How far do you really go to keep your exhibitors satisfied? Holding a post-show meeting to get feedback, or hosting a “getting to know the show management” breakfast during the meeting is no longer enough, said panelists at a session at the...
After a 30-year law career, during which he won more than $10 million in medical malpractice cases against physicians, Robert Dowd decided to switch sides and help physicians to protect themselves from liability. As a speaker for the National...
What could possibly be the downside of having the reputation of being the “fun center of the world”? According to a small group of medical education and communication company planners who gathered recently in New York City to discuss Monaco as a...
Medical Meetings' Annual M&D Awards program honors the 40 hotels, resorts, and conference centers chosen by our readers for merit and distinction in serving the needs of medical meeting planners. Readers voted for the hosts that best handled...
THESE DAYS, it seems the guidelines and regulations around meeting planning are changing faster than the price of gas! With so much uncertainty, it's tempting to fall into a reactive state. Commercial supporters are unsure of themselves, and...
NOW THAT PHARMA companies can no longer entice doctors to attend promotional programs with promises of baseball tickets, golf games, and fancy dinners, they are turning to a different kind of incentive: medically relevant items — and New York...
What motivates your people? Incentive organizers can't know for sure, so they make educated guesses and fill reward catalogs with trips, electronics, appliances, tools, apparel, and luxury goods. There's nothing wrong with the system, but there is...
EVERYTHING'S OVERSIZED in the Lone Star state, including the Healthcare and Exhibitors Association 2004 Annual Meeting, which was held June 12 to 15 in Austin. A record 732 attendees came to Texas to learn, network, and celebrate their star power...