Chapter Events
SAVE THE DATE!
Sunday, January 11, 2009, 5:00-6:30pm
The Attic at Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar and Restaurant - New Orleans, LA.
Join us as the Pacific Northwest Chapter, the Northern California Chapter, and the Canada West Chapter of PCMA gather together to network, socialize and share an evening of fun. The three chapters will enjoy appetizing hor'dourves, and beverages of their choice - beer, wine, and cocktails, while reconnecting with other members of PCMA during the Annual Meeting. All members and guests are welcome!
We would like to thank the following sponsors:
- Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Events on the Move, Vancouver Canada
- Hotel Nikko, San Francisco Boise
- Convention and Visitors Bureau
Keeping checking back for updates on our events for 2009.
2008 PAST EVENTS
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Joint Meeting with WSAE
Pacific Science Center - Seattle
"Successful Meetings for All Ages"
Join PCMA and WSAE for our first ever collaborative educational program. Whether conferences are a vital revenue source for your organization or primarily a member benefit, gain insights from seasoned experts on how to plan successful meetings for and measure their success.
1. Discover the importance of multi-generational characteristics in planning and marketing successful events;
2. Develop strategies to measure the value of your conferences and meetings;
3. Identify ways to incorporate unique and interesting meeting venues into your program.
4. Experience unusual ways to create meaningful networking opportunities.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Technology for Learning and Creating Memorable Meetings
11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Microsoft Campus, Redmond
Join your colleagues for a hands-on learning experience on the Microsoft Campus in Redmond. Exhibitors will showcase the software and technology that will help you tackle meeting planning tasks with ease, smooth the process of creating content-rich, memorable programs and help you track ROI. Keynote speaker Dick Carlson will open your eyes to new possibilities. Network, learn and experience this rare PCMA learning opportunity.
Dick Carlson (www.DickCarlson.com) works as a virtual contractor to develop amazing learning experiences for technical audiences. He partners with companies like Microsoft, T-Mobile and e-Bay where his projects are described with words like "amazing" and "incredible", as customers just love the stuff he does. He's the Chief Knowledge Farmer for the Virtual Content Company, where he is a master of social media.
Agenda
11-12 Noon Registration, Networking, New Member Orientation, Hands on with Technology
12-1:15pm Lunch, Dick Carlson
1:15-2:30pm More hands on opportunities with technology/exhibits
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Food Lifeline Community Service Day
2:00pm-5:00pm
Shoreline, WA
Food Lifeline is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending hunger in Western Washington. Last year, Food Lifeline secured nearly 22 million pounds of food - the equivalent of 17 million meals - to feed hungry families and individuals throughout Western Washington. Food Lifeline provides food to over half a million people through our network of 300 emergency feeding programs including food banks, hot meal programs and shelters. For more information visit www.foodlifeline.org.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
7th Annual Meetings Industry Summit
Washington State Convention and Trade Center
7:30am-11:30am
Joint Meeting with MPI Washington and NW Event Trade Show
Click here to register for event: The Summit
Come network with Industry leaders and experts and participate in interactive discussions on the hottest industry trends. Featuring:
Keynote Speaker: Enabling Change with George Myers, Partner and Consultant, Effectiveness Institute
Tom Norwalk, President and CEO of CEO of Seattle's Convention & Visitors Bureau presents "State of the Industry"
Expert Industry Panelist:
- Richard Moore, Co-Founder TPN Events
- Jeanne Berry, Principal, RealTime Productions
- Debra Vasseur, Travel & Meetings Manager, Starbucks Coffee Company
- Rachel Hall, Operation Manager, Hollywood Lighting Services
- Michael McQuade, Director of Sales & Marketing, Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Thank you to our Presenting Sponsors:
Blue Danube Productions
Edlen Electrical Exhibition Services
GES
Hollywood Lighting
PJ Hummel & Company, Inc
The Extreme Group
The Production Network
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
West Coast Drape
Accommodations:
Crowne Plaza Hotel Seattle
1113 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
www.cphotelseattle.com
Rate: $159.00 Valid September 22, 2008.
