meeting FINDER

October

1-4 Rancho Mirage, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Head & Neck Radiology. Info: www.ashnr.org, (630) 574-0220

1-4 Miami Beach, FL Annual Mtg. of the Child Neurology Soc. Info: www.childneurologysoc.org, (651) 486-9447

1-4 San Francisco, CA Univ. of CA, San Francisco's Internal Medicine Board. Info: www.cme.ucof.edu, (415) 476-4251

1-5 New Orleans, LA Annual Scientific Assembly of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Info: www.aafp.org, (800) 274-2237

2-5 San Diego, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Orthodontic Soc. Info: www.orthodontics.com, (972) 234-4000, (800) 448-1601

2-6 Los Angeles, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. of Implant Dentistry. Info: www.aaid-implant.org, (312) 335-1550

6-11 Palm Springs, CA Annual Mtg. of the Nat'l Assn. of Neonatal Nurses. Info: www.nann.org, (800) 451-3795

8-11 Salt Lake City, UT Annual Mtg. of the Orthopaedic Trauma Assn. Info: www.ota.org, (847) 698-1631

8-12 Chicago, IL Annual Mtg. of the Internat'l Childbirth Education Assn. Info: www.icea.org, (952) 854-8660

8-13 Houston, TX M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's Comprehensive Board Review in Hematology & Medical Oncology. Info: www.mdacc.tmc.edu/~meetings, (713) 792-2222

9-12 Chicago, IL Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. of Physical Med. & Rehabilitation Info: www.AAPMR.org, (312) 464-9700

9-12 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology. Info: www.mohscollege.org, (847) 330-9830, (800) 500-7224

9-12 San Diego, CA Annual Mtg. of the Infectious Diseases Soc. of America. Info: idsoc.org, (703) 299-0200

9-13 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. for Dermatologic Surgery. Info: www.aboutskinsurgery.com, (847) 956-0900

11-15 San Francisco, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Anesthesiologists. Info: www.asahq.org, (847) 825-5586

11-16 San Antonio, TX Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. for Reproductive Medicine. Info: www.asrm.org, (205) 978-5000

12-15 Santa Fe, NM Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute's New Therapies & Diagnostic Techniques for Respiratory Diesases. Info: www.lrri.org, (505) 348-9442, (800) 300-9080

12-16 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Osteopathic Assn. Info: www.aoa-net.org, (312) 202-8019

12-17 Las Vegas, NV Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Angiology. Info: www.collegeofangiology.org, (516) 466-4055

13-19 Kansas City, MO Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Assn. of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Info: www.aacvpr.org, (312) 321-5146

14-17 Houston, TX M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr's Annual Research Symposium, Cancer Immunity. Info: www.mdacc.tmc.edu/~meetings, (713) 792-2222

15-18 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Assn. of Rehabilitation Nurses. Info: www.rehabnurse.org, (847) 375-4710

15-18 St. Thomas, USVI Symposia Medicus' Fall Conf. on Obstetrics. Info: www.symposiamedicus.org, (925) 969-1789

15-19 New York, NY Ryals & Associates' Mt. Sinai Update: Brian, Spine, Neurovascular, and ENT imaging. Info: www.ryalsmeet.com, (205) 467-3158

16-19 Nashville, TN Amer. Soc. for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology's Comprehensive Colposcopy. Info: www.asccp.org, (301) 733-3640

18-23 Louisville, KY Annual Mtg. of the Nat'l Soc. for Histotechnology. Info: www.nsh.org, (301) 262-6221

19-22 San Francisco, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Neurological Assn. Info: www.aneuroa.org, (952) 545-6284

19-22 San Francisco, CA Annual Session of the Amer. Dental Assn. Info: www.ada.org, (312) 440-2388

19-23 Salt Lake City, UT Amer. Soc. for Therapeutic Radiology & Onoclogy's Annual Mtg. Info: www.astro.org, (703) 502-1550, (800) 962-7876

19-24 Chicago, IL Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Surgeons. Info: www.facs.org, (312) 202-5000

20-24 San Francisco, CA Univ. of CA, San Francisco's Advances in Clinical MR & CT. Info: www.radiology.ucsf.edu/postgrad/, (415) 476-5731

22-26 Las Vegas, NV Annual Scientific Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Emergency Radiol. Info: www.erad.org, (713) 965-0566

23-26 Montréal, Québec Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. for Bioethics & Humanities. Info: www.asbh.org, (847) 375-4745

23-28 Orlando, FL Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Rheumatology. Info: www.rheumatology.org, (404) 633-3777

24-28 Boston, MA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Assn. for the Study of Liver Diseases. Info: www.aasld.org, (856) 439-0500

24-28 San Diego, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses. Info: www.asprsn.org, (856) 256-2340

25-28 San Antonio, TX Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Dietetic Assn. Info: www.eatright.org, (312) 899-0040, ext. 4866

25-28 Rhodes, Greece Concorde Services Limited's European Congress of Chemotherapy and Infection. Info: (44) 181-743 3106

25-29 San Diego, CA Amer. Soc. of Plastic Surgeons Annual Mtg. Info: www.plasticsurgery.org, (847) 228-9900

