This was the third year Pharma Forum has used a tech tool to connect hosted buyers with exhibitors for appointments at the show. But it was the first year with a new platform that solved three vexing problems. In 2014 and 2015, the meeting’s ...

Pharma Forum day chairs got into the spirit of the MadLib icebreaker at the newcomers reception.It’s always nice to kick off a newcomer’s orientation with an icebreaker, but coming up with one that isn’t hokey is a challenge. For the 2016 Pharma...

The Pharma Forum general sessions typically have been headlined by pharmaceutical and other life sciences industry insiders. Last year, the organizers branched out by inviting Bill Levisay, chief customer officer of Bolthouse Farms, to share his...

The Pharma Forum’s 2016 Advisory Committee—13 corporate and third-party planners and suppliers—held several brainstorming sessions with CBI and MeetingsNet over the months leading up to the conference. Its mission: content innovations that would ...

MeetingsNet sat down with Chris Esposito of Totally Mod Furniture to learn about the interesting general session room set at Pharma Forum 2016 and furniture setup process best practices. How do you start the process of working with meeting pla...

Another win-win for an innovation committee is to invite the participation of sponsors whose product or service is a good conceptual or literal fit. As a year-round destination focused on outdoor activities and health, Visit Newport Beach was int...

View of the stage from the control centerThe Pharma Forum, held in New York City in March and co-organized by MeetingsNet and CBI, for the first time contracted a production company for the program. “We were brought in to offer some new ideas and...

Photo by Frank VeronskyMeeting planners have always worked to top their previous events, add something new, and deliver more value to attendees. With today’s universe of possible program add-ons, technology tools, engagement strategies, learning ...

The primary goal of the Pharma Forum hasn’t changed much since its debut 12 years ago—to provide an engaging and invigorating environment where meeting managers in the life sciences can learn and network. But the creative elements that...

I have to admit I haven’t felt compelled to play around much with image messaging app Snapchat as a social channel for meetings and events—why use something that is designed to disappear, rather than the sturdier Twitter? Snaps are only available...