Guests can make reservations by calling 206-464-1980 and asking for the rooms blocked under the Meetings Industry Summit/PCMA/MPI.
Wdnesday, October 15, 2008
PCMA Educational Showcase
8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Click here to Register: Educational Showcase
Indian Summer Golf and Country Club
5900 Troon Ln SE
Olympia, WA 98501
(360) 459-4572
Please join the Pacific Northwest Chapter of PCMA and Joan Eisenstodt on October 15 at Indian Summer Golf and Country Club in Olympia for two outstanding educational opportunities in one day!
Eisenstodt is a nationally recognized meeting guru who specializes in facilitation and training, program planning, facility and vendor negotiations and contracts, and meeting management training. Among numerous prestigious awards, Joan received the designation of Best in Class presenter for the PCMA Annual Meeting last January in Seattle and has been regularly on the list of "One of the 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry" (Meeting News magazine). In a new list for 2008, Meeting News added Joan to the list of the "25 Most Powerful" in the industry. Also in 2008, Joan was honored by the PCMA Educations Foundation for her life-time achievement as an educator in the hospitality and meetings industry.
Joan's appearance and training is brought to us through the generous sponsorship of the PCMA Educational Foundation.
Early Bird Session - Facilitation Skills for Leaders
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Session Description: We all, at some point, have chaired meetings of staff, volunteers, colleagues, or customers. Sometimes the meetings' outcomes were met; at other times, there was frustration with the results. We vowed that 'next time' we'd do better! In this interactive session, employing techniques you can replicate in your own personal and professional lives, we'll explore facilitation tools used to enhance outcomes allowing you to gain confidence and improve productivity of meetings.
Intended audience - Anyone who ever facilitates meetings between two or among three or more people and wants to improve their performance and meeting outcomes.
Learner Outcomes -
1. Gain an appreciation of participation styles;
2. Develop better agenda-setting techniques; and
3. Have fun while increasing confidence and skills.
Luncheon - Planners and Business Partners Preparing Together for Contingencies
11:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Session Description - To paraphrase Bette Davis: "[Meeting planning] ain't no place for sissies." Consider these scenarios: Two days before the main arrival for a meeting and there is a prediction of massive storms. Or the power goes out in the hotel just as guests arrive. You are responsible for the safety of all those who attend meetings and events and stay at properties. Are you prepared? Have your contingency plans been coordinated with others? This must attend session will help you limit your personal and organizational risk. Through interactive exercises, we'll explore how meeting planners and vendors can work together to minimize risk from site selection forward.
Intended Audience - This program is for you if you: Plan or manage any meetings or events, are a supplier who provides facilities or services for meetings and events, are an association manager or executive who wants to know more about managing risk.
Learner Outcomes -
1. Anticipate questions to ask when selecting a vendor, inspecting a site, or providing a proposal, for a meeting or event.
2. Determine the level of risk inherent in meetings and their ancillary activities;
3. Better prepare to manage risky situations.
Schedule
8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Early Bird Registration
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Facilitation Skills for Leaders
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Networking and luncheon registration/and PCMA Orientation meeting for new and prospective members
11:30 - 12:00 noon Luncheon is served.
12:00 - 12:15 p.m. Welcome, business, announcements, introductions
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Program
1:15 - 1:30 p.m. Wrap, evaluations, raffle drawing
1:30 p.m. Adjourn
Registration Fees:
Note reduced registration for planners attending PCMA for the 1st time.
PCMA Member: $45 for each program, or $75 for both
Non-Member: $50 for each program, or $85 for both
1st Time Meeting Planner: $35 for each program, or $60 for both
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Service N Sync Day
2:00pm-5:00pm
Shoreline, WA
Click here to register for this event: Service N' Sync
The Pacific Northwest Chapter of PCMA is holding its annual Service N' Sync on November 6th, 2008. PCMA Chapters around the nation will be volunteering in their local communities as we in the hospitality industry help give back to the community. Join your local chapter to support our own local charity, Food Lifeline and local food banks. Last year's participants sorted and repackaged foods for the needy and had a great time networking with fellow PCMA members.