25-30 Orlando, FL Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Chest Physicians. Info: www.chestnet.org, (847) 498-1400

26-30 Toronto, Ontario Annual Mtg. of the Canadian Cardiovascular Soc. Info: www.ccs.ca, (613) 569-3407

26-31 Maui, HI Univ. of CA, San Francisco's Diagnostic Radiology Seminars. Info: www.radiology.ucsf.edu/postgrad/, (415) 476-5731

29-11/1 Chicago, IL The Int'l Soc. for Traumatic Stress Studies' 19th Annual Mtg. Info: www.istss.org, (847) 480-9028

November

1-5 San Diego, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Assn. of Blood Banks. Info: www.aabb.org, (301) 907-6977

1-5 New Orleans, LA Nat'l Conf. & Exhibition Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. of Pediatrics. Info: www.aap.org, (800) 433-9016

1-5 Sacramento, CA UC Davis Cancer Center's 24th Congress of the Int'l Assn. for Breast Cancer Research. Info: cme.ucdavis.edu/iabcr.htm, (916) 734-1394

2-7 Boston, MA Harvard School of Public Health's Advanced Leadership Strategies for Health Care Executives. Info: www.hsph.harvard.edu, (617) 384-8692

3-6 Naples, FL Ryals & Associates' Mt. Sinai Update: Breast Imaging Update. Info: www.ryalsmeet.com, (205) 467-3158

4-7 Phoenix, AZ Amer. Soc. for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology's Advanced Colposcopy. Info: www.asccp.org, (301) 733-3640

4-9 Los Angeles, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Human Genetics. Info: www.ashg.org, (301) 571-1825

6-9 San Antonio, TX Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. Info: www.sexscience.org, (610) 530-2483

7-12 Orlando, FL Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Cytopathology. Info: www.cytopathology.org, (302) 429-8802

7-12 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. Info: www.acaai.org, (847) 427-1200

8-12 Washington, DC Amer. Medical Informatics Assn.'s Annual Symposium. Info: www.amia.org, (301) 657-1291

8-13 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Soc. for Neuroscience. Info: www.sfn.org, (202) 462-6688

9-12 Orlando, FL Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Heart Assn. Info: www.americanheart.org, (214) 706-1100

12-14 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. of Disability Evaluating Physicians. Info: www.aadep.org, (312) 658-1171, (800) 456-6095

12-17 San Diego, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Nephrology. Info: www.asn-online.org, (202) 659-0599

13-16 San Diego, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. of Nursing. Info: www.nursingworld.org/aan, (202) 651-7238

13-16 Keystone, CO M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's World Federation of Neuro-Oncology. Info: www.soc-neuro-onc.org, (713) 745-2264

15-19 San Francisco, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Public Health Assn. Info: www.apha.org, (202) 777-2742

16-19 Anaheim, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. of Ophthalmology. Info: www.aao.org, (415) 561-8500, ext. 320

16-20 Charleston, SC American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology's Annual Session. Info: www.aaomr.org, (601) 984-6060

16-21 San Antonio, TX Annual Mtg. of the Assn. of Military Surgeons of the U.S. Info: www.amsus.org, (301) 897-8800

19-22 Las Vegas, NV Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy / Amer. Assn. of Gynecologic Laparoscopists' Annual Mtg. Info: www.aagl.com, (562) 946-8774, (800) 554-2245

20-23 San Diego, CA Annual Mtg. of the Acad. of Psychosomatic Medicine. Info: www.apm.org, (773) 784-2025

20-23 Chicago, IL Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Speech-Language-Hearing Assn. Info: www.asha.org, (301) 897-5700

21-25 San Diego, CA Annual Mtg. of the Gerontological Soc. of America. Info: www.geron.org, (202) 842-1275

MEETING INTELLIGENCE is information gleaned from the current Medical Meeting Finder. There are 271 meetings listed on our Web site in Medical Meeting Finder for the months of October and November 2003.

TOP MEETING TOPICS/TYPES:
(Percent of total meetings. Meeting topics and types frequently overlap.)

7.7%	Oncology
7.0%	Radiology/Nuclear Medicine
6.6%	Internal Medicine
6.3%	Miscellaneous
6.3%	Obstetrics and Gynecology
5.9%	Surgery
5.2%	Dentistry
5.2%	Family/General Practice
5.2%	Neurology/Neuroscience

MOST POPULAR CITIES/LOCATIONS:

City	No. of meetings
San Francisco	19
New Orleans	15
San Diego	12
Chicago	10
San Antonio	9

MOST POPULAR STATES:

State	No. of meetings
California	49
Texas	22
Florida	20
Louisiana	15
Illinois	13

NUMBER OF MEETINGS IN NORTH AMERICA:
(Includes Canada and Mexico) 248

NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS:
(Includes Puerto Rico and U.S. possessions) 23

MOST FREQUENT STARTING DATES:

Date	Day	No. of meetings/Percent of total
10/1	Wednesday	13/4.8%
10/9	Thursday	13/4.8%

AVERAGE MEETING LENGTH:
(First calendar day to last calendar day)

October	3.7 days
November	3.3 days

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