PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2022

What Reed, chief event strategy officer, American Society of Hematology (ASH), loved most about this time, he told participants in an online PCMA Community Conversation for medical meeting planners earlier this year, is probably what other planners have hated: “We needed to operate when there was really no roadmap to us,” Reed said. “I

Medical Meetings 98

Medical Meetings 2021 Speakers Fashion 98

PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2017

The effects of the adopted changes from MedTech Europe and Mecomed — the de facto authorities for European medical-technology health-care companies — will be implemented beginning in January 2018. When a medical-technology company buys floor space in the exhibit hall, it targets specific attendees. Davide Veglia, ABTS president.

Medical Meetings 69

Medical Meetings Meetings Sponsorships 2018 69

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 8, 2022

How to creatively overcome post-pandemic staffing and supply shortages at medical meetings. Good news: corporate travel and events are back! Post-pandemic, many people are ready to travel again, not only for work, but for leisure too. Bad news: the supply chain isn’t. And neither is the supply of talented staff.

Healthcare 111

Healthcare Hospitality Negotiating Medical Meetings 111

SpotMe Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Cost – Get quotes from different medical communications companies to compare the costs involved and make sure you’re getting the best deal possible. Be sure to factor in any additional costs such as travel expenses or charging extra for certain services.

Healthcare 246

Healthcare 2002 Education Consulting 246

Cvent: Event Marketing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

When choosing the events to attend, HCPs are looking to stay up to date on the latest trends for their specialties, meet with experts or key opinion leaders, and network with colleagues. A majority of HCPs want to contribute to the meeting agenda; 39% have never been asked to contribute and only 15% do so currently. HCP Expectations.

Medical Meetings 28

Medical Meetings Meetings 2016 Healthcare 28

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 26, 2017

-only issue — the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support actually prohibit any entity that falls under their standards to use the funds that they’re receiving for hospitality and travel. based medical meetings. We have talked to an existing nonprofit that already has a history of doing medical education.

Medical Meetings 51

Medical Meetings Education Hospitality Sponsorships 51

PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2020

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.

2009 128

2009 Education Medical Meetings Conference 128

PCMA Convene

APRIL 1, 2020

An AGU grand prize winners presents his data visualization on NASA’s “hyperwall” at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting. This case study is part of Convene ‘s April CMP Series story looking at innovations in scientific and medical meetings. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Epnac Photography).

Meetings 52

Meetings Medical Meetings 2019 2016 52

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Maritz Travel continues to expand its offerings in the med/pharma meetings arena by launching Maritz Travel Healthcare Solutions this week. I’ve trained more than a thousand medical meetings professionals through the HMCC program, and heard first-hand about the challenges these companies face,” Schaumann says.

Healthcare 40

Healthcare Medical Meetings Meetings 2015 40

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 27, 2018

She brings more than 30 years of experience in the meeting, trade show, and hotel industries to the table, with expertise in strategic meetings management and the healthcare sector. Michal Skalski is an account manager at Creative Group, planning medical meetings, advisory boards and incentive travel programs.

2002 54

2002 Medical Meetings Healthcare Meetings 54

MeetingsNet

MAY 13, 2019

Top 5 reasons to book medical meetings in the heart of healthcare innovation, biomedical advancement. And, with a diverse portfolio of conference-friendly resorts and access to medical innovation campuses, Phoenix emerging as a cutting-edge destination for medical meetings.

Medical Meetings 50

Medical Meetings Healthcare 2009 Transportation 50

SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 28, 2016

The fifth annual Global Pharmaceutical Medical Meetings Summit will take place at Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Jan. The boutique conference has built quite the following , drawing the most influential managers in the medical meetings market. Dominguez’s presentation on Feb. To register, go to smartmeetings.com/webinars.

Medical Meetings 40

Medical Meetings Healthcare Education Speakers 40

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Travel Association. Tori Emerson Barnes understood earlier than many in the North American meetings industry that the coronavirus was going to have a devastating impact on the economy. It was an almost surgical process requiring significant collaboration from all sectors of the travel industry. Name : Tori Emerson Barnes.

