Events
Heads of Houses
The Board of Directors/Heads of Houses meet twice per year, plus engage in networking throughout the year.
At our in-person/hybrid meetings, they enjoy sharing updates with one another, learning from one another’s successes and disappointments, offer advice to one another and generally enjoy fellowship in the meeting as well as over meals. Sometimes we invite a speaker on a topic of general interest. Other times, it is just the Heads of Houses themselves.
Our next
Heads of Houses/Board of Directors meeting
October 24 & 25, 2024
Our next Heads of Houses/Board of Directors Meeting will be held October 24 & 25, 2024. We will meet in the offices of PCPA member company The Pilgrim Press, 1300 E. 9th Street, Cleveland, OH.
This meeting will be hybrid, so you have the option to attend in person or via Zoom (we'd love to see you in Cleveland!) There is no charge to attend this meeting for PCPA Heads of Houses, plus one other person from your house. Please have each person register, whether you plan to attend in person or via video conference.
We have reserved a block of discounted hotel rooms at the Westin Cleveland Downtown at the rate of USD $169 per night. It is next door to The Pilgrim Press offices. These discounted rates for PCPA members only are available only until Friday, Sept 27, 2024 and on a first come, first served basis.
Annual Conference
Save the dates!
For 2025, PCPA and ACP
(Association of Catholic Publishers) will be partnering in a joint conference for the first time ever!
ACP/PCPA 2025 Joint Conference
May 1 (starting at noon CT) through
May 2 (ending at 3 p.m. CT)
Pre-conference events
April 29-May 1: Catholic Writers Guild
April 30 (afternoon): ACP Board of Directors
April 30 (afternoon & dinner) & May 1: PCPA Board of Directors & Heads of Houses
Location
Chicago Marriott Naperville, IL
Conference Theme
Collaborate. Innovate.
Questions? Contact Beth Lewis, Executive Director for PCPA
Third Thursdays Webinars
Each month PCPA hosts a one-hour webinar, free to staff of member companies, on a topic of interest to those working in publishing and media. Pre-registration is required.
The staff from PCPA member companies often remark that the opportunity to attend events, both in-person and virtually, is the number one reason they join PCPA and most have maintained their active membership for decades! All staff people from PCPA Publishing Company Members automatically have the opportunity to attend our events, whether in a conference room or via video conferences. PCPA events allow you to:
- Learn from experts
- Be inspired
- Network with your peers
- Build relationships
- Share ideas
- Find new suppliers
- and more
Event Release Statement
Audio, Photograph, and Video Release: By my participation in any PCPA event(s), I grant permission to the rights of my image likeness and sound of my voice as recorded as a photograph, or on audio or video tape, without payment or any other consideration. I understand that my image(s) may be edited, copied, exhibited, published, or distributed and waive the right to inspect or approve the finished product wherein my likeness appears. I understand this permission signifies that photographic or audio/video recordings of me may be electronically displayed via the internet or in the public educational and marketing settings. There is no time limit on the validity of this release, nor is there any geographic limitation on where these materials may be distributed. This release applies to photographic, audio or video recordings collected as part of PCPA events.
Liability Waiver: By my participation in PCPA event(s), I acknowledge and agree that I am undertaking to participate in event activities as my own voluntary and intentional act. I agree that I alone am responsible for determining whether I am physically capable of participating in any conference activity, and I understand that there is risk associated with my participation, which may include without limitation, injury or loss caused by my own negligence or the negligence of others, or by colds, flu, or other illness. With knowledge and acceptance of the risks involved, I accept full responsibility for my own safety and well-being. In consideration of my participation in event activities, I hereby waive, release, hold harmless, and discharge the PCPA, its Executive Director, officers, directors, affiliates, advisors, and volunteers from any and all loss or injury that may be suffered by me in connection with event activities to the fullest extent permitted by law.