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Medical Meetings Embrace Wellness

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That could even mean trying an unexpected location for an off-site event at your next meeting, like an art gallery or a farm. Creating a unique experience through the setting and the way that the environment is designed can really change people’s outlook on why they would attend an event in the first place,” Frazier said.

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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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This Is What Medical Meetings Will Look Like in the Future

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attended his first medical conference more than 20 years ago, when he was a neurology resident at the University of California, San Francisco. And not just in medical school. We also asked some medical-meeting professionals if and how they see their programs evolving to meet the needs of tomorrow’s physicians.

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Surveys: Med/Pharma Meetings are Growing

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The impact and importance of meetings for medical and pharmaceutical industry attendees is not only increasing, but the complexity of the events and what is expected of planners is more demanding as well, according to a new report from American Express Meetings & Events and a survey conducted by Smart Meetings.

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Not-Your-Average Medical Conferences

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As health care and technology converges, how can medical meetings stay relevant? 14–16, Palm Springs, California, tedmed.com — Created by TED founder Richard Wurman, TEDMED is now operated by a nonprofit foundation. Some of the most influential — and one newcomer to watch — include: TEDMED , Nov.

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Design Thinking: An Event Strategists’ Toolkit

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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.

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Smart Women 2017: Entrepreneurs

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Company or organization: Bright Ideas Events in Vancouver, British Columbia What I love about my job: There are so many that the list is endless. I love producing a variety of different events with different themes. I love creating an actual event out of one of my ideas. Job title: CEO and president. in Vancouver, Washington.

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