Travel 52

Travel Trade Shows 2009 Airlines 52

PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

In her role as the executive director of the Impact Travel Alliance (ITA), a nonprofit organization linking global travel professionals with world-changing ambitions, Kelley Louise oversees a network that hosts approximately 20 educational events around the world each year, including ITA’s flagship Travel + SocialGood Summit.

Tourism 75

Tourism Travel Sustainability Conference 75

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The overall impression I got judging from the absent presenters and presenters leaving early is many scholars were only there for the opportunity to travel to Tokyo,” McCrostie said. The medical meeting planner said that this is where attendees need to exercise common sense. In fact, a veteran U.S.-based However, the U.S.-based

Conference 94

Conference Medical Meetings Education 2017 94

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Many mentioned the same things: autonomy, creativity, challenge, the opportunity to travel, and to see a project through from beginning to end. I get to travel internationally and be paid for it! No meeting, destination, or even project is ever the same. Like the travel — love my team. Traveling and being on site.

Contracts 59

Contracts Travel Medical Meetings Education 59

PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 27, 2017

As I worked on our January cover story on medical meetings, I took a deep dive into how AI is expected to disrupt health care over the coming years. I was both electrified and a little stunned by what I learned — who knew that nearly half of the hospitals in Rwanda receive medical supplies by drone? Better Crisis Preparedness.

2018 101

2018 2001 Tourism 2017 101

SmartMeetings

JULY 22, 2019

Use the buddy system, travel in pairs or let someone know where you are going (especially at night). Ensure you are not putting yourself at risk, but attempt to help others to safety or assist in injury management if trained to do so. Smart Tips: Text ‘SAFE’ to 345345 for 5 Life Savings Tips You Must Use in an Emergency.

Management 85

Management Risk Management Government Venues 85

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

With outdoor dining and entertainment space Avenida Houston, major convention center renovations and hotel openings, Houston did its best to prepare to handle the influx of travelers. Instead, planners should make sure that they carefully and thoroughly research any city on their shortlist. It’s not over until it’s over.

Entertainment 40

Entertainment Medical Meetings Site Selections Healthcare 40

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Whether collaborating with a nonprofit or traveling to new destinations, these influences all help me better run a hotel both in terms of coming up with innovative guest experiences and fostering a talented and willing team. Best work trick I’ve learned: I’ve learned to enrich my life with a variety of experiences.

2017 74

2017 Sports Medical Meetings Hotels 74

SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2016

With an astounding 85,300 Twitter followers, Issa shares tourism, events/meetings industry, and American Express Meetings & Events updates. Jouaneh, is a meetings expert who regularly contributes to Smart Meetings news. She’s constantly traveling and speaking just about everywhere.

Trade Shows 40

Trade Shows Social Media Medical Meetings Tech 40

MeetingsNet

JULY 29, 2016

Duty of care practices are well established for individual employees traveling the world for their companies. Two presenters at the recent Global Business Travel Association Convention say the same focus has not been turned on meeting attendees. read more.

Meetings 40

Meetings Travel Medical Meetings Risk Management 40

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

When Conde Nast Traveler released its latest list of The Best Big Cities in the United States, it could have just as easily been writing about The Best Meeting Cities in the United States. million business travelers met in San Francisco for an increase of 2.7 Combined, leisure and business travelers accounted for $9.3

Meetings 40

Meetings 2015 Travel Tourism 40

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

One day I may be working with internal departments to develop a one-of-a-kind experience here in Anaheim, and another day I may be traveling across the country to host a client event. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? My favorite part of my job is being on site at our Annual Meeting. ALEX DEERING.

2017 69

2017 Education Hospitality Meetings 69

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Whether collaborating with a nonprofit or traveling to new destinations, these influences all help me better run a hotel both in terms of coming up with innovative guest experiences and fostering a talented and willing team. Best work trick I’ve learned: I’ve learned to enrich my life with a variety of experiences.

