Professional Convention Management Association
The education and network engine for the people who design and run business events.
Peer societies
Five societies Professional Convention Management Association is read alongside.
IAEE
International Association of Exhibitions and Events
The leading association for professionals who organize exhibitions and business events, offering the industry…
29 companies named
MPI
Meeting Professionals International
The largest professional association for the meeting and event industry, serving planners and suppliers…
17 companies named
EIC
Events Industry Council
The federation of organizations across the business events and meetings industry, owner of the Certified…
8 companies named
APMP
Association of Proposal Management Professionals
The professional association for bid, proposal, capture, and business development professionals, advancing…
31 companies named
SAMA
Strategic Account Management Association
A professional community advancing the discipline of strategic and key account management, offering…
20 companies named
Who backs PCMA
Every company Professional Convention Management Association names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton | Corporate partner | A BCCC DI EIC FCCLA +2 |
| Caesars | Corporate partner | LCCN MPI MBASC MCCI PL +1 |
| Encore | Corporate partner | AI AHLA EIC GBCC MPI +1 |
| Marriott International | Corporate partner | AI MCC MPI MCCC |
| Oak View Group | Corporate partner | EIC GTCC MPI USCM |
| IHG Hotels & Resorts | Corporate partner | AI ASAE |
| Access | Corporate partner | GRA |
| MGM Resorts | Corporate partner | AI |
| Pinnacle Live | Corporate partner | AHLA |
| SwapCard | Corporate partner | IAEE |
| AFR | Corporate partner | Only Professional Convention Management Association, so far |
| Body Works | Corporate partner | Only Professional Convention Management Association, so far |
| HekaHealth | Corporate partner | Only Professional Convention Management Association, so far |
| IMEX Group | Corporate partner | Only Professional Convention Management Association, so far |
| InGo | Corporate partner | Only Professional Convention Management Association, so far |
| Macao Sands | Corporate partner | Only Professional Convention Management Association, so far |
| Marina Bay Sands | Corporate partner | Only Professional Convention Management Association, so far |
| Rainfocus | Corporate partner | Only Professional Convention Management Association, so far |
| The Vendry | Corporate partner | Only Professional Convention Management Association, so far |
| Wordly | Corporate partner | Only Professional Convention Management Association, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
PCMA Partners. Read September 27, 2026. Current partner program, read from logo alt text. Destination marketing organizations, convention centers, tourism bodies and associations omitted.
Who backs Professional Convention Management Association's peers, but not Professional Convention Management Association
Companies named publicly by at least one of Professional Convention Management Association's five peer societies, and not found in Professional Convention Management Association's reviewed public records.
| Company | IAEE | MPI | EIC | APMP | SAMA | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| imex | Strategic Partner | Strategic Partner | Strategic Partners | 3 of 5 | ||
| CVENT | Advantage Partners | Official Technology Partner | 2 of 5 | |||
| Freeman | Strategic Partner | Named | 2 of 5 | |||
| mgm | Signature Partners | Strategic Partners | 2 of 5 | |||
| 2026AutogenAI_Logo_black.jpg | Gold Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| 24HourCompany_LOGO.jpg | Gold Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| 42chat | Collaborator | 1 of 5 | ||||
| 4imprint | Preferred Partner | 1 of 5 | ||||
| ALHI | Strategic Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Arpedio | Global Technology Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| BodyWorks | Collaborator | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Brown & Brown | Preferred Partner | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Brumark | Visionary | 1 of 5 | ||||
| BTX Global | Strategic | 1 of 5 | ||||
| cntv | Strategic | 1 of 5 | ||||
| congruity-logo | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Corporate Visions | Training Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Deltek-Logo-BLUE.jpg | Silver Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| dragonflyeditorial.com | Gold Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| eshow | Strategic Partner | 1 of 5 | ||||
| ESL Logo | Signature Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Etsy Cover Photo | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| EventSphere | Associate | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Evolution Dome | Visionary | 1 of 5 | ||||
| ExpedienceLogo.jpg | Gold Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| ExpoAuctions | Associate | 1 of 5 | ||||
| ExpoFP | Associate | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Flowcase Logo Royal Blue.jpg | Gold Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| foster-and-fathom | Advantage Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| GES OnPeak | Strategic Partner | 1 of 5 | ||||
| govdash.com | Diamond Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| GovEagleSmall.png | Diamond Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| GovSignals-Logo.jpg | Silver Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| grit-prod-expo | Advantage Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| heyiris.ai | Gold Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Hinz Consulting (2019).png | Gold Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Ideagen_Strapline.jpg | Silver Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| ihg-logo | Signature Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| IMPAX | Training Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| intelligentediting.com | Diamond Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| kalahari_resorts | Signature Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Legends | Visionary | 1 of 5 | ||||
| loopio_sentByExhibitor.jpg | Partner Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Map Your Show | Visionary | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Maritz | Collaborator | 1 of 5 | ||||
| MBS | Strategic Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Mercuri International | Training Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| MetreLogo.jpg | Gold Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Mural_Wordmark | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| NextStageColorLowPadding.jpg | Silver Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| OpenAsset_logo_JuneUpdate.jpg | Gold Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| OratiumLogo | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| perfluence-logo | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Performance Methods, Inc. | Training Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Popshap | Collaborator | 1 of 5 | ||||
| PrimeMeridianGroup | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| procurementsciences.com | Platinum Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| pwinLogoPadding.jpg | Gold Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| qorusdocs.com | Gold Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Questex | Industry Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Responsive Horizontal 2026.jpg | Partner Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| RifturTransparent.png | Silver Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| RohirrimLogo.jpg | Diamond Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| rosen | Signature Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Shipley Logo.jpg | Diamond Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| ShowReady | Strategic | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Skift Meetings logo | Industry Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Snoball | Strategic Partner | 1 of 5 | ||||
| SparrowGenie-Default.png | Gold Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| STR | Industry Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| strategicgrowthpartners.com | Diamond Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| strategicproposals.com | Gold Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| T3 Expo | Collaborator | 1 of 5 | ||||
| The Chapman Group | Training Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| The Summit Group | Training Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Think! Inc. | Training Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Trade Show Executive Magazine | Strategic | 1 of 5 | ||||
| TSNN | Visionary | 1 of 5 | ||||
| UnanetLogoHor.jpg | Platinum Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| United Service Companies | Strategic | 1 of 5 | ||||
| UplandQvidian200.jpg | Partner Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Valkre | Training Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Vantage Partners | Training Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Veloxity | Visionary | 1 of 5 | ||||
| visiblethread.com | Partner Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Whetstone | Training Partners | 1 of 5 | ||||
| wickedpoint.com | Silver Level Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| woh-wellbeingcollective | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| zenus | Strategic | 1 of 5 | ||||
| ZS | Research Partners | 1 of 5 |
The outside view
The education and network engine for the people who design and run business events.
- Consensus
- Build
- Inward
- Operational
Their shape
The Republic
Run by its members, built to outlast them.
The Republic runs like a well-built institution, professional and stable, under the guidance of its members. Its gift is scale and continuity, its challenge is staying close to the grassroots as it grows.
Also reads toward The Guild and The Village.
Strengths
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