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August

1-4 Vail, CO Mtg. of the Colorado Soc. of Osteopathic Medicine. Info: www.coloradoDO.org, (303) 322-1752

1-6 Washington, DC Annual Mtg. of the Int'l Assn. of Eating Disorders Professionals. Info: www.iaedp.com, (407) 831-7099

1-7 Falmouth, MA Seak's Physician Seminars. Info: www.seak.com, (508) 548-7023

3-7 Orlando, FL Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Assn. of Nurse Anesthetists. Info: www.aana.com, (847) 692-7050

3-17 UK Sea Courses' Aging Boomers = More Chronic Problems. Info: www.seacourses.com/med.html, (604) 684-7327, (888) 647-7327

4-7 San Antonio, TX Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. for Healthcare Materials Mgrs. Info: www.ahrmm.org, (312) 422-3840

4-7 San Antonio, TX Annual Mtg. of the Assn. for Health Care Resource and Materials Managers. Info: www.ahrmm.org, (312) 422-3840

4-7 Chicago, IL Annual Mtg. of the Catholic Health Assn. Info: www.chausa.org, (314) 427-2500

4-8 Singapore Biannual Mtg. of International Assn. of Oral Pathologists. Info: www.eastman.ucl.ac.uk, (44) 2079 151 055, Fax: (44) 2079 151 213

4-9 Québec City, Québec Annual Mtg. of the Microscopy Soc. of America. Info: www.MSA.microscopy.com, (708) 361-6045

4-9 Boston, MA IBC's 7th Annual World Congress: Drug Discovery Technology. Info: www.drugdisc.com/?source=us2-19, (508) 616-5550

5-7 Falmouth, MA SEAK Law School For Physicians. Info: www.seak.com, (508) 457-1111

7-10 Beaver Creek, CO Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. of Esthetic Dentistry. Info: www.estheticacad.com, (312) 321-5121

7-10 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists. Info: www.aset.org, (712) 792-2978

8-10 Amelia Island, FL Mercer Univ. School of Medicine's Advanced Hosp. Practice for the Internist. Info: (478) 633-1634

8-11 Fort Myers, FL Annual Mtg. of the Florida Physical Therapy Assn. Info: www.fpta.org, (850) 222-1243

8-12 Seattle, WA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Podiatric Medical Assn. Info: www.apma.org, (301) 571-9200

10-12 Vancouver, BC Annual Mtg. of the Canadian Soc. of Hosp. Pharmacists. Info: www.cshp.ca, (613) 736-9733, ext. 29

10-17 Alaska Cruise from Vancouver, BC Current Concepts in Endocrine Primary Care by the University of Toronto. Info: www.seacourses.com/med.html, (604) 684-7327, (888) 647-7327

11-16 Snowmass, CO Annual Mtg. of the Wilderness Medical Soc. Info: www.wms.org, (719) 572-9255

11-16 North Lake Tahoe, CA Univ. of CA, San Francisco's Essentials of Primary Care. Info: medicine.ucsf.edu/cme, (415) 476-5208

14-18 New Orleans, LA 24th Annual Conf. of the Soc. of Vascular Technology. Info: www.svtnet.org, (301) 459-7550

14-18 Las Vegas, NV Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons. Info: www.aanos.org, (702) 388-7390

14-18 Sea Island, GA Medical College of Georgia's 12th Annual Sleep Disorders. Info: (706) 721-3967, (800) 221-6437

16-18 San Diego, CA Scripps Clinic's Primary Care Medicine: A Practical Approach. Info: (858) 882-8456

16-19 Mackinac Island, MI Annual Mtg. of the MI Optometric Assn. Info: www.MIOPTASSN.org, (517) 482-0616

17-22 San Diego, CA Biannual Mtg. of the Int'l Assn. for the Study of Pain. Info: www.iasp-pain.org, (206) 547-6409

18-21 Toronto, Ontario Imedex USA's 9th International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick-Borne Diseases. Info: www.imedex.com, (770) 751-7332

18-22 Napa, CA 12th Summer Practicum of the Soc. of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance. Info: www.scbtmr.org, (507) 288-5620

18-22 Boston, MA Annual Summer Mtg. of the Amer. Chemical Society Info: www.acs.org, (202) 872-4600

18-22 Montréal, Québec Events International's 16th IEA World Congress of Epidemiology. Info: www.iea2002.com, (514) 286-0855

21-24 Whistler, BC Mayo Foundation's High Risk Emergency Medicine. Info: www.mayo.edu/cme, (800) 323-2688, (507) 284-2511

21-24 St. Louis, MO Mtg. of the Amer. Ambulance Assn. Info: www.the-aaa.org, (202) 452-8888

