PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

I received the email that we had won the bid and the conference would be coming to Grand Rapids in 2017! What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? The best day in my career was the morning I received the phone call saying I received the PCMA 20 in Their Twenties award for the Class of 2017.

2017 69

2017 Education Hospitality Meetings 69

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Convene sent email inquiries to individuals in charge of sponsorship and speaking opportunities at iPharma, scheduled for Aug. The medical meeting planner said that this is where attendees need to exercise common sense. 5–7, 2020, but did not receive a response.). It wasn’t Valko’s last encounter with this kind of event.

Conference 94

Conference Medical Meetings Education 2017 94

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 30, 2016

ASM decided to merge the two conferences because attendance and sponsorship at ICAAC had been falling for several years. The goal for ASM Microbe 2016 was 10,000 to 12,000 attendees, drawn as evenly as possible from the General Meeting and ICAAC communities. Our people like to hop around during a session time period.

2016 73

2016 2017 Speakers Conference 73

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 2, 2018

. & YOU, an international digital health congress focused on bringing patients and patient perspectives into medical meetings. You don’t have to go to a live conference anymore to get CME [continuing medical education], which has been the principal reason to come to many medical meetings.

Medical Meetings 72

Medical Meetings Trade Shows Healthcare Conference 72