Welcome to our Fourth Annual CME/Medical Meetings Services Guide.

AMCP Horizons, LLC
10 Christophers Ln.
Glassboro, NJ 08028
856-589-8585; Fax 856-589-9393
shansen@amcphorizons.com
www.amcphorizons.com
Key sales contact: Susan Hansen

Category: Meeting Planning/Program Management

Company description:
Specializing in managed healthcare issues and cost-effective pharmacy benefit solutions, AMCP Horizons is a full-service medical education group. AMCP Horizons delivers high-quality, custom designed continuing education programs that respond to educational gaps and promote adult learning with measurable outcomes. Our projects include live and virtual symposia; supplements; advisory panels; monographs; Web-based, interactive education; and other customized programs. From proposal development to program implementation, AMCP Horizons delivers logistical support, coordinates CE verification/evaluation, and an outcomes analysis of original creative programs that provide solutions for today's healthcare issues and target tomorrow's impact for increasing patient quality of life.
Exemplary compliance: ACCME
Member of the following professional industry associations: Alliance for Continuing Medical Education (ACME)

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Audience Response Systems, Inc.
2148 N. Cullen Ave.
Evansville, IN 47715
812-479-7507, 800-468-6583; Fax 812-479-1057
arsales@audienceresponse.com
www.audienceresponse.com
Key sales contact: Debbie Minor
Branch office:
Audience Response Systems, Inc.
Yorkville, IL
800-458-9081, 812-480-7305
Doug Kinsella, Reg. Sls. Mgr.

Category: Audience Response Services

Company description:
ARS is an interactive techniques and technology company dedicated to providing quality service to enhance your meeting and training events. We have helped customers deliver powerful CME experiences to their audiences for more than 23 years. From beginning to end, ARS trained technical and production staff will assist you in ensuring a successful event. Our wireless response system can be used for opinion polls, voting, surveys, group testing, game shows, strategic planning, and many more applications. When you want easy, hassle-free, effective interaction to liven up your program, ARS is the provider to call for full-service ARS support.
Primary Services: Handheld wireless keypads, full service, self-service, purchase
Year founded: 1984
Member of the following professional industry associations: Infocomm, ICIA

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Axdev Global
1128 Cottage Pl.
Norfolk, VA 23503
450-465-2011 x25, 888-282-9338; Fax 450-465-1155
hayess@axdevgroup.com
www.axdevgroup.com
Key sales contact: Sean Hayes, VP
Branch office:
Axdev Group
8 Place du Commerce, Ste. 210
Brossard, PQ
J4W 3H2 Canada

Category: CME Consultants/Accreditation

Company description:
AXDEV GLOBAL Inc. is a leading organization in professional and health system performance, which assists healthcare organizations in achieving success in quality healthcare service and education programs that impact clinical and organizational performance. AXDEV provides unique expertise in transformational change to support and optimize strategic positioning for pharmaceutical companies, universities, medical associations, and government agencies in the global markets. AXDEV's multidisciplinary teams of clinical, educational, and industrial psychologists and behavioral researchers have the experience to design, execute, and evaluate innovative interventions including comprehensive need assessments, strategic planning and communications, education and sales training and strategy, outcomes research, and professional development. The expertise of AXDEV is recognized in international peer-reviewed publications and conferences and through the testimonies of world leaders in health and industry.
Member of the following professional industry associations: ACME, Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), Canadian Association for Continuing Health Education (CACHE)

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ETI Audience Response
706 Auburn Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14222
716-881-2340; Fax 716-881-2342
austinm@etiaudienceresponse.com
www.etiaudienceresponse.com
Key sales contact: Austin McLoughlin

Category: Audience Response Services

Company description:
Since 1997, ETI Audience Response (aka Event Technologies, Inc.) has specialized in cost effective, professionally developed and executed Audience Response solutions for CME/healthcare related projects such as annual conferences/clinical meetings. satellite symposia, board retreats, meeting series, speaker training projects, advisory boards, sales force training/teambuilding, and market research. ETI's trained technicians reside in major markets across North America and abroad to provide you with the regionalized excellence in service when and where you require Audience Response solutions that must exceed expectations within a project's budget. ETI Audience Response has creative methods for your organization to sell sponsorship opportunities of the ARS systems so your group can integrate the polling into more projects/sessions without exceeding budgets. ETI Audience Response...Interactive solutions..Immediate results.