21-28 Cruise from Vancouver, BC, to Anchorage, AK Sea Courses' Legal Issues in Health Care CME Conference on Cruise to Alaska. Info: www.seacourses.com/med.html, (604) 684-7327, (888) 647-7327

23-25 Pointe-Au-Ric, Québec Annual Mtg. of the Eastern Neuroradiological Soc. Info: www.asnr.org, (630) 574-0220, ext. 226

23-25 Naples, FL Annual Mtg. of the Florida College of Emergency Physicians. Info: www.fcep.org, (407) 281-7396

23-25 Cleveland, OH, US The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Cont. Education's Heart Failure Circulatory Summit. Info: www.clevelandclinicmeded.com, (216) 444-5696, (800) 762-8173

25-29 St. Petersburg, Russia Estro's Basic Clinical Radiobiology. Info: www.oslo2002.org, (32) 2 775 93 44

25-29 Leuven, Belgium Estro's Physics for Clinical Radiotherapy. Info: (See above)

September

1-3 Utrecht, The Netherlands Estro's Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer. Info: (32) 2 775 93 44

4-6 Osage Beach, MO Annual Mtg. of the Missouri Assn. of Homes for the Aging. Info: (573) 635-6244

4-6 Scottsdale, AZ Surfaces in Biomaterials Foundation's BioInterface 2002. Info: www.surfaces.org, (763) 512-9103

4-7 San Antonio, TX Annual Mtg. of the Assn. for Health Care Resource & Materials Mgmt. Info: (847) 330-1135

5-7 Lausanne, Switzerland Imedex USA's Small Cell Lung Cancer. Info: www.imedex.com, (770) 751-7332

8-12 Montréal, Québec Events International's 26th Congress of the Société International d'Urologie. Info: www.siu2002.com, (514) 286-0855

10-12 Norwich, UK Assn. For The Study of Medical Education. Info: www.healthcareconference.com

10-13 Denver, CO Annual Mtg. of the Assn. of Reproductive Health Professionals. Info: www.ARHP.org, (202) 466-3825, (800) 787-ARHP

11-14 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Soc. of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. Info: www.SLS.org, (305) 665-9959, (800) 446-2659

11-14 England Concorde Svcs. Ltd's 8th Int'l Congress on Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology. Info: (44) 181-743 3106, Fax: (44) 181-743 1010

11-15 Cleveland, OH Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Head and Neck Radiology. Info: www.ashnr.org, (630) 368-3776

11-15 Norfolk, VA Annual Mtg. of the VA Dental Assn. Info: www.vadental.org, (804) 358-4927

12-14 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. Info: www.aacpdm.org, (847) 698-1635

12-14 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Epilepsy Foundation. Info: www.epilepsyfoundation.org, (301) 459-3700, (800) EFA-1000

12-15 Columbus, OH Annual Mtg. of the Ohio Dental Assn. Info: www.oda.org, (614) 486-2700

12-15 Houston, TX M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr's Living Fully with Cancer. Info: www.mdacc.tmc.edu/flmtg.s, (713) 792-2222

12-16 Washington, DC Cardiology Research Foundation's Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics. Info: (301) 365-9797

15-18 La Jolla, CA Annual Mtg. of the Pacific Dermatologic Assn. Info: www.pacificderm.org, (847) 330-1090

15-22 Alaska Cruise from Vancouver, BC Sea Courses' Rheumatology Update Conference and Cruise to Alaska. Info: www.seacourses.com/med.html, (604) 684-7327, (888) 647-7327

17-20 Des Moines, IA Annual Mtg. of the Iowa Acad. of Family Physicians. Info: iaafp.org, (515) 283-9370

17-21 Prague, Czech Republic Annual Mtg. of the European Soc. for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. Info: www.estro.be, (32) 27 75 93 40, Fax (32) 27 79 54 94

18-20 Kohala Coast, HI Annual Mtg. of the Assn. of Healing Health Care Projects. Info: www.healinghealthcareassoc.org, (541) 385-6308

18-21 Boston, MA Annual Symposium of the Amer. Soc. of Bariatric Physicians. Info: www.asbp.org, (303) 770-2526

18-21 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Clinical Neurophysiology Soc. Info: www.acns.org, (860) 243-3977

18-21 Tucson, AZ Annual Mtg. of the Assn. of Amer. Physicians & Surgeons. Info: www.aapsonline.org, (800) 635-1196

18-21 Breckenridge, CO Annual Mtg. of the CO Acad. of Family Physicians. Info: www.coloradoafp.org, (303) 696-6655

18-22 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Emergency Nurses Assn. Info: www.ena.org, (847) 460-4000, (800) 900-9659

