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2019 15 Over 50: Lynne K. Tiras, CMP

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Tiras, CMP, works in Houston, Texas, as p resident at International Meeting Managers, Inc. As a 2019 15 Over 50 honoree, Tiras discusses her passion for the events industry. How I got here: When our youngest went off to college, I was approached by the Baylor College of Medicine to manage medical meetings for various departments.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

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Koleen Roach, director of meetings and conference management at Securian Financial Group, led a panel of veteran explainers during Financial and Insurance Conference Professional ’s 2022 Annual Conference at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. Read More : How to Plan Better Medical Meetings by the Numbers. The solution?

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Phoenix, Just What the Doctor Ordered

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Top 5 reasons to book medical meetings in the heart of healthcare innovation, biomedical advancement. Hotels and resorts bask in near-perpetual sunshine. 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.

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Medical Meetings Embrace Wellness

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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. For 2019, held Oct. Photos courtesy AAPA). Exhaustion.

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SOS on Lampedusa

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SIAARTI has not decided where it will land in 2019. Since there isn’t “a real congress center on the island,” she said, AIM Group created one inside Lampedusa’s airport, equipping rooms with technology and furniture that will remain for future meeting use. Physician participation doubled for SIAARTI’s 2018 Academy.

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American Institute of Architects Convention Becomes Better by Design

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For AIA’s future annual events, Las Vegas shimmers on the horizon for 2019, and Los Angeles in 2020. More Innovative Meetings. Why More Medical Meetings Are Looking at Airport Hotels. “We created an all-attendee party, a fun evening out that’s completely inclusive,” Gribbs said, “in a way we’ve never had it.”.

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Guest View: Image Audiovisuals Pivots During COVID-19 by Dave Mueller, President and Founder

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Serendipitously, we spent most of 2019 rebuilding our recording and streaming platform, e-Attend. It was most prominent for medical meetings or events that had many concurrent sessions attendees would have to miss. We obviously couldn’t rely on that revenue to support our entire payroll for very long.