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GR MedEd, Inc.
5906 Bluestem Ct.
Champaign, IL 61822
217-778-9076; Fax 217-892-8322
ssmith@grmededinc.com
www.grmededinc.com
Key sales contact: Sunday Wright Smith

Category: Meeting Planning/Program Management

Company description:
GR MedEd Inc. is a medical education communication and research company located in Champaign, Ill. GR MedEd Inc. is operated by an experienced management team who have strong relationships with national opinion leaders in medicine and in a variety of therapeutic areas. GR MedEd Inc. is a highly integrated company providing complete strategic and tactical implementation services, including account and project management, editorial and scientific services, slide production and duplication, grand rounds lectures, and more. GR MedEd Inc. strives to be a valued strategic partner with each client. We recognize that every product faces unique opportunities and challenges in the marketplace, and we look forward to working closely with our clients to understand and respond to the changing landscape of medical education.

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MAC Meetings & Events
801 N. 2nd St. Ste. 302
Saint Louis, MO 63102
314-421-2005, 888-421-2005; Fax 314-421-5121
jrichards@macmeetings.com
www.macmeetings.com
Key sales contact: Jim Richards, CMP

Category: Meeting Planning/Program Management

Company description:
MAC Meetings and Events is a national meeting and event company based in St. Louis, Missouri. MAC provides all-inclusive services specializing in meeting management, the design and production of special events, destination management, mobile marketing, professional staffing and promotional items.
Member of the following professional industry associations: Meeting Professionals International, International Special Event Society, Association of Destination Management Executives, Health Care Exhibitors Association

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Marathon Multimedia
1201 Division St. W.
Farbault, MN 55021
507-334-5212; Fax 507-334-0014
sales@marathonmultimedia.com
www.marathonmultimedia.com

Category: Online CME/Archiving

Primary Services: Abstract management and distribution, poster services, webcasting and multimedia content distribution (including CME), monographs, handouts and marketing/professional services
Areas of Expertise: CME, annual meetings for medical associations, symposia and satellites
Exemplary compliance: ACCME
Member of the following professional industry associations: HCEA (Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association), ASAE & the Center, Alliance for CME (American Society of Association Executives)

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Nichols Cruise Consultants, Inc.
780 N.E. 69th St., Ste. 1807
Miami, FL 33138
305-757-7783, 888-757-7783; Fax 305-757-7785
offices@nicholscruise.com
www.nicholscruise.com
Key sales contact: Nancie Nichols Svensen

Category: Meeting Planning/Program Management

Company description:
Nichols Cruise Consultants Inc. is an experienced cruise conference agency supporting accredited institutions and organizations in holding their CME programs on ships worldwide. Versed in ACCME guidelines, Nichols Cruise professionally manages comprehensive, cruise-related program logistics, including cruise selection, contracting, marketing assistance, responses to participant's inquiries, reservations, ticketing, and onboard program management, all generally fee-free. Contact them to learn more about attractive, memorable, and surprisingly cost-effective venues at sea for CME programs.

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OptumHealth Education, formerly i3 CME
360 Mt. Kemble Ave., Ste. B-1000
Morristown, NJ 07960
973-647-6900, 800-326-9166; Fax 973-647-6960
info@i3cme.com
www.i3cme.com
Key sales contact: Maha Radhakrishnan

Category: CME Consultants/Accreditation

Company description:
OptumHealth Education is a full-service, accredited provider of continuing medical education and is uniquely positioned to deliver educational activities that are setting a new standard in health care. We are dedicated to improving patient care by applying the highest standard of excellence in designing, delivering, and measuring the impact of evidence-based, independent certified education activities for health care professionals worldwide.
Primary Services: Accredited provider of continuing medical education activities, certification of activities; activity design and delivery, meeting planning, educational outcomes and multi-media production.
Areas of Expertise: CME activities delivered via satellite broadcasts, live meetings and symposia, Internet, podcasts and supplements/monographs
Exemplary compliance: ACCME guidelines
Member of the following professional industry associations: ACME, GAME, ASTD

