Pat Schaumann, CMP, CSEP, DMCP, HMCC, made a name for herself 10 years ago with the launch of the Healthcare Meeting Compliance Certificate program. Now she has a new program and a book to show beginners the ropes.
Recent decisions by practitioner associations to move their annual meetings to different states highlight how host-destination controversies can complicate business-event planning.
Alexandra Zapple of the American Society of Nephrology has mastered hybrid event formats, health protocols, and the exhibit-hall atmosphere. But larger social issues are affecting her planning as well.
The Hilton Union Square and the Parc 55 are now in ownership limbo, while at least 30 other hotels in the popular medical-event city have debt-service deadlines to meet over the next year.
A finalist for PCMA’s Event Strategist of the Year award, Lisa McGlashen keeps one eye on revenue streams and the other on creating great experiences for attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors.
At the recent Pharma Forum conference, a panel of life-science event pros detailed their challenges with lead times, RFP responses, and space requirements.
At the Pharma Forum event in March, the inaugural MMP certificate program featured open discussion of planners’ most pressing issues along with a variety of solutions.
When the PCMA Foundation announced the finalists for its 2023 Event Strategist of the Year award, all three were from medical associations. Here is winning planner Kristi Casale’s story—her accomplishments and her perspectives on planning for...
During March’s Pharma Forum conference, life-science event planners discussed how they keep their executives apprised of the most important details for upcoming meetings, which makes the planning process far less bumpy.