18-22 Norfolk, VA Annual Mtg. of the Virginia Dental Assn. Info: www.vadental.org, (804) 261-1610

19-20 Orlando, FL IMET's Diagnostic & Operative Endoscopy on Unembalmed Female Cadavers. Info: www.imetcme.com, (800) 690-EMET, (856) 662-2226

19-21 San Diego, CA Amer. Acad. of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery's Fall Mtg. Info: www.aafprs.org, (703) 299-9291, ext. 237

19-21 St. Louis, MO Annual Mtg. of the Greater St. Louis Dental Soc. Info: www.gslds.org, (314) 965-5960

19-21 Philadelphia, PA Annual Mtg. of the Knee Soc. Info: www.kneesoc.org, (847) 698-1200

19-22 Orlando, FL Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Osteopathic Surgeons. Info: www.facos.org, (703) 684-0416

19-22 Portland, OR Annual Mtg. of the Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of Oregon. Info: www.opso.com, (503) 222-2779

20-21 San Diego, CA IMET's Vaginal Surgery Workshop: Pelvic Floor Defects & Stress Incontinence. Info: www.imetcme.com, (800) 690-EMET, (856) 662-2226

20-24 San Antonio, TX Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. for Bone & Mineral Research. Info: www.asbmr.org, (202) 367-1161

20-24 Amsterdam, The Netherlands World Congress of the Int'l Soc. of Radiographers & Radiological Technologists. Info: www.isrrt.org, (416) 510-0805

20-27 Rapid City, SD Annual Mtg. of the South Dakota Pharmacists Assn. Info: www.sdpha.org, (605) 224-2338

21-23 San Francisco, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Clinical Pharmacology. Info: www.accp1.org, (315) 768-6117

21-23 Brooklyn Park, MN Annual Mtg. of the Minnesota Optometric Assn. Info: www.mneyedocs.org, (651) 290-6268

21-26 San Francisco, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Health Information Mgmt. Info: www.ahima.org, (312) 233-1100

21-28 Istanbul, Turkey Annual Mtg. of the International Skeletal Society. Info: www.ryalsmeet.com, (251) 471-7868

22-24 Albuquerque, NM Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Epidemiology. Info: www.acepidemiology, (919) 787-5181

22-25 San Diego, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Info: www.entnet.org, (703) 519-1552

22-25 San Antonio, TX Annual Mtg. of the Assn. of Healthcare Internal Auditors Inc. Info: www.ahia.org, (407) 786-8200, (888) 275-2442, ext. 103

22-25 Rockville, MD Fall Symposium of the Controlled Release Soc. Info: www.controlledrelease.org, (763) 765-2300

22-26 Montréal, Québec Events Int'l's World Congress of the Int'l Soc. for Sexual & Impotence Research. Info: www.issir2002.com, (514) 286-0855

22-27 Cleveland, OH, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education's Cardiology Board Review. Info: www.clevelandclinicmeded.com, (216) 444-5696, (800) 762-8173

24-28 Reno, NV Annual Mtg. of the Professional Assn. of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM). Info: www.pahcom.com, (850) 474-9460

24-28 San Antonio, TX Annual Mtg. of the International Nurses Soc. on Addictions. Info: www.intnsa.org, (919) 783-5871

25-27 Brooklyn Park, MN Annual Mtg. of the Minnesota Medical Assn. Info: mnmed.org, (612) 362-3748

25-28 Chicago, IL Amer. Federation for Medical Research's Midwestern Reg. Mtg. Info: www.afmr.org, (202) 543-7032

25-28 New Orleans, LA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Acad. of Periodontology. Info: www.perio.org, (312) 787-5518

25-28 Atlanta, GA Annual Mtg. of the Soc. for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development. Info: www.stratsoc.org, (312) 422-3888

25-28 Turkey Ryals and Assocs' Int'l Skeletal Soc.'s Annual Mtg.& Course. Info: www.ryalsmeet.com, (770) 641-9773

25-29 Vancouver, BC Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Osteopathic College of Radiology. Info: www.aocr.org, (660) 265-4011

25-29 Tucson, AZ Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Dentistry for Children. Info: cudental.creighton.edu/asdc, (312) 943-1244

25-29 San Antonio, TX Annual Mtg. of the Assn. for Healthcare Philanthropy. Info: www.go-ahp.org, (703) 532-6243

26-28 Toronto, Ontario Imedex USA's 2nd Princess Margaret Hosp. Conf. on New Developments in Cancer Mgmt. Info: www.imedex.com, (770) 751-7332

26-28 Houston, TX M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's 3rd Annual International Conference on Ovarian Cancer. Info: www.mdacc.tmc.edu/flmtg.s, (713) 792-2222

