to about successes and challenges of 2020 and some highlights on the horizon.
While the conversation touched on many topics, here are four key points from the call.
And the Winner Is…
The chair of PCMA’s Board of Directors gets the privilege of deciding who will get the annual Chairman’s Award, which traditionally goes to an individual or organization for contributions to the industry. For 2020 Chair Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES, vice president events and education at RIMS, the risk management society, this was no easy task, and he made an unusual choice for an unusual year: The Chairman’s