HEALTH CARE Wanda Johnson, CMP, has been promoted to director, CME Services, with The Endocrine Society in Bethesda, Md. She had been associate director, meetings and CME services...

Kevin Wohlfort has joined the American College of Cardiology in Bethesda, Md., as director of corporate relations. Most recently, he served as director of industry relations and exhibits at the American Urological Association in Baltimore...

Gifts to Physicians I take issue with Mark Schaffer's remarks on page 32 of the September/October issue, which led me to reread his article in JCEHP [The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions], as well as some of the letters...

What do you get when you combine high-quality content with low registration fees, and add savvy marketing strategies? Pri-Med--a healthy, growing trade show for primary care physicians...

HEALTH CARE CONGRESS CATCHES GOP WAVE The Greater Philadelphia Health Care Congress (GPHCC) hopes to ride the wave of success of the Republican National Convention held in the city this past summer. And keeping the momentum going was Karen...

Numbers Tell All What's hot in the medical conference industry Some lure physicians with celebrity autograph signings, some with CME, but however they do it, most pharmaceutical firms are spending more money than ever on meetings and events...

IACVB LAUNCHES MAJOR FOR-PROFIT WEB INITIATIVE Members of the International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus turned out in large numbers at its annual meeting this summer, where CVB execs learned about the umbrella organization's new...

Nurses' associations say that education on the show floor can be kept clean--free from product promotion, that is. And, they say, the benefits outweigh the risks...

Radiological Society of North America officials say their first meeting in Chicago since the city resolved its much-publicized labor problems was an unqualified success. They are so pleased that they have agreed to return to the Windy City through...

Take Out the Trade Names Q: Why do you think the use of trade names in scientific sessions is increasing so dramatically...