2017 40

2017 Sports Medical Meetings Hotels 40

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The only potential downside of so much traveling offsite is that attendees do tend to peel off and do their own thing. “So More Innovative Meetings. Why More Medical Meetings Are Looking at Airport Hotels. So the key is getting them reeled back into the program,” Gribbs said.

2013 40

2013 Sustainability Conference Education 40

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 2, 2017

“Back when our office started this 15 years ago,” said Susan Bernat, general manager of strategic marketing for Cleveland Clinic Innovations, “the thought was, look, we’re constantly traveling to go see this company here about this technology, or this other one on the West Coast.

Conference 40

Conference 2017 2016 Technology 40

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 17, 2020

It’s a problem in the medical profession.”. So where do annual meetings fit in among all that stress and burnout? Between travel, long days, and pressure to squeeze in enough CME credits, it’s easy for conferences to become fresh sources of anxiety and exhaustion rather than reprieves from the daily grind. For 2019, held Oct.

Medical Meetings 69

Medical Meetings Meetings 2019 2018 69

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2021

Those stressful last-minute gyrations were just one of the issues addressed in Smart Meetings ’ latest webinar, “ Vital Lessons from Covid-era Medical Meetings ,” led by Kara Ferguson, meeting planner for American Society of Anesthesiologists , and Katie Bohrer, CEO of event design company Onwardly. Katie Bohrer.

Meetings 246

Meetings Contracts Medical Meetings Travel 246

SmartMeetings

APRIL 10, 2020

Foster said the “illegality of performance” reference has become particularly important in today’s coronavirus climate because of state, city and county travel bans or stay-at-home orders, making meeting illegal.

Contracts 111

Contracts 2003 Meetings Negotiating 111

Smart Meetings

JULY 1, 2021

Travel Association believes professional meetings and events (PME) suffer from being lumped in with other gatherings—and is working to change that. Relying on the most current travel-sector data from The Ohio State University and Tourism Economics, U.S. businesses are engaging in business travel. Travel Association. “A

Travel 246

Travel Meetings Tourism Sports 246

SmartMeetings

APRIL 9, 2020

Why should meeting professionals address risk? When I work with corporate clients, I tell them that if they’re working with a meeting planner that doesn’t address risk, they need to work with somebody else,” Coffey said. Meeting Risk Checklist. A million issues can impact any meeting or event.

Risk Management 122

Risk Management Management Meetings Consulting 122

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.

2012 56

2012 Food and Beverage 2013 2009 56

EventMB

JUNE 2, 2022

Corporations haven’t been traveling, so that business really slowed down,” she said. More people are combining business travel with vacations. I see this in my own family – my daughter and her husband are both surgeons, and their decisions on which medical meetings to attend are determined by what’s available for the kids.”.

Medical Meetings 171

Medical Meetings Contracts Government Transportation 171

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

What I’ve just noticed is, in terms of starting live, face-to-face meetings … medical meetings have been the most skittish,” Heard said. There’s the sentiment that seems to be out there among a lot of medical groups [that gathering in person is] sending the wrong message to the public. “No.

Meetings 98

Meetings 2021 Medical Meetings 2020 98

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Louis , bringing over two decades of leadership in travel and tourism. She brings over two decades of leadership and expertise in medical meetings, and spent 18 years with Syneos Health as program director for Global Medical Meetings and Events, driving event strategy and execution. Brad Dean Brad Dean, Explore St.

Medical Meetings 147

Medical Meetings Tourism Sustainability Hospitality 147

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 26, 2021

A LinkedIn post asked healthcare professionals if they feel safe traveling to in-person conferences in the fall. Physicians need to complete a certain number of continuing medical education hours each year, and that drives a lot of conferences. But do you feel safe traveling again?

Conference 106

Conference Healthcare Medical Meetings Travel 106