“Pharmaceutical meetings were strong for us for the past three years, especially traditional sales training meetings,” said Andy Dolce, founder, chairman, and CEO, Dolce International, Montvale, N.J. And there is more good news — pressure on...

THE ALLURE OF San Francisco — and anxiety over the looming implementation of the Accreditation Council for CME's updated Standards for Commercial Support — were a great draw for the Alliance for CME's 30th Annual Conference, held January 26 to 29...

IN NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y., the 116,000-square-foot Conference Center Niagara Falls opened last June, across from the Seneca Niagara Casino. It features a 10,500-square-foot ballroom, a 32,200-square-foot entertainment/exhibit hall, and a 19,500...

IF CHRISTINE DUFFY had been a few inches taller, we might never have heard of her. Her first career goal was to be a Pan Am international flight attendant — but she was turned down because she did not meet the height requirement...

Medical Meetings executive editor and Capsules blogger Sue Pelletier joined Jeffrey D. Brown, founder of TradeShowBlues, on “Association Nation,” a radio program for associations. They spoke about online media, including blogs, and how...

AS YOU PROBABLY read in “No Time for CME,” Medical Meetings, January/February issue, young physicians are emerging as a whole new category of learners. They have different styles, different preferences, and a wide range of participation levels...

THIS YEAR'S ALLIANCE for CME annual conference, held January 26 to 29 in San Francisco, was an eye-opener in many ways for me. In addition to learning all kinds of new things from the sessions themselves, I found the attendance patterns of the...