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Why This Medical Meeting Simulated a Crisis

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Imagine walking into a major international medical meeting and finding your afternoon session transformed into an intellectual, public-health version of a murder-mystery dinner party. Mind you, these people were very high-level government officials. million deaths a year. AFTER THE OUTBREAK.

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6 Technological Breakthroughs That Will Change Health Care

PCMA Convene

Breakthroughs in health care that sounded like science fiction just a few years ago are rapidly becoming reality — and can be expected to have an impact on medical meetings. Eventually the technology will be used to manufacture everything from organs to medicine to medical equipment.

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Childcare at Events Remains Expensive and Still Hard to Come By

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Lyons said that most of her returning clients are association and government organizations, with corporate business lagging. A significant factor stems from women entering once male-dominated professions, especially science and technology. Corporations haven’t been traveling, so that business really slowed down,” she said.

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Not-Your-Average Medical Conferences

PCMA Convene

As health care and technology converges, how can medical meetings stay relevant? 10–11, Las Vegas, ces.tech — Formerly the International Consumer Electronics Show, CES is owned by the Consumer Technology Association, and attracts more than 170,000 attendees from 150 countries. CES Digital Health Summit , Jan.

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Maritz Expands Solutions for Med/Pharma Meetings

SmartMeetings

She served on the Convention Industry Council Healthcare Certification Governance Committee, helping develop the rigid CMP-HC certification. 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.

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How to Host a Safe Event: Advice from Emergency Management Experts

SmartMeetings

Veneman also suggests contacting local government or non-emergency police if you have specific questions or concerns about an event. What are the most important technologies in terms of risk management? While you should always get in contact with your venue, you should also have your own emergency plan.

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Smart Women 2017: Entrepreneurs

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What I love about my job: Leading the strategic vision of how event technology can disrupt the meetings industry. I love being able to help meeting planners envision how technology can save time with their processes and showcase the value of events in moving their businesses forward. Company or organization: Hubb Inc.

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