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Professional Meeting Planners Network
100 Capitola Dr., Ste. 305
Durham, NC 27713
800-338-5365; Fax 919-490-0063
www.pmpn.com
Key sales contact: Lindsay Saunders

Category: Meeting Planning/Program Management

Company description:
PMPN is the industry's leading professional meeting management resource organization. Each year, PMPN facilitates thousands of CME and promotional medical meetings. Core services include on-site meeting managers, short-term staffing and AV equipment tailored specifically to support nationwide medical meeting campaigns. PMPN delivers on-site meeting managers without travel costs via a unique network of 1,000-plus experienced meeting planning professionals located throughout the United States. PMPN's innovative AV resources are deployed through a similar nationwide network. Our services allow CME providers to focus on content and compliance issues while PMPN delivers excellent meeting logistics.

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PSAV Presentation Services
925 Freeport Pkwy. Ste. 100
Copell, TX 75019
214-210-8179; Fax 214-210-8152
mruocco@psav.com
www.psav.com
Key sales contact: Mike Ruocco

Category: Multimedia Productions

Company description:
PSAV is the leading provider of audiovisual equipment rentals, staging services, and technology to hotels, convention centers, trade associations, and corporations. Our national sales department will provide you a single point of contact who will represent your organization, helping you access our vast capabilities and over 700 full-service operations. PSAV provides nationwide support and outstanding service to effectively deliver our clients' message, anywhere, anytime.

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Reed Medical Education
383 Main Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06851
203-840-4800, 888-799-2995
gamatruda@reedmeded.com
www.reedmeded.com
Key sales contact: Gina Amatruda

Category: Meeting Planning/Program Management

Primary Services: RME developments live multidisciplinary CME/CNE meetings worldwide.
Areas of Expertise: Planning, developing and implementing live CME/CNE conferences, symposia and meetings for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, practice managers, administrators, and other allied to the field of healthcare.
Exemplary compliance: Compliance reviews held quarterly.
Member of the following professional industry associations: American Business Media - Healthcare Council International Association of Exhibitions and Events
Professional Convention Management Association
Alliance for CME

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The Schwartz Group Inc.
200 John James Audubon Pkwy., Ste. 200
Amherst, NY 14228
716-635-9650, 866-835-8669; Fax 716-635-9503
rschwartz@theschwartzgroup.com
www.theschwartzgroup.com
Key sales contact: Robert Schwartz

Category: Marketing

Company description:
Having successfully recruited for thousands of CME and promotional events, The Schwartz Group has a proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding our client's registration and attendance goals. All marketing campaigns are executed by full-time, degreed staff. Our clients receive daily productivity summaries that feature a disposition of every tele-detail. The Schwartz Group is a healthcare exclusive marketing outsource company and a key strategic partner for dozens of the industry's top medical communication and education companies. Contact us for a free analysis or initial consultation.
Year founded: 1995
Areas of Expertise: Recruitment for CME and promotional meetings

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SK&A Information Services
2601 Main St., Ste. 650
Irvine, CA 92614
800-752-5478; Fax 949-476-2051
skasales@skainfo.com
www.skainfo.com
Key sales contact: Manus Gallagher

Category: Marketing

Company description:
SK&A Information Services is a leading provider of healthcare information solutions and databases. We research and maintain contact and profiling data for more than 2 million healthcare providers, including 830,000-plus prescribers. Our information supports client initiatives for: CME, recruiting, direct marketing, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, managed healthcare and publishing. SK&A's proprietary databases are telephone-verified twice per year from our headquarters in Irvine, Calif. CME providers can access targeted databases for office-based physicians, NPs and PAs, pharmacists, and hospital decision makers. SK&A sets the standard for data quality and reliability.

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StarCite, Inc.
1650 Arch St. 18th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
800-628-1058
Fax 267-330-0501
www.starcite.com
Branch office:
StarCite, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA

StarCite, Inc.
Duesseldorf
Germany

Category: Meeting Planning/Program Management

Primary Services: e-sourcing, electronic RFP's, online attendee management, budgeting, destination marketing
Year founded: 1999
Areas of Expertise: strategic meetings management
Exemplary compliance: compliance spend tracking
Member of the following professional industry associations: Meeting Professionals International, National Business Travel Association, Association of Corporate Travel Executives

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