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The PCMA Annual Meeting is the event for leaders in the meetings industry.  Explore new strategies to face your toughest meetings challenges, learn alongside more than 3,000 industry leaders at 80+ sessions, and build strong relationships at unique networking events. See who's attending...

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New and Notable

Party With a Purpose will be at House of Blues and features The Spazmatics. Support a New Orleans charity and buy tickets now!

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Recharge your Cell phones, iPods and PDAs on the Automated Charging Machines (ACM) at the PCMA Annual Meeting – Free! Hercules Networks recently launched a range of ACM stations that provide universal mobile charging for phones, PDAs, iPODs. This state-of-the-art system will be provided to PCMA Annual Meeting attendees free of charge. See this latest convention service in action at various locations in the New Orleans Morial Convention Center.

Help New Orleans at 3 different community service projects.

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Highlights

• General Sessions

  
  Be inspired, motivated and enlightened.  Hear from New York Times columnist, David Brooks; Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Jeremy Siegel; and humanitarian and one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, Stephen Lewis.

  

• Incredible Opportunities to Network

  From one-on-one meetings, to an online community, and incredible luncheons and spectacular evening events, the 2009 PCMA Annual Meeting has a little something for everyone.

  

About New Orleans

      

New Orleans is an authentic meeting destination. Where else can you network in the most walkable city while enjoying the rhythms of jazz and indulging in the best cuisine in the world? It’s a place like no other…a city immersed in art and architecture, lavished in celebration and beauty. New Orleans is forever a feast for the soul. Come and see for yourself. Visit www.pcmaneworleans.com for more information on New Orleans city tours, site inspections and pre and post fam tours.