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SUMMARY:Power Talk: Designing Belonging with Dr. Tanisha King
DESCRIPTION:This free webinar is made possible with the support of our sponsor\, Visit Greater Palm Springs. \n\n\n\n\n\nPsychological safety plays a powerful role in shaping whether people feel comfortable participating\, sharing ideas\, and engaging meaningfully in group environments. For meeting and event professionals\, the way experiences are designed—from registration to room setup to speaker engagement—can either invite participation or unintentionally create barriers to it.  \n\n\n\nThis session explores the significance of psychological safety in meetings and events and why it is essential to attendee engagement\, learning\, and collaboration. Participants will learn how everyday design choices and subtle environmental signals influence how people interpret whether they belong and whether their voice is welcomed.  \n\n\n\nBy the end of the session\, event professionals will better understand how psychological safety impacts attendee experience and how intentional design practices can create more engaging\, participatory\, and successful events.  \n\n\n\nFollowing Dr. King’s Power Talk: hear from a panel of experts to dive deeper into the financial\, scientific\, and practical applications of creating psychological safety at events.   \n\n\n\nLearning Objectives: \n\n\n\n\nDefine psychological safety and its importance in meetings and events. \n\n\n\nIdentify signals within event environments that influence whether attendees feel safe to engage. \n\n\n\nApply simple strategies to support psychological safety and increase meaningful participation. \n\n\n\n\nCEU: 1 \n\n\n\nCan’t attend live? Register now to receive the recording.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://pcmainstitute.org/event/power-talk-designing-belonging-with-dr-tanisha-king/
CATEGORIES:PCMA Institute
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260429T110000
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SUMMARY:Measure What Matters: Sustainability Tracking & Interpretation Strategies for Event Professionals
DESCRIPTION:This free webinar is made possible with the support of our sponsor\, Honeycomb Strategies. \n\n\n\n\n\nStrong data has the power to shape more sustainable events — but collecting it is only half the battle. The real opportunity lies in knowing how to interpret and act on what the numbers are telling you. When event professionals move beyond spreadsheets and start visualizing and understanding their sustainability data\, they unlock smarter decisions\, stronger outcomes\, and greater accountability across the entire event lifecycle.  \n\n\n\nIn the spirit of PCMA Convening Leaders’ ethos of “Sustainability By Design\,” this webinar brings together practitioners who are doing exactly that — using data to drive informed\, intentional choices at every stage of event planning.  \n\n\n\nCorey Clark of Honeycomb Strategies will share best practices\, frameworks\, and methodologies for approaching sustainable decision-making through data\, including how tools like HIVE  support goal-setting\, certification milestones like EIC\, vendor outreach\, and on-site sustainability programming.  \n\n\n\nJoining the conversation is Karla Zander\, Director of Operations & Experience at PCMA. She will share her firsthand experiences using HIVE to navigate sustainability tracking in real-world event planning environments — from the challenges they faced to the strategies that made a difference.  \n\n\n\nIn this session\, you’ll learn how to: \n\n\n\n\nSet strategic\, measurable sustainability goals for your events\n\n\n\nCollect\, visualize\, and interpret sustainability data to inform decision-making \n\n\n\nApply tracking frameworks and methodologies regardless of the tools you use \n\n\n\nAlign sustainability initiatives with broader organizational values \n\n\n\nCommunicate your impact effectively to stakeholders and participants \n\n\n\n\nCan’t attend live? Register now to receive the recording.  \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Now
URL:https://pcmainstitute.org/event/measure-what-matters/
CATEGORIES:PCMA Institute,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260514T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260514T120000
DTSTAMP:20260428T152002Z
CREATED:20260417T202849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T152002Z
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SUMMARY:Business Event Strategist Certification Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a live\, 30-minute Q&A to learn more about the Business Event Strategist (BES) Certification and application process. \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat to Expect: \n\n\n\n\nLive Q&A with the PCMA Institute team\n\n\n\nGuidance on the BES application process\n\n\n\nOpportunity to ask questions in real time\n\n\n\nInsight into whether BES is the right fit\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend: \n\n\n\n\nEvent professionals considering BES\n\n\n\nIndividuals preparing their application\n\n\n\nAnyone interested in advancing their strategic impact\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Office hours
URL:https://pcmainstitute.org/event/bes-office-hours-may/
CATEGORIES:Open House Webinar,PCMA Institute
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260528T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260528T120000
DTSTAMP:20260521T184642Z
CREATED:20260428T042121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T184642Z
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SUMMARY:The Questions Keeping Event Leaders Up at Night\, Answered