This year, there are 4 organizations we are serving, spread over 2 days. We encourage you to participate and look forward to seeing you on one of the days. Please look at the following list and choose the location and date that best fits your schedule.
Please note: For timing and details on the Spokane, Boise and Portland locations, please contact the volunteer coordinator for each site (listed below).
Please plan on wearing comfortable clothes and you must wear close-toed shoes.
Date: Thursday, Nov 6
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Seattle Food Lifeline
1702 NE 150th Street, Shoreline, WA
Contact: Erin Courteau
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ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
SPOKANE
Date: Tuesday, Nov 11
Time: 2:30pm-4:30pm
Locations: 2nd Harvest Food Bank
1234 E. Front Ave., Spokane, WA 99202
Contact: Shannon Shannon
BOISE
Date: Thursday, Nov 6
Location: Idaho Food Bank
3562 S TK Ave, Boise ID
Contact: Mowbray Brown
PORTLAND
Date: Tuesday, Nov 4
Time: 9:00am - 12:00noon
Locations: Oregon Food Bank
7900 N.E. 33rd Drive Portland, OR 97238
Contact: Cathy Mason
Monday, November 24, 2008
PCMA Silent Auction and Holiday Gala
Location: Hotel 1000 4th Floor (1000 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98104)
Time: 5:00-8:00
Please register by November 21, 2008 -- Register Here --> Annual Gala
Pricing:
Member and nonmembers- $50 each
Member/non-member and 1 guest- $75
Students- $25
Join us for a very special evening filled with fabulous items to bid on, all for a worthy cause. The proceeds from the Auction will benefit our designated charity for the year, Food Lifeline, as well as the educational scholarship fund for the chapter. More information on Food Lifeline can be found at www.foodlifeline.org. This is a wonderful chance to network with your industry colleagues. We will also be announcing our Chapter officers for 2009.
There will be items in all price ranges to suit all tastes. This is the perfect opportunity to purchase some great holiday gifts! We have hotel and dinner packages, tours, gift baskets, nights on the town, ski passes, artwork, electronics, event services, chef tables, and much more.
Here is just a sampling of the dozens of items up for bid:
Courtesy of Inn at the Market, Carey Limo & Teatro ZinZanni - a Night out on the Town in Seattle. Includes Two Tickets to Teatro ZinZanni, 3-hour limo service from Carey Limo and One Night in a Water View Guest Room at the Inn at the Market (includes valet parking) $672.00 value (bids start at just $200.00!)
Courtesy of Great Wolf Lodge - a Great Family Getaway. Includes a One Night Stay in a Family Suite at the new Great Wolf Lodge. $329.00 value (bids start at just $75.00!)
Courtesy of Tulalip Resort Casino & Spa - a Luxurious Retreat Close To Home. Includes a Two Night Stay in an Orca Suite, Breakfast for Two at Cedars Café, Two $100 Spa Treatments and Two Tulalip Casino Fun Books. $1,500.00 value (bids start at $500.00!)
This year, we will be holding a "Wine Tree" raffle. Tickets are $10, and winners will take home 6 bottles of assorted wine. We anticipate that there will be 30 bottles of wine and 5 winners. Wine carriers will be provided. For more information, please contact Heidi Rogers.
~ Credit cards (VISA and MasterCard), cash, and checks will be accepted as payment for auction items.
~ Valet Parking is $9.50. Please note, there is no self-parking available at the hotel.
~ Special Hotel rate of $139, please contact Tawny Paperd, tawny.paperd@hotel1000seattle.com, or 206-357-9454
~ Entertainment Provided by Chopstix.
This year, we invite you to bring a guest for only $25 (maximum of one guest per registrant). Guests must be registered at the time of your registration. Please email Pacific.Northwest.Chapter@pcma.org with any questions. Fees for members and non-members are $50 and students are $25.
The Pacific Northwest Chapter would like to recognize Hotel 1000 for their generous venue and auction sponsorship.
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