Sherrif Karamat, CAE

Chief Operating Officer

May 2012

PCMA & Global Trends

Who is PCMA?

Who is PCMA?

• PCMA is the premier education and professional resource provider

• A global organization with members from more than 37 countries

• 6,400+ members

• 17 Chapters located in Canada, Mexico and USA

Who is PCMA?

• 68% 10+ industry experience

• 78% key decision-makers

• 40% Associations 10,000+ members

• 23% corporate / independent

• 29 meetings per year

• Convene readers book more than 1 million meetings per year

Who is PCMA…

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The role of the PCMA Education Foundation

is to support the mission of PCMA through

fundraising and grant giving focused on

education and research that will benefit the

meetings and convention industry.

Industry Collaborations

Hosted Buyer Programs

• IMEX – May 22 - 24 (Frankfurt)

• PCMA Education Conference – June 10 – 13 (San Antonio)

• AIBTM – June 19 - 21 (Baltimore)

• Convene Forum – TBD

• IMEX America & PCMA Global Professionals Conference–

October 11 - 14 (Las Vegas)

• EIBTM & PCMA Global Executive Edge– November 27 – 29

(Barcelona)

• PCMA Convening Leaders – January 13 – 16, 2013 (Orlando)

Current Trends

• Globalization/International Meetings

• Global Economy – Impact on US Meetings

• Technology/Virtual Meetings/Hybrid Meetings

• Membership Models and Revenue Generation

• Evolution of Meeting Management Role

• Corporate Social Responsibility

• Value of Meetings

International Trends

• Positive trend in size and number of meetings

• More international education

• 40 % hold meetings outside of the US

• Wide variety of meeting locations including: Canada, Mexico, UK, Caribbean, Western Europe, Asia, Eastern Europe, Australia/Pacific Rim, Latin & South America, Bermuda

The Meetings Industry Direct Contribution to the US Economy

• 1.7M U.S. jobs

• $263B in spending

• $106B contribution to GDP

• $14.3B federal tax revenue

• $11.3B state and local tax revenue

• $60B in U.S. labor income

2011 Economic Impact Study

Total Economic Output of the Meetings Industry

• 6.3M U.S. jobs

• $907B in total U.S. economic activity

• $458B contribution to GDP

• $64B federal tax revenue

• $46B state and local tax revenue

• $271B in labor income

2011 Economic Impact Study

Muchas Gracias

Sherrif Karamat, CAE

Chief Operating officer