NYPCMA Summer Newsletter

Greetings, NYPCMA Members and Industry Colleagues!

Hi, friends!

I hope you are all enjoying the start of summer! It’s been great seeing so many from our community out and about at events acoss the city. If you haven’t had an opportunity to attend one yet, I encourage you to grab a friend and get out there! As I write this I’m on the way home from the Brookyln Bowl Venue Showcase, where our NYPCMA Chapter partnered with so many other great organizations throughout the city to have a fantastic night of music and bowling!

We are so lucky to be able to partner with so many different groups within New York City. I love seeing how all the different sides of our industry interact with one another, and it’s always hugely rewarding to make a new friend (and hopefully a new recruit to NYPCMA!)

We’ve got some super exciting plans for NYPCMA’s Summer Social on July 12th! We are partnering with NYIAEE to bring our communities together for our premier social event! Not only does this help us expand our outreach and increase our networks, but by partnering with similar organizations, we can help reduce our carbon footprint! With the recent wildfire smoke creating an exciting few days in NYC, I’m so proud that our Chapter has been putting event sustainaiblity practices into place!

We also have our NYPCMA vs. MPIGNY softball game coming up this summer! Come join us in Central Park on August 16th and help NYPCMA defend our trophy! It’s a great day with lots of laughs, and we will be having a networking happy hour following the game. All skill levels are encouraged to participate! More details are available on the NYPCMA website.

Lastly, I hope to see some of you at PCMA Educon in Montreal. I’m so excited to be attending my first EduCon, and can’t wait to learn about the latest trends and future technology coming to the events industry!

For those who aren’t already, I encourage you to follow NYPCMA on social media. We have so many fun and exciting social, education and networking events coming up in the next few months, and I’m hoping to see many of you at each of them!

Looking forward to hearing from you and seeing you at our next event!

John Teehan

NYPCMA 2023 President

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Please join us for an evening of fun and networking

at the NYPCMA and NYIAEE Summer Social!

Planners, suppliers, faculty and students in the meetings, exhibits and event industry are all welcome. Chapter leaders from both associations will be on hand to welcome you and to share news and updates from their respective organizations.

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

5:30 – 7:30 PM EDT

Studio @ Freehand Hotel, 23 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10010

Click here to register!

NYPCMA Sets Sail!

On April 27th, the PCMA New York Area Chapter and Amsterdam Convention Bureau teamed up to celebrate the Dutch King’s birthday. It was a festive evening aboard the vessel, Stad Amsterdam.

Thank you to the Amsterdam Convention Bureau and NL Netherlands for hosting a unique, fun event!

Pictured from left to right are Deborah Yambala, Scott Marko, Stacey Courtney, and Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad.

NYPCMA at Brooklyn Bowl

Brooklyn, NY, June 7, 2023 - Members of the PCMA New York Chapter participated in a Venue Showcase at Brooklyn Bowl, which featured Blue Ribbon, their in-house culinary program, a top shelf open bar, a world-class stage, and of course, bowling!

Pictured left to right are Nicole Bernicker, John Teehan and Stacey Courtney.

Congratulations to Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad, our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Board Director!

Lakshmee was recently awarded the Community Service Award at the Women In Tourism Awards. It's an award that was established to provide industry-wide recognition of women's contributions to travel and tourism and to support the advancement of their careers and entrepreneurial ventures.

In addition, she was also the recipient of a Webby Award, a leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. It's the "Internet's Highest Honor" by the New York Times. Accessible Travel NYC won the category of People's Voice Winner in Social - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion award, emerging as one winner out of 14,000 projects from 50 states and 70 countries.

Learn more about Lakshmee and her company by clicking here.

Pictured below with Lakshmee are her sister, Annie Nishwani Lachhman, and mother, Premmattie Lachhman.

Thank you to our annual sponsors!

Our annual sponsors represent premier venues as well as convention and visitor bureaus. They are highly regarded by PCMA members. We appreciate their support to our chapter helping us execute educational and fun events. Please remember to support our sponsors.

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Host a NYPCMA Upcoming Event

NYPCMA is looking for host venues for our upcoming events. It's a great way to showcase your business to the New York Area Chapter. Locations are needed for Education Day on September 28th, and the ACE Awards on November 30th. Contact newyork@pcma.org for more information.

Update from the Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee

Our CSR Committee mission statement is that we are committed to promoting a culture of communal obligation to enhance the quality of life of members of our community by leveraging our chapters’ diverse resources and partnering with organizations whose mission aligns with ours.

In that ideal, we have partnered with local food banks and City Harvest, supported team efforts with Multiple Sclerosis and Healthy Heart walks, and joined forces on Global Meetings Industry Day with other NYC industry organizations to support Feet First and the Water Works program.

Over the last three years we have provided days of service where we have done everything from organizing health and wellness activities like bike riding and walking events, to creating care packages for military battalions in Iraq. We have also organized campaigns that raised funds for the PCMA Foundation by supporting the NY Strong campaign during COVID-19.

In the next few months we will be sharing dates for City Harvest mobile events. We will also start our Road Runners initiative to participate in local runs/walks for our membership. We will be planning our annual December Giving Tuesdays in which we highlight acts of service for our local communities.

Be on the lookout for our CSR table at the upcoming PCMA Summer Social to sign up for upcoming activities.

Save the date!

NYPCMA Education Day

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Time and location TBA

NYPCMA ACE Awards

Thursday, November 30, 2023