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How Will The EFPIA Disclosure Code Change Medical Meetings?

PCMA Convene

But the Disclosure Code ultimately had no significant impact on participation at medical meetings. Europe’s pursuit of transparency in health care continues, now moving on to the medical-device industry. How will it affect medical meetings? Effective Jan. What is changing?

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How Will Europe’s New MedTech Guidelines Affect Your Meetings?

PCMA Convene

ABTS is laying the groundwork to prepare associations, so they don’t encounter massive losses to meetings with high numbers of international medical-technology sponsorships. We are currently working on a process to manage sponsors, who may want to use allowed educational grants. Davide Veglia, ABTS president.

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Embracing the Digital Opportunity

PCMA Convene

In March, despite the fact that the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) had never before offered an online education component to their annual meeting, the association converted a face-to-face meeting to a virtual one in just seven days. Illustrations by Celyn Brazier). Cassandra Strupp.

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A Problem With MedTech Codes — and a Possible Solution

PCMA Convene

The new code — which Associate Editor Casey Gale wrote about a few months ago — prohibits MedTech Europe’s member companies from directly sponsoring a health-care provider’s attendance at a medical conference or other event. based medical meetings. 1 — conflicts with the U.S. 1 — conflicts with the U.S.-based

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26 Best Mobile Conference and Event Apps + 14 Must-Have Features

Planning Pod

Comprehensive event app builder for larger conferences and meetings. Features include event registration, attendee intelligence, smart event data, sponsorship options, social networking. Perfect for: Meeting planners who want strategic insight into attendee activity and a fully branded online experience. Aventri (Loopd app).

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PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2017

PCMA Convene

20 in Their Twenties is supported by the PCMA Education Foundation and Visit Seattle. Seeing it all come together was very rewarding; it was a truly educational and fulfilling experience for me. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? Derek Anderson. Where would you like your career to go?

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ASM Microbe Makes Its Debut

PCMA Convene

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.

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