SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2023

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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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

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? They’re going to follow the guidelines.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

Seven years after the Sunshine Act first lit up the health-care industry, the legislation is having a widespread impact on medical meetings. The number of dinners and in-person meetings may be shrinking, but the need for learning opportunities isn’t.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 2, 2021

A decade or so ago, despite brave event-planning souls paving the way, very few event apps were on the market—a handful, really. Medical meetings? Think back to the humble event app to gain insight into the future of online event platforms. Stages of App Evolution. There was a surprising amount of hand-wringing, however.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

According to Convene ’s most recent Meetings Market Survey , on average, 6 percent of a meeting’s direct expenses fall in the marketing/promotion category. Here are four insights we’ve learned from analyzing the marketing-spend category: 1. More or better marketing can’t fix this.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Providing little or no substance, these events — if they even take place at all — not only create confusion in the market, they siphon off the very same audiences legitimate events work so hard to attract and educate. The medical meeting planner said that this is where attendees need to exercise common sense. What can be done?

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Meetings support many other parts of the economy through business trade shows, scientific conferences and medical meetings. The next version needs to be broadened so the Paycheck Protection Program includes destination marketing organizations and crucial liability protection that will get businesspeople traveling again.

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