26-28 San Francisco, CA Univ. of CA, San Francisco's Rheumatology Board Review. Info: medicine.ucsf.edu/cme, (415) 476-5208

26-29 Boston, MA 6th Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. of Nuclear Cardiology Symposium & Scientific Session. Info: www.asnc.org, (301) 493-2360

26-29 Boca Raton, FL Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Urological Assn., Northeastern Section. Info: (978) 526-8330

26-29 Scottsdale, AZ Annual Mtg. of the Western Neuroradiological Soc. Info: www.asnr.org, (630) 574-0220, ext. 226

26-29 Cincinnati, OH Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Orthodontic Soc. Info: www.orthodontics.com, (972) 234-4000

26-29 Springfield, IL Annual Mtg. of the Illinois Optometric Assn. Info: (217) 525-8012

26-29 North Conway, NH Annual Mtg. of the New England Osteopathic Assn. Info: www.une.edu, (207) 283-0170, ext. 2589

26-29 Montréal, Québec Annual Mtg. of the New York State Nurses Assn. Info: www.nysna.org, (518) 782-9400

26-29 Halifax, Nova Scotia Annual Mtg. of the Veterinary Hosp. Managers Assn. Info: www.vhma.org, (518) 433-8911

27-28 Denver, CO IMET's Complete Gynecologic Anatomy for the Practicing Gynecologist. Info: www.imetcme.com, (800) 690-EMET, (856) 662-2226

27-29 Pittsburgh, PA Annual Mtg. of the Lamaze International. Info: www.lamaze.org, (202) 367-1128

27-29 Ocean City, MD Annual Mtg. of the Med Chi, The Maryland State Medical Society Info: www.medchi.org, (410) 539-0872

27-29 Lake Buena Vista, FL Annual Mtg. of the Soc. of Nuclear Medicine, Southeastern Chapter. Info: (513) 231-6955

27-29 Yakima, WA Annual Mtg. of the Washington State Veterinary Medical Assn. Info: (206) 454-8381

27-29 Falmouth, MA Seak's Medical Fiction Writing For Physicians. Info: seak.com, (508) 457-1111

27-29 San Francisco, CA Semi-annual Mtg. of the California Dental Assn. Info: www.cda.org, (916) 443-3382

27-30 San Diego, CA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. for Microbiology. Info: www.icaac.org, (202) 942-9248

27-10/4 Albuquerque, NM Annual Mtg. of the Optical Soc. of America. Info: www.osa.org, (202) 223-8130

28-30 Oak Brook, IL Annual Mtg. of the Midwest Institute for Interventional Therapy. Info: www.miit.com, (309) 655-7125

28-10/2 Miami, FL Annual Mtg. of the Amer. College of Radiology. Info: www.acr.org, (703) 648-8900

28-10/2 Arlington, VA Travel Destinations Management Group's 12th Board Review in Gastroenterology. Info: www.giboardreview.com, giboasrdreview@traveldest.com, (410) 363-1300

28-10/3 Long Beach, CA Annual Mtg. of the National Soc. for Histotechnology. Info: www.nsh.org, (301) 262-6221

29-10/2 Seattle, WA Annual Mtg. of the Amer. Soc. for Healthcare Risk Mgmt. Info: www.ashrm.org, (312) 422-3980

29-10/2 Seattle, WA Annual Mtg. of the National Assn. of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions. Info: www.childrenshosp.s.net, (703) 684-1355

From the Medical Meeting Finder

Meeting Intelligence is information gleaned from the current Medical Meeting Finder. There are 150 meetings listed on our Web site in Medical Meeting Finder for the months of August and September 2002.

TOP MEETING TOPICS/TYPES:
(Percent of total meetings. Meeting topics and types frequently overlap.)
9.3% Miscellaneous
8.0% Radiology/Nuclear Medicine
7.3% Dentistry
6.0% Family/General Practice


MOST POPULAR CITIES/LOCATIONS:
City No. of meetings
Boston 9
New Orleans 8
Falmouth, Mass. 7
San Antonio 7
Cleveland 6
San Diego 5
Montréal 4
San Francisco 4
Chicago 3
Copenhagen, Denmark 3
Seattle 3


MOST POPULAR STATES:
State No. of meetings
Massachusetts 17
California 13
Texas 9
Florida 8
Louisiana 8


NUMBER OF MEETINGS IN NORTH AMERICA:
(Includes Canada and Mexico) 126


NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS:
(Includes Puerto Rico and U.S. possessions) 24


MOST FREQUENT STARTING DATES:
Date Day No. of meetings/Percent of total
9/26 Thursday 12/8%
9/27 Friday 9/6%


AVERAGE MEETING LENGTH:
(First calendar day to last calendar day)
August 4.4 days
September 3.9 days