“HOW DO YOU distinguish between being politically correct and professionally competent?” asked one person I interviewed for the article about New Jersey's new mandate on cultural-competency training (see page 12). “There is more than one type of...
THE CME DOLLAR is regularly stretched to support activity planning, development, and implementation. On occasion, components of an event are compromised or eliminated because the funding is inadequate. When that's the case, do we behave as...
PLANNING THE FIRST annual anything involves a little optimism and a lot of work, as any medical meeting planner knows. Given the overwhelming response to the First Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum, held March 31 to April 1 at the...
Barbara Mastroddi was recently surprised by a new add-on fee while planning a breakfast meeting. “On the hotel's menu for ‘continental-style breakfasts,’ there was a line that read ‘Maximum service time of one hour; with seating add $2.50 per...
“The pharmaceutical industry is a laboratory for best practices in meeting planning,” said Christine Duffy, president and CEO, Maritz Travel Co., St. Louis, as she opened the First Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum, held March 31 to...