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Fewer International Doctors are Attending U.S. Medical Meetings. Here’s Why.

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may be spilling into the events industry, including attendance to medical meetings. From the Trump administration’s “America First” agenda to new medical meeting regulations, a number of issues are being blamed for keeping international doctors from attending medical meetings in the United States.

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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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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

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Now that compression is making available space an endangered resource and inflation is pushing up prices for even the most basic items while companies are hesitant to make binding decisions, the responsibility for explaining the realities of what is possible on both sides of the balance sheet falls to the event planner. The solution?

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‘The Hugs Felt More Genuine’ at This In-Person Health-Care Meeting

PCMA Convene

25-28 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. 25-28, 2021 in Boston — the first time the annual event was held in person in nearly two years. Where: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center and online. Who: About 4,000 emergency physicians, emergency medicine residents, and medical students in person.

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AAAS Annual Meeting Finds the Right Balance Among Disciplines

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Students are a key part of the AAAS Annual Meeting — and all attendees are encouraged to have fun with badge ribbons. This case study is part of Convene ‘s April CMP Series story looking at innovations in scientific and medical meetings. American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting.

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Best Big Cities Also Among Best Meeting Cities

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Below are a few meeting-related observations about the top 10 cities listed among Conde Nast’s Best Big Cities and why they are so valuable to the meetings and events industry. Best Big Cities That Are Also Best Meeting Cities. There will be five times more meeting space and 27 new loading docks.

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ASM Microbe Makes Its Debut

PCMA Convene

We were there for ASM Microbe’s debut at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) on June 16–20, and found a busy, robust experience that seemed to captivate attendees. “I We really do have a very, very diverse constituency, and the challenge of any annual meeting is trying to be all things to all people.”. ASM had no idea.

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