The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) has entered into a partnership with International Confex to provide a program of senior-level corporate education each day of the next show, taking place March 19-21, 2013, in London, it announced this week.
"We are delighted to announce this special strategic relationship," said International Confex Event Manager James Samuel. "PCMA has an outstanding reputation for the quality of education they provide for senior meeting and event planners, and we're thrilled to be bringing their content to our show and attendees. This is great news for both our corporate and association buyers who look to International Confex for the very best education they can get, while having the opportunity to meet and network with top products and services on the exhibition floor."
PCMA recently held its inaugural Global Corporate Summit in Scotland, which brought together meeting planners from global corporations such as Nike, McDonald's, Microsoft and Cisco. In that spirit, it said, its partnership with International Confex — an annual meetings-industry trade show that takes place in the United Kingdom — will "continue [its] objective of delivering senior-level, globally relevant education."
"The U.K. is an important market for our association and, following the success of the Global Corporate Summit in Scotland last month, it's clear there is a desire and need for PCMA's tools, resources and education in the U.K.," said PCMA COO Sherrif Karamat. "International Confex is the perfect forum for us to engage with this important audience."