Faculty/Student Events

Faculty Events

Take part in PCMA's Annual Meeting events for Faculty. Collaborate with your peers and share strategies for success. Discover valuable tools and resources for use in the classroom. Current faculty members and those involved in higher education should plan to attend these educational events.

Want to attend the PCMA Annual Meeting, but need help with the costs? Faculty Scholarships are due Nov. 14. Apply now!

PCMA Student Union

The PCMA Student Union Program provides a unique opportunity for those studying in post-secondary educational programs to learn how to best position themselves for success in the meetings industry. This program encourages students to enhance their networking, communication, and leadership skills while building relationships with leaders in the industry. Please note that PCMA Student Housing is very limited.  Register early for the best rates.

Whether you are a first time PCMA student participant or returning for another opportunity to learn and grow, we will strive to meet your needs to help you get the most out of the PCMA Student Union. Connect via PCMA’s page on Facebook and start the conversation before the Annual Meeting.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

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  • 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

    Faculty Workshop: Developing a Standardized Meeting Management Curriculum

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    • Program Planning
    • Professional Education

    Full-time and adjunct faculty members are encouraged to participate in this trend-setting workshop which will continue its work into the coming months. This day-long workshop is focused on developming a model curriculum based on core-competencies in meeting management for programs that may have only one course to a program with multiple meeting management courses. The group interaction will develop a template with identified core-competencies at the various curriculum formats and learning opportunities. The group will continue their work over the coming months to output a model curriculum to serve the industry and to ensure students coming into the industry will meet the basic requirements, depending on the type of program they graduate from.

    • Develop a preliminary curriculum map for meeting management courses and programs.
    • Match core-competencies to various program requirements and outcomes.
    • Construct a course structure within the 100, 200, 300, and 400 leveling system used by most colleges and universities.

    Deborah Breiter PhD, CFH & LA Professor, Convention & Conference Management, University of Central Florida, Rosen School of Hospitality Mgmt

    Amanda Cecil PhD CMP, Assistant Professor, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

    William R. Host Jr. CMP, Assistant Professor, Roosevelt University

    Sheryl F. Kline PhD, Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina

  • 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

    PCMA Student Union

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    • Professional Development
    • Professional Education

    The PCMA Student Union is a dynamic forum tailored to students interested in meetings and hospitality careers. In this fun and interactive pre-conference program, develop and enhance contacts with industry professionals, hone your networking skills, and discover how to find and keep your first job, your next job, and/or your perfect job.

    • Sharpen your ability to converse with anyone at any time through improvisational skills.
    • Gain a better understanding of personality styles and generational expectations that will aid you in interviews and on the job.
    • Expand your knowledge of opportunities for industry jobs in today’s market.

    Note: Whether you are a first time PCMA student participant or returning for another opportunity to learn and grow, we will strive to meet your needs to help you get the most out of the PCMA Student Union. Connect via PCMA’s page on Facebook and start the conversation before the Annual Meeting to ensure that the on-site session addresses your unique interests, concerns, and questions. See you online!

  • 12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

    PCMA Student Union - Life-Long Professional Relationships Start Now

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    • Communication
    • Professional Education

    Who Should Attend? Student attendees of all levels

    Our industry, like so many, is relationship-driven. The people you meet at PCMA will be your colleagues, customers, co-workers, and friends for years to come. Discover how you break into a conversation with someone new and begin to build those relationships from your first hello.

    • Use the power of presence to enhance interpersonal communication.
    • Make "shyness" an asset in a networking situation.
    • Enter into and exit from conversations comfortably for you and the other parties.

    Izzy Gesell CSP, Organizational Alchemist, IzzyG & Company

  • 2:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

    PCMA Student Union - Career Options Explored

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    • Professional Development
    • Professional Education

    Who Should Attend? First-time Annual Meeting Student attendees

    Hear from and interact with those who are at different levels in the industry and find out what they wish they’d known before they began their careers and what you can do, now, to begin or further your career.

    • Discover career information you didn’t learn in school.
    • Gain confidence in talking with industry professionals.
    • Build a stronger network.

    Joan L. Eisenstodt, Chief Strategist, Eisenstodt Associates, LLC

  • 2:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

    PCMA Student Union - Transitioning to the Workplace

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    • Professional Development
    • Professional Education

    Who Should Attend? Experienced Annual Meeting Student attendees

    You’ve learned a lot about meetings industry careers at school, at PCMA meetings, from career services offices, and by working full or part-time. In this interactive session, discover how you can translate this information into the steps you need to take to build the career you want. Get the “inside scoop” from industry professionals on how to determine the best career path and what it takes to get the job you want. To maximize the value of this session, bring your résumé and at least five questions you want to ask meetings industry professionals about identifying your ideal meetings industry job.

    • Gain insights from frank discussions about challenges and strategies for finding and landing jobs.
    • Focus your career efforts on areas that enable use of your unique combination of skills, interests, and abilities.
    • Define the career path that will take you to the next step.

    Tyra W. Hilliard JD, CMP, Department of Tourism & Hospitality Management, George Washington University

Monday, January 12, 2009

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  • 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

    Career Paths & Transitions: No Straight Lines

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    • Professional Development
    • Professional Education

    Who Should Attend? Student Members & Emerging Leaders, but open to all

    When you chose your career, you thought the path to success was clearly defined. Then, suddenly, it didn’t feel right or an unexpected opportunity came along. Open a whole new world of career possibilities by listening to stories of people who realized that job titles and first-chosen paths don’t always define them or what they do.

    • Develop a better sense of yourself and your strengths.
    • Identify career possibilities that exist outside the usual paths.
    • Critique the concept of the ?right job? at the right time.
    Moderator

    Tyra W. Hilliard JD, CMP, Department of Tourism & Hospitality Management, George Washington University

    Panelists

    Joan L. Eisenstodt, Chief Strategist, Eisenstodt Associates, LLC

    Paul A. Greenberg, Program Director for Journalism and Media Arts, Tulane University

    Christie Hicks, Senior Vice President of Global Sales, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

    Paul G. Barbaro Jr., ,

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

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  • 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    PCMA Student Career Fair

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    Students are exclusively invited to attend this career fair featuring a limited number of PCMA members representing both planner and supplier organizations. Remember to bring copies of your résumé!

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

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  • 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

    PCMA Education Foundation Student Planner of the Year

    Convening Future Leaders: Virtual Communication Today

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    • Communication
    • Essential Education

    Students, you won’t want to miss this interactive session. Think you know how attendees learn in today’s virtual world? Visit four interactive learning stations which highlight different learning and facilitation styles and discover for yourself how the role of webinars in today's technological and economic environment are advancing meetings.

    • Demonstrate the role of webinars in the meeting planner's toolbox.
    • Recognize the potential impact of virtual communication on meetings.
    • Collaborate on content for a webinar to be produced and delivered by a student group following the PCMA Annual Meeting.

    This session is limited to the first 60 partcipants.

    Lars Friedriszik, Student, George Brown College

    Tyra W. Hilliard JD, CMP, Department of Tourism & Hospitality Management, George Washington University

    Joan L. Eisenstodt, Chief Strategist, Eisenstodt Associates, LLC

    Izzy Gesell CSP, Organizational Alchemist, IzzyG & Company

    Corbin W. Ball CSP, CMP, President, Corbin Ball Associates