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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New PCMA MeetingMatrix Partnership Brings State-of-the-Art
Space Verification to the Meetings Industry
Portsmouth, NH, January 4, 2005 The Professional Convention Management
Interlaken Hosteles Association (PCMA) has partnered with MeetingMatrix International, Inc. to develop
an internationally recognized event space management standard: PCMA Space
Verification. This strategic alliance will provide meeting professionals with the most
accurate, streamlined, and efficient event space communication tool in the industry. Through this new program, MeetingMatrix provides both event planners and facilities
with PCMA Space Verified room diagrams, ensuring that event setups which fit on
paper will actually fit in the room. A facilities meeting space must first be Certified by a
MeetingMatrix Installation Manager by physically measuring the area. Measurements
ERROR MSG are guaranteed to be accurate within one-fourth of an inch. PCMAs commitment to providing the hospitality industry with the best educational
programs, standards, and tools is the true validation for PCMA Space Verification,
explained John Secord, Vice President, Sales and Operations for MeetingMatrix. For
the past decade the event planning community has benefited from PCMAs verification
program and MeetingMatrix is excited to apply its 15 years of worldwide accepted
practices to this incredible program. PCMA Chief Partner Relations Officer Sherrif Karamat added, As the industry leader
and respected authority in space verification, our partnership with MMI will only serve to
ensure that meeting professionals have the latest and most accurate tools in the
meetings industry for the planning and execution of meeting logistics. Hotels, convention centers, conference centers, and venues alike can use the PCMA
Space Verification program to guarantee the accuracy of their event space. Meeting
planners can access these diagrams via web download or CDs during the site selection
process. Once MeetingMatrix has measured and Certified the space at a facility, the
property can display the official PCMA Space Verified by MeetingMatrix seal on its
marketing collateral, and web site. In addition, PCMA Space Verified plaque can be
prominently displayed in each facility, and the official seal will be seen in all
MeetingMatrix Certified Room Diagram files. Professional meeting planners worldwide can receive a free version of the
MeetingMatrix software and access to all PCMA Space Verified facilities. They can
then communicate their exact event setup needs to the properties both through
traditional floor plans and virtual walk-thus, experiencing the space in three-dimensional
virtual reality. Advanced room diagramming software allows planners to create to scale
diagram setups with the use of simple pull-down menus and toolbars and experiment
with different seating arrangements in every size and shape imaginable. About PCMA
The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) is the professional resource
and premier educator for the meetings and convention industry. Founded in 1957, PCMA
represents the interests of meeting management executives from associations, non-profit
organizations, corporations, independent meeting planning companies, and multi-management
firms who recognize the importance of meetings to their organization. PCMA empowers
ERROR MSG members with the tools they need to succeed as meeting professionals and to promote the
value of the industry to their organizations and the general public. Headquartered in Chicago,
PCMA has 16 chapters throughout the United States and Canada. For additional information,
please visit the PCMA Web site at www.pcma.org. About MeetingMatrix International
MeetingMatrix International, Inc. is the premier provider of both drawing application
software and room diagramming solutions for the global meetings industry and has
been a pioneer in an emerging market revolutionizing the hospitality industry.
MeetingMatrix International, Inc. represents 7,000 sites and 72 million square feet of
measured and certified event space in more than 61 countries. Approximately 18,000
event planners currently use the software. Many universities worldwide teach the
MeetingMatrix International, Inc. product line in their hospitality programs as the industry
standard. For additional information, please visit MeetingMatrixs website at
www.meetingmatrix.com, or email sales@meetingmatrix.com.
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