PCMA Greater Midwest Chapter

08/28/2026

We hope you’ll join us!

🗓 September 15, 2026
🕐 3:00-7:30pm
📍 Obama Presidential Center
🎟️ By attending the 3:30-5:15pm session you’ve secured a ticket to explore the Obama Presidential Center Museum from 5:00-7:00pm.
👉 Register today at the link in our bio!

08/21/2026

The next opportunity for connection is coming up next month at the CARE Education Event!

🗓 September 15, 2026
🕐 Program 3:30-5:30pm / Reception 5:30-7:30pm
📍 Obama Presidential Center
🎟️ By attending the 3:30-5:30pm session you’ve secured a ticket to explore the Obama Presidential Center Museum from 5:30-7:30pm.
👉Register today at the link in our bio!

07/30/2026

What if the strongest leaders aren’t the ones with all the answers.....but the ones willing to show up authentically?

Join us this September as award-winning speaker Courtney Stanley shares how vulnerability, empathy, and genuine human connection can transform workplace culture.

✨ Leading Without Armor: Creating Culture Through Authenticity, Vulnerability, and Empathy

Whether you lead a team, volunteer, or simply want to become a better communicator, you’ll leave with practical tools you can use immediately.

🗓 September 15, 2026
🕐 3:00-7:30pm
📍 Obama Presidential Center

🎟️ Don’t miss this opportunity! Attend the 3:30-5:15pm education session and your museum ticket is secured – enjoy exclusive access to the Obama Presidential Center Museum from 5:00-7:00pm

Thank you to our title sponsor Destination Toronto and our Education sponsor Visit Denver, The Convention & Visitors Bureau!

Registration is open and space is limited!

CultureMatters LeadWithEmpathy

07/29/2026

07/27/2026

It all comes together here — and this time, it’s hands-on.

We’re closing out our 2026 series with Industry Impact & Moving Forward, an application-based session with interactive breakout groups focused on the events industry. Led by Beth Surmont, FASAE, CMP, Fellow, CAE, Head of Strategy & Design, 360 Live Media.

📅 Wednesday, August 5 | 12:00–2:00 PM CDT
🎓 Earn 1 CEU credit hour ([category TBD])
🏟️ Free for Greater Midwest Chapter PCMA members
🤝 Sponsored by Cadmium

Register now at the 🔗 in our bio!

07/01/2026

⏰ FINAL COUNTDOWN! ⏰
The paddles are packed. 🏓
The brackets are set. 🙀
The event industry’s most competitive networking event is almost here.
grab your hosted sponsored spot now!

If you haven’t grabbed your Open Play & Spectator registration yet… this is your sign.
PLANNERS
—>https://lnkd.in/gVFetuT7

See you on the courts!
FULL REG Details - https://lnkd.in/gUDDsP55 
🗓 Jul 30, 2026
11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CDT
📍 SPF | 2121 N. Clybourn Ave., Chicago, IL


Massive THANK YOU to
See Monterey
Experience Columbus
Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Destination Reps
Visit Indy
for helping us create an event experience that’s equal parts community, connection, and controlled chaos!

06/22/2026

National Caribbean American Heritage Month is observed to celebrate the achievements, sacrifices, and cultural legacy of Caribbean immigrants and their descendants in the United States.

06/20/2026

World Refugee Day is an international observance dedicated to honoring the strength, courage, and perseverance of refugees worldwide. Established by the United Nations, the day raises awareness about the plight of millions of people forced to flee their home countries due to conflict or persecution.

06/19/2026

Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated annually to commemorate the end of chattel slavery. It specifically marks the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and free the last enslaved Black Americans in the state.

06/18/2026

PCMA GMC PICKLEBALL CLASSIC Y’ALL! 🏓 🪩 🤩
Will you be there?

Planner & event registration at the link in our bio!
Big thank you to Discover Atlanta for keeping us hydrated 🚰 at the Discover Atlanta Water Stations and Visit Austin for sponsoring our captured moments in action on and off the court 📸


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