DESCRIPTION:This free webinar is made possible with the support of our sponsor\, 360 Live Media and Choose Chicago. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvents feel harder right now because they are. Costs keep rising\, participation is unpredictable\, and the metrics we’ve been using are no longer telling the full story. What’s more\, event leaders are being asked to deliver more with the outdated models that stopped serving us years ago.    \n\n\n\nThe good news is\, we know what needs to change.   \n\n\n\nIn this live discussion\, three experienced event leaders share how they are rethinking their approach in real time. Grounded in the most common questions we’re hearing from the events community\, this conversation focuses on three critical shifts: what stays and what goes in your event portfolio\, how to redefine success in a way that reflects today’s reality\, and how to guide stakeholders toward smarter\, more confident decisions.  \n\n\n\nYou’ll hear how small changes can unlock major results\, how data can reshape the conversation\, and how to guide committees through moments of uncertainty without losing momentum. This is a practical\, honest look at what it takes to create events in today’s world.  \n\n\n\nIn this session\, you’ll learn how to: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand a practical approach to get started with evaluating your event portfolio. \n\n\n\nGather insights on relevant metrics to measure event impact. \n\n\n\nGain tools on how to lead more effective decision-making conversations that help your stakeholders move forward. \n\n\n\n\nCan’t attend live? Register now to receive the recording.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP Now
URL:https://pcmainstitute.org/event/the-questions-keeping-event-leaders-up-at-night-answered-2/
CATEGORIES:PCMA Institute,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Business Event Strategist Certification Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a live\, 30-minute Q&A to learn more about the Business Event Strategist (BES) Certification and application process. \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat to Expect: \n\n\n\n\nLive Q&A with the PCMA Institute team\n\n\n\nGuidance on the BES application process\n\n\n\nOpportunity to ask questions in real time\n\n\n\nInsight into whether BES is the right fit\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend: \n\n\n\n\nEvent professionals considering BES\n\n\n\nIndividuals preparing their application\n\n\n\nAnyone interested in advancing their strategic impact\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Office hours
URL:https://pcmainstitute.org/event/bes-office-hours-june-2026/
CATEGORIES:Open House Webinar,PCMA Institute
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260709T113000
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DTSTAMP:20260428T152702Z
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SUMMARY:Business Event Strategist Certification Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a live\, 30-minute Q&A to learn more about the Business Event Strategist (BES) Certification and application process. \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat to Expect: \n\n\n\n\nLive Q&A with the PCMA Institute team\n\n\n\nGuidance on the BES application process\n\n\n\nOpportunity to ask questions in real time\n\n\n\nInsight into whether BES is the right fit\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend: \n\n\n\n\nEvent professionals considering BES\n\n\n\nIndividuals preparing their application\n\n\n\nAnyone interested in advancing their strategic impact\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Office hours
URL:https://pcmainstitute.org/event/business-event-strategist-certification-office-hours-july-2026/
CATEGORIES:Open House Webinar,PCMA Institute
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260813T120000
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CREATED:20260417T203838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T152832Z
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SUMMARY:Business Event Strategist Certification Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a live\, 30-minute Q&A to learn more about the Business Event Strategist (BES) Certification and application process. \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat to Expect: \n\n\n\n\nLive Q&A with the PCMA Institute team\n\n\n\nGuidance on the BES application process\n\n\n\nOpportunity to ask questions in real time\n\n\n\nInsight into whether BES is the right fit\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend: \n\n\n\n\nEvent professionals considering BES\n\n\n\nIndividuals preparing their application\n\n\n\nAnyone interested in advancing their strategic impact\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Office hours
URL:https://pcmainstitute.org/event/bes-office-hours-aug-2026/
CATEGORIES:Open House Webinar,PCMA Institute
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260827T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260827T120000
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SUMMARY:Making the Case: How Practitioners Are Winning Leadership Buy-In for In-Person Meetings 
DESCRIPTION:This free webinar is made possible with the support of our sponsor\, Experience Columbus.  \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBusiness executives don’t need convincing that meeting in person has value. When the business case is clear\, research shows they get it and want to be in the room. The harder problem is that meeting professionals often lack the language to make that case to leadership before the budget is approved.  \n\n\n\nThis session digs into that gap: why proving the value of in-person meetings remains one of the industry’s persistent challenges\, and what’s actually working to close it.  \n\n\n\nKevin Hinton from U.S. Travel will share new research into how business leaders perceive in-person meetings: what they see as essential (building trust\, gaining alignment\, having sharper conversations with peers\, customers\, employees\, and partners) and where the disconnect happens between that belief and getting a meeting approved. He’ll also introduce “Meetings Meet the Moment\,” the campaign U.S. Travel built with its members in response to this research\, including messaging and resources practitioners can put to use right away.  \n\n\n\nAlongside Kevin\, industry practitioners will share how they’re tackling this challenge in their own organizations: the arguments that land with leadership\, the data points that move the needle\, and what they wish they’d known before walking into that budget conversation. \n\n\n\nIn this session\, you’ll learn how to: \n\n\n\n\nIdentify the specific business objectives executives associate with in-person meetings\, based on original research findings\n\n\n\nRecognize common gaps between leadership’s belief in meeting value and the organizational support to fund and approve meetings\n\n\n\nApply practical language and messaging frameworks to make a stronger business case to leadership and decision makers\n\n\n\nLearn how peer practitioners are addressing leadership skepticism and “tough questions” in real budget and planning conversations\n\n\n\nAccess and apply ready-to-use campaign resources\, including messaging and social assets\, to their own organization’s advocacy efforts\n\n\n\n\nCan’t attend live? Register now to receive the recording. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister now
URL:https://pcmainstitute.org/event/making-the-case/
CATEGORIES:PCMA Institute,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260910T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260910T120000
DTSTAMP:20260428T153014Z
CREATED:20260417T203948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T153014Z
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SUMMARY:Business Event Strategist Certification Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a live\, 30-minute Q&A to learn more about the Business Event Strategist (BES) Certification and application process. \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat to Expect: \n\n\n\n\nLive Q&A with the PCMA Institute team\n\n\n\nGuidance on the BES application process\n\n\n\nOpportunity to ask questions in real time\n\n\n\nInsight into whether BES is the right fit\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend: \n\n\n\n\nEvent professionals considering BES\n\n\n\nIndividuals preparing their application\n\n\n\nAnyone interested in advancing their strategic impact\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Office hours
URL:https://pcmainstitute.org/event/bes-office-hours-sep-2026/
CATEGORIES:Open House Webinar,PCMA Institute
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260917T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260917T120000
DTSTAMP:20260806T202149Z
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SUMMARY:The Future is Booking Fast: Meeting & Travel Trends Shaping 2027
DESCRIPTION:This free webinar is made possible with the support of our sponsor\, IHG Hotels & Resorts. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAs we head into Q4 and into 2027\, planners and hotel partners alike are navigating shifting booking patterns\, evolving attendee expectations\, and ongoing economic pressures. Join industry experts for a timely panel discussion exploring the trends shaping meetings and events today — from room block performance and compressed booking lead times to the rise of bleisure travel and the operational realities properties and planners are facing on the ground.  \n\n\n\nThrough real-world client stories and candid conversation\, panelists will share how organizations successfully adapted to last-minute challenges\, fluctuating pickup\, and changing traveler behaviors — while still delivering impactful experiences. The discussion will also examine emerging opportunities tied to major global events\, including lessons learned from recent high-demand travel periods\, like World Cup and the evolving expectations of business travelers.  \n\n\n\nAs a thank you for joining us\, one webinar attendee will be randomly selected following the event to receive 100\,000 IHG One Rewards points.  \n\n\n\nNot an IHG One Rewards member? Join for free at ihg.com/onerewards before the webinar so we can deposit your points if you’re selected.  \n\n\n\nIn this session\, you’ll learn how to: \n\n\n\n\nIdentify key travel and event booking trends impacting Q4 planning\, including lead times\, room block performance\, and attendee behaviors. \n\n\n\nEvaluate strategies planners and hotel partners are using to manage economic pressures\, compressed timelines\, and shifting demand patterns. \n\n\n\nExplore how bleisure travel is influencing event design\, attendee expectations\, and hotel experiences.\n\n\n\nAssess how major global events and travel demand surges may impact meetings\, accommodations\, and destination planning moving forward. \n\n\n\n\nCan’t attend live? Register now to receive the recording. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister now
URL:https://pcmainstitute.org/event/the-future-is-booking-fast/
CATEGORIES:PCMA Institute,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T120000
DTSTAMP:20260428T153204Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T153204Z
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SUMMARY:Business Event Strategist Certification Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a live\, 30-minute Q&A to learn more about the Business Event Strategist (BES) Certification and application process. \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat to Expect: \n\n\n\n\nLive Q&A with the PCMA Institute team\n\n\n\nGuidance on the BES application process\n\n\n\nOpportunity to ask questions in real time\n\n\n\nInsight into whether BES is the right fit\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend: \n\n\n\n\nEvent professionals considering BES\n\n\n\nIndividuals preparing their application\n\n\n\nAnyone interested in advancing their strategic impact\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for Office hours
URL:https://pcmainstitute.org/event/bes-office-hours-oct/
CATEGORIES:Open House Webinar,PCMA Institute
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