During a new session at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Tampa, Fla., in January, 200 participants experienced a simulated mass casualty disaster, with interaction via an audience-response system. “After the introductory remarks...

AT MY FIRST continuing medical education professionals' meeting, the 1997 American Medical Association CME Provider/Industry Collaboration Conference, I had a breakfast conversation that I've never forgotten. A CME provider told me how his...

EDUCATING INTERNATIONAL conference attendees about U.S. immigration policies and procedures is critical to ensuring that they reach their conferences with as few hitches and glitches as possible...

THIS SPRING, there is a fresh buzz surrounding international meetings. Future Watch 2005, the annual survey conducted by Meeting Professionals International and American Express, points to a second year of sustained growth in international...