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.