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How to Plan Better Medical Meetings by the Numbers

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Meet the Experts. Megan Finnell is director of meetings and conferences for Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and Timothy Simpson is brand and engagement chief strategist with Design Studio by Maritz Global Events. The post How to Plan Better Medical Meetings by the Numbers appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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The Authenticity Effect: How Being You Sparks Collaboration & Success

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Maybe it was that one conference you attended, where a speaker spoke to a part of you that you never even knew existed. In my earlier career, I planned more than 600 weddings (you could usually find me tearing up in the back as couples said their I Dos), then hundreds of corporate & nonprofit events, trade shows, and medical meetings.

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ARVO Conference in Seattle Opened Eyes to Lingering International Travel Challenges

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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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Modest and Reasonable with a Twist

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Rules, regulations and innovations in the design of medical meetings In 2019, Radiological Society of North America drew 51,800 people to McCormick Place in Chicago. An estimated 25,000 were medical professional attendees from 116 countries. Costs for everything else must fall under the category of “fair and reasonable.” “You

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4 Ideas to Improve Conference Exhibits

PCMA Convene

Expo Halls “The waste is a real issue when it comes to traditional trade shows. Courtesy EUSEM) Create More of a Buzz in the Exhibit Hall Davi Kaur “The exhibition is a sacred cow at medical meetings,” said Davi Kaur , CEO of the European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM).

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Smart Tech: The 20% Difference

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Nowhere is that more evident than in the world of medical and financial meeting and event planning. Didn’t See That Coming… Recently I had the opportunity to speak at the Winter Symposium for FICP , Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals. Enhanced Multimedia and Video-On-Demand.

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5 Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2018

PCMA Convene

In 2018, I expect to see speaker lineups at conferences and conventions feature a range of voices outside the old-school white male CEO mold. Consider CES — one of the best-recognized names in trade shows — where the main stage has been dominated by men. Those who took modafinil performed better than those given caffeine gum.

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