The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) and Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) announced Jan. 13 an industry partnership between two organizations collaborating on a range of new educational initiatives for Americas Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM) in Baltimore and The Global Meetings and Incentives Exhibition (EIBTM) in Barcelona.
The announcement at PCMA’s Annual Meeting Jan. 10-13 highlighted the commitment by both parties to create education and networking programs at both events, explore future collaborative opportunities and for PCMA to recruit and host Hosted Buyers to both AIBTM and EIBTM.
“This joint initiative comes at a time when providing high quality education, innovative resources and networking opportunities is paramount to those wanting to develop their career in the meetings industry,” said Vanessa Cotton, chair of RTE Meeting and Incentives Events. “Both RTE and PCMA are dedicated to offering those within the industry best professional education.”
“PCMA is delighted to further enhance our collaboration with Reed and further our exchange,” said Deborah Sexton, PCMA president and CEO. “We are dedicated to industry collaboration and this is a perfect way to continue to educate our members and industry and expand our horizons in our increasingly global marketplace.”
Those interested in additional information on AIBTM, visit the Web site at www.aibtm.com. For EIBTM, visit www.eibtm.com.
