The Chicago-based PCMA has acquired the Corporate Event Marketing Association, with the latter to become a wholly-owned division of the larger association.

PCMA, previously the Professional Convention Management Association, announced the merger Monday. The Sacramento, Calif.-based CEMA is more than 30 years old and has more than 800 members, including Cisco, Salesforce and Oracle. CEMA lists two staff on its website.

"CEMA has been a leader in the event marketing space for more than three decades," PCMA CEO Sherrif Karamat said in a statement. "As part of our ongoing commitment to delivering value to our members, so that they can emerge out of the pandemic prepared for a new reality, we continue to look for ways our industry can bring more creativity, content and learning from professionals in adjacent fields."

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but CEMA CEO Kimberly Gishler said her organization was "thrilled to be joining the PCMA family and excited at the prospect of expanding and enhancing professional development, networking, and growth opportunities for CEMA members."

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