SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The fifth annual Global Pharmaceutical Medical Meetings Summit will take place at Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown from Jan. A direct beneficiary of this activity has been the medical meetings industry , helping propel hospitality and tourism to Philadelphia’s third largest industry. million for the region in 2015.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

In 2015, many European Union–based pharmaceutical companies took steps to voluntarily comply with the then–newly introduced European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) Disclosure Code. But the Disclosure Code ultimately had no significant impact on participation at medical meetings. Effective Jan.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

As director of professional development for the Meeting Professionals International health care sector, she founded its Healthcare Meeting Compliance Certificate (HMCC) program, which helps med/pharma meetings planners understand basic compliance principles.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

It’s true of Omaha, but also the rest of the Midwest, that we tend to get really heads-down and focused on our work, so we’re not as PR- or marketing-driven as some of the other areas around the country,” said Caleb Ulffers, who joined SPN as a speaker manager in 2013. Why go from Portugal to North Carolina’s eighth-most-populous city?

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Providing little or no substance, these events — if they even take place at all — not only create confusion in the market, they siphon off the very same audiences legitimate events work so hard to attract and educate. McCrostie told Convene that he sneaked into what he deemed a predatory conference at Tokyo’s Waseda University in 2015.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Chicago will be featured in the December issue of Smart Meetings magazine. Here’s an excerpt: When it comes to the hospitality and meetings industries, Chicago isn’t exactly starting from scratch. In 2015, the city welcomed more than 52 million visitors, who generated $2.2 In 2015, 5.8 million in hotel tax revenues.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

To see a woman as the VP of marketing with all male colleagues speaks volumes. I still remember the chills I had while watching her lead an executive meeting. I am proud to bring meeting planners to Grand Rapids to experience for themselves what a collaborative, innovative, thriving city we have in West Michigan! And after that?

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