Jul 22, 2013
The Metro Toronto Convention Centre is set to host the 111th National Medical Association (NMA) Annual Convention and Scientific Symposium, the largest gathering of African American physicians in the world. Nearly 8,000 attendees are expected to come to the event July 27-31 in downtown Toronto. “The NMA's Annual Convention is held in a different city each year. Toronto was added to the roster because of the city's rich blend of cultures, the diversity of attractions and its proximity to the Eastern half of the United States," said Rahn K. Bailey, president of NMA. He… more
Jul 22, 2013
In May, PMMI, the Association for Packaging & Processing Technologies, owner and producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows, and the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) announced the debut of Pharma EXPO. Just a few, short months later, the new show is drawing strong industry support, with leading pharmaceutical/medical device solution providers lining up to take part. “It’s even better than we expected. The initial response from the industry has been incredible,” said Jim Pittas, PMMI’s vice president, Trade Shows. He added, “Most of the… more
Jun 25, 2013
J. Spargo & Associates has been busy lately, snagging several new pieces of medical-event related business ranging from shows focused on nephrology to oncology. “We are delighted to welcome our latest medical association clients to the JS&A family. Our expertise in the medical marketplace and our ability to deliver services and deploy best practices to a wide variety of medical trade shows allows us to lower operational costs for our clients,” said Susan Bracken, president and CEO of JS&A. She added, “Our healthcare team is equipped to launch broader… more
Jun 24, 2013
In an effort to expand its U.S.-based portfolio, global event organizer E.J. Krause recently held the second edition of its M-Enabling Summit, which focuses on mobile technology for people with disabilities, June 6-7 in Washington, D.C. “M-Enabling Summit gained wide spread support from disability and senior organizations as well as the private industry, demonstrating the strategic importance of this rapidly growing sector,” said Ned Krause, president and CEO of E.J. Krause and Associates. He added, “Promoting M-Enabling Solutions is definitely the next frontier for the… more
Jun 24, 2013
The FIME Show, a medical supply trade show based out of Miami, snagged the No. 1 spot on the Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association’s 2012 Top 50 Medical Meetings list, with 54,147 total attendees. Released a few weeks before the association’s annual meeting June 22-25 in Austin, Texas, the list represents the largest medical meetings in the U.S. ranked by attendance. It was the first time in the past few years the top show hadn’t been either Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) or the Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM), that respectively ranked… more
Jun 24, 2013
Overseeing the world’s largest medical-themed trade shows, MEDICA, and launching new ones, including Medical World Americas, Messe Duesseldorf recently made a few announcements regarding its medical events portfolio. The company’s Duesseldorf-based MEDICA 2013, International Trade Fair with Congress – World Forum for Medicine has decided to changes its conference program’s name to MEDICA Conferences & Forums. “The MEDICA conference, which regularly attracts several thousand participants, has until now only been well-known in Germany. But now over half of… more
Jun 22, 2013
UBM Canon hosted their 2013 east coast expo for medical design, manufacturing, automation and packaging June 18-20 in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The three-day expo boasted 1,200 exhibitors and encompassed just shy of 200,000 net square feet. UBM does not release attendee numbers but rather a number of companies represented. Those numbers will be made public in two to three weeks, according to show officials. The event is a collocated one with six expos - Atlantic Design & Manufacturing, ATX East, EastPack, MD&M East, PLASTEC East, and Pharmapack North… more
May 19, 2013
PMMI, owner and producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows, and the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering have partnered to launch Pharma EXPO, a new event designed to connect pharmaceutical, medical device and nutraceutical manufacturers with the packaging, processing and other supply chain technologies they need to meet rigorous industry regulations and grow business. The event will debut in Nov. 2-4, 2014, and collocate with PACK EXPO International at Chicago’s McCormick Place. In addition to the exhibits portion of the event, which is designed to meet the needs of… more
May 19, 2013
The American Academy of Medical Administrators (AAMA) has selected SmithBucklin, an association management and services company, to provide full-service association management. The partnership with SmithBucklin will relocate AAMA's headquarters to Chicago from Des Plaines, Ill. “SmithBucklin’s significant expertise and breadth of resources will help AAMA retain and engage existing members as well as grow membership,” said Linda Larin, AAMA’s board chair. She added, “This partnership will allow AAMA to develop innovative educational offerings and advance… more
Apr 22, 2013
The Professional Convention Management Association will launch its inaugural PCMA Global Medical Meetings Summit July 17-20 at ExCeL London convention center. The summit is an invitation-only event for senior medical meeting professionals and medical association CEOs. “PCMA was founded as a medical meetings organization,” said Deborah Sexton, president and CEO, PCMA. She added, “While our membership has greatly diversified since our first annual meeting in 1956, we have continued throughout the years to provide robust education and resources to the medical meetings sub-… more
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