The International Medical Meeting Professionals Association has scheduled its third annual conference, to be held May 21-22, 2013, in Cleveland....More
Twice a year those who plan meetings for pharmaceutical, biomedical, device, and other life sciences companies gather at the Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forums to learn the latest about the rules and regulations that govern their work, how to be more strategic in their meeting and event planning, and to network with their colleagues and peers. Below are some resources and articles on past Forums.
Register here for the 5th Annual West Coast Life Sciences Meeting Management Forum, coming December 12-13, 2012, to San Diego. Learn more about Pharma Forum 2013, scheduled for March 19-22 in Orlando.
In this week's guest blog, Todd Bludworth and Andy McNeill of American Meetings, Inc, provide their analysis of upcoming trends for meetings. The upshot?...More
This June more than 1,400 employees from Astellas Pharma US Inc. took a break from their annual national sales meeting at the Orlando World Center Marriott to undertake a massive corporate social responsibility activity to benefit Give Kids the World....More
Because life sciences company meetings often must remain confidential, keep security-related expenses in mind when building your meeting budget....More
Keynote presenters at the 2012 Pharma Forum told participants that meeting managers play pivotal role in their companies' ability to comply with regulations....More
Before the 8th Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum—now called Pharma Forum 2012—kicked off in Orlando, a select group of medical meetings and hospitality professionals gathered at the Clean the World facility to help recycle used hotel soap for distribution around the world.
It’s becoming de rigueur these days to incorporate a corporate social responsibility activity into meetings, whether it is building a bike for a needy child or pitching in to build a Habitat for Humanity house. The trick can be finding an activity that both resonates with meeting attendees and aligns with the meeting sponsor’s mission....More
Three physicians took the stage at the
4th Annual West Coast Life Sciences Meeting
Management Forum to explain to pharma and life sciences planners their perspective on healthcare reform, online versus live education, and what it takes to get them to participate in medical meetings in today’s increasingly
transparent environment....More
The 8th Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum is March 25–28 in Orlando, Fla., a conference whose ongoing mission is to educate professionals about the regulations that make this meetings market unique....More
Medical meeting planners took advantage of a closed-door session at PCMA’s Convening Leaders to share strategies on compliance, revenue building, and improving exhibitor and sponsor experiences....More
The Food and Drug Administration last week announced in the Federal Register that it has released its draft "Blueprint for Prescriber Continuing Education Program."...More