Sheila Stampfli Named Chairman of
PCMA Education Foundation Board of Trustees

WASHINGTON, DC – February 23, 2005 – Courtesy Associates President Sheila Stampfli has been named the 2005 Chairman of the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Education Foundation’s Board of Trustees. A global meeting, conference and special event management firm, Courtesy Associates is a wholly owned subsidiary of SmithBucklin, the world’s leading association management and professional services company.

PCMA is the professional resource and premier educator for the meetings and convention industry. Formed in 1985, the PCMA Education Foundation is focused on fundraising and grant-giving to projects, products and services designed to advance the meetings and conventions industry. During the past 20 years, the Foundation has developed numerous outstanding educational offerings and has contributed to the creation of important research for the industry. In 2005, the Foundation will focus its monetary support on increasing educational offerings for the senior level meeting and convention planner, and on the development of a university-level curriculum for those interested in pursuing a career in the meetings and convention industry.

“I am honored to serve the Foundation in this prestigious position and am excited about the possibilities that lay ahead,” said Stampfli. “Giving back to industry and community dovetails with the Courtesy Associates and SmithBucklin philosophies, and I intend to use this opportunity to help produce tangible results for the meetings and conventions industry.”

About SmithBucklin
SmithBucklin is the world’s largest association management and professional services company providing flexible, tailored full-service management and function/project-specific services to more than 185 trade associations, professional societies, technology user groups and government institutes/agencies. SmithBucklin’s mission is to drive growth and build sustained competitiveness for client organizations. Founded in 1949, the company employs 550 professionals specializing in all phases of association activity including executive management, member and chapter administration, convention and trade show management, marketing and branding, Web services, education and programs, government relations and financial management. SmithBucklin manages more than $200 million in annual client budgets from offices in Chicago, Washington, DC, and St. Louis. For more information, please visit www.smithbucklin.com or call 1.800.539.9740.

About Courtesy Associates
Founded in 1947, Courtesy Associates is a Washington, DC-based global meeting, conference and special event management firm serving a wide range of client organizations in the government, trade association and corporate arenas. Courtesy provides clients with a single point of contact and expertise for all conference and event logistics, including site selection, hotel and vendor negotiation, program development, exhibitor sales and coordination, onsite management, registration and housing, and conference marketing and promotion. Courtesy also designs and produces special events, galas, themed receptions, dinners and celebrations for audiences ranging from 50 to 10,000.