Monthly Archives: January 2011

> An Umpqua Bank in Portland’s Pearl District. When I hear “alternative venue,” I usually think nightclub or museum or performing-art center or, I don’t know, bowling alley. But then I listened to a report about Portland, Ore.-based Umpqua Bank … Continue reading →

> If you live on the East Coast or anywhere else in the mid-Atlantic region, chances are you’re looking at a scene just like this right now. Here in Arlington, Va., a biblical combination of sleet, rain, and thundersnow (yes, … Continue reading →

> Posted by:Christine Melendes, CAEDirector, Member Relations, PCMA WOW! That is simply the only word I can say when I think of the results of the 2011 Convening Leaders Donation Drive. What started off as a HUGE goal of collecting 10,000 cards … Continue reading →

> Convene’s Editor in Chief Michelle Russell spoke with Michael Gehrisch, CEO of DMAI, at PCMA’s 2011 Convening Leaders in Las Vegas about topics including the future of digital content for CVBs.

>Less than 24 hours after the close of PCMA’s 2011 Convening Leaders, Kelly Peacy, PCMA’s vice president of meetings and events, sat down with Convene’s Editor in Chief Michelle Russell to talk about the meeting that just ended, and the … Continue reading →

> Posted by:Alisha ErnstStudent, Kansas State University  PCMA Student Union: Character Counts WOW! That’s really the only word that comes close to justifying my experience this past week at PCMA Annual Meeting: Convening Leaders in Las Vegas. I again want … Continue reading →