PCMA is the leading organization for meeting and event professionals. Their mission is to deliver superior and innovative education and promote the value of professional convention management.  Headquartered in Chicago, PCMA represents more than 6,000 meeting industry leaders from 17 chapters in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Our members include planner professionals, suppliers, faculty and students.

 

As a student preparing to launch your career in the meetings industry, we invite you to consider membership with PCMA. For more than 50 years, PCMA has provided its members with the essential benefits they need to learn, connect, and grow in the meetings industry. As a PCMA student member you’ll have access to vital tools necessary for your professional development. Whether you are seeking educational resources, networking opportunities, scholarships or internship opportunities, PCMA membership is an important next step in launching your career! 

 

Student membership is available to students enrolled in a post secondary academic program directly related to hospitality or meeting management. The student must be enrolled in at least six credit hour and more than six months from their anticipated graduation date. The cost of student membership is $40 per year. Student memberships are valid from October 1 – September 30 of the following year. Students who join after April will have membership extend to September of the following year. For more information, please e-mail Asia N. Tanner, NYIT PCMA Student Chapter Vice President at atanner@nyit.edu. 

 

Chapter Vice-President: Asia Tanner

Chapter Faculty Advisor: Professor Alan Fairbairn

Chapter Founders: Dr. Jim Murdy & Dr. Robert J. Koenig