PCMA Convene

AUGUST 30, 2016

It’s a fundamental technique of microbiology, and also the animating principle behind ASM Microbe, the brand-new annual conference that the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) built from strands of two other annual conferences: its General Meeting and its Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC).

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 28, 2019

The 5th Systemic Sclerosis World Congress drew health-care professionals and patients to Bordeaux for parallel conferences in 2018. Fast forward some 70 years, and the disease still remains rare, addressed only on the fringes of larger rheumatology conference programs. All photos courtesy AIM Group International). Public Domain).

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PCMA Convene

JULY 17, 2017

At the conference, CFNU used the app to send “issue alerts,” asking the 1,200 nurses who attended the conference — whose theme was “Speak Up!” — to reach out to elected officials concerning particular legislation. It was easy to see the expertise and experience [CTCC] has in holding national and international conferences,” Silas said.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

As a “government” meeting planner, I am con-stantly challenged with limited budgets, outdated technology, and long-lasting traditions. The chance to influence how government meetings are run and reshape expectations is incredibly rewarding. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far?

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 2, 2018

and a specialist in the future of medicine, Bertalan Meskó has attended hundreds of conferences and events devoted to medicine and health care. But if medical conferences have tended to stay the same, the ground around them is beginning to shake. in genomics and writes and speaks as “The Medical Futurist.” Bertelan Meskó.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

He noted that the decline his members have seen in attendees and speakers coming from overseas has hurt the success of scientific and medical meetings. Overall, the government needs to promote a message of welcome,” he said.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

For decades, membership in PCMA had been a closed circle, limited to medical-meeting professionals. Outside of medical meetings, “those [organizations] that were going to have a meeting, instead of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland [putting on a show], it was the new secretary in the department. Navy and U.S.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2025

The majority of respondents to a new pulse survey conducted by the American Society for Association Excellence (ASAE) reported negative impacts like reduced funding, decreased conference attendance, and complications surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

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