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Smart Moves in San Antonio, Louisville and More

Smart Meetings

Anderson serves on the board of directors for United States Travel Association (USTA), is an executive committee member of Meetings Mean Business Coalition, co-chair of USTA CEO Roundtable and is a member on Destination International’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. has named Diamond senior meeting manager.

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ARVO Conference in Seattle Opened Eyes to Lingering International Travel Challenges

Smart Meetings

Long wait times and inflationary pressure linger at in-person-only medical meeting The arrival in Seattle of 11,631 attendees for the 2024 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ( ARVO ) conference in May was the culmination of a logistical struggle to return to bringing the world of eye doctors together at 2019 levels.

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6 Ways Medical Meetings Are Proving Their Value To Exhibitors

PCMA Convene

As a result, medical meetings are finding other ways to demonstrate their value to current and prospective exhibitors. From beacon-collected data to lead scanners to third-party evaluations, here’s how two medical meetings are tackling the exhibitor ROI challenge. That’s a difficult thing to put an ROI on.”.

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Medical Meetings Propel Philadelphia Tourism

SmartMeetings

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. Click for more details.

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Webinar Provides Tips for Boosting Medical Meetings

SmartMeetings

Important insights into health-care professionals (HCPs) and tips on how to host an event that will attract and retain them were among the highlights of Jocelyn Cote’s recent Smart Meetings webinar. They just can’t get enough education, and meetings play a vital role in HCP’s career-long quest for education,” she says.

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How Do You Solve the ‘Manel’ Problem for Medical Meetings?

PCMA Convene

Of the top 12 excuses given by conference organizers to explain why female speakers are underrepresented in — or absent altogether from — their meeting programs, the leading one is this: “We know we have no women. For organizers of scientific meetings, the answer to that question, resoundingly, is yes. We are always looking for ideas.

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The Right Prescription for HCPs to Attend Medical Meetings

Cvent: Event Marketing

When choosing the events to attend, HCPs are looking to stay up to date on the latest trends for their specialties, meet with experts or key opinion leaders, and network with colleagues. A majority of HCPs want to contribute to the meeting agenda; 39% have never been asked to contribute and only 15% do so currently.