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MANOVA Global Health Care Summit Redefines the Medical Meeting

PCMA Convene

In August 2018, when Mark Addicks was in the midst of planning his first-ever event, the MANOVA Global Health Summit, he was determined to make it a dramatic departure from the typical medical conference. “We In these ways, MANOVA will continue to break out of the traditional medical-meeting mold.

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Scleroderma Congress Innovates to Emphasize Patient Participation

PCMA Convene

The 5th Systemic Sclerosis World Congress drew health-care professionals and patients to Bordeaux for parallel conferences in 2018. Fast forward some 70 years, and the disease still remains rare, addressed only on the fringes of larger rheumatology conference programs. The 2018 congress, Feb. Public Domain).

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Medical Meetings Embrace Wellness

PCMA Convene

Attendees at the 2019 annual conference of American Academy of Physician Assistants take advantage of one of the offerings: a workout class. They’re issues that people in every industry report suffering from, but for those in the medical field, they can be especially severe. It’s a problem in the medical profession.”.

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Scleroderma Congress Innovates to Emphasize Patient Participation

PCMA Convene

The 5th Systemic Sclerosis World Congress drew health-care professionals and patients to Bordeaux for parallel conferences in 2018. Fast forward some 70 years, and the disease still remains rare, addressed only on the fringes of larger rheumatology conference programs. The 2018 congress, Feb. Public Domain).

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American Institute of Architects Convention Becomes Better by Design

PCMA Convene

The annual conference was a good solid performer, but a pretty conventional show — mostly male, mostly white, mostly older, with many exclusive events,” said Kathron Compton, AIA’s senior vice president for brand and engagement. “It It felt typical of every conference I’d ever attended.”. Architects are a unique breed.

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Event’s Book Club Attracts Wider, Younger Group of Attendees

PCMA Convene

The Society of General Internal Medicine’s book club chose The Glass Cage (from left) in 2018, Range in 2020, and Between the World and me in 2019. This case study is part of Convene ‘s April CMP Series story looking at innovations in scientific and medical meetings. 3,000 attendees. 3,000 attendees.

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Best Big Cities Also Among Best Meeting Cities

SmartMeetings

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, former White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama, has set a goal of 55 million visitors annually by 2020. The project began in 2015 and will be completed by the end of 2018. The technology sector and medical meetings are booming in Boston now, according to Moscaritolo.