MTGS_MEDICAL MEETINGS EXTRA_ Penton Media January 21, 2010 Volume 6, Number 1 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/meetingsnet/v/713 LATEST NEWS --What the New Mass. Senator Means to Healthcare Debate Voters in Massachusetts took to the polls on Tuesday for a special Massachusetts Senate election that resulted in Republican Scott Brown's upset victory over Democratic candidate Martha Coakley. One of the biggest issues of the campaign for the seat long held by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy was the healthcare reform debate -- Coakley supported the current healthcare reform bill, Brown has vowed to vote against it. With Brown, Republicans now have 41 votes in the 100-member Senate. We caught up with Kim Slocum, president of KDS Consulting LLC, a healthcare consulting firm in West Chester, Pa., the morning after the election to get his reaction and find out how the meetings and the life sciences industry might be affected by this electoral turn of events. His prediction: Pharma and med-device meeting professionals should expect more hurdles ahead. Read his commentary here (http://meetingsnet.com/medicalmeetings/news/healthcarereform0121/). For more on the healthcare reform debate and how it will affect meetings, don't miss Slocum's keynote address at the upcoming Sixth Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum March 14--16, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. To register, visit the conference Web site (http://www.cbinet.com/show_conference.cfm?confCode=PC10086) or call (800) 817-8601. ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT MeetingsNet's Must-See Meeting Files Brought to You by Las Vegas Watch video clips from top meeting pros offering clear advice on a variety of job-related questions and industry trends. Read the MeetingsNet editors' educational and sometimes offbeat top-pick lists. View these must-see files. ---------------------------------------- --Funding 2010: CME to Sponsorship CME funding is decreasing; revenue from exhibits is decreasing even more. General, unrestricted support of an organization no longer exists for most medical societies, and there is more competition for sponsorship dollars from state organizations, chapters, and other closely related associations. What's needed is some new ways to bring in revenues. Here are some ideas (http://meetingsnet.com/medicalmeetings/news/0120-cme-sponsorship-funding/) from a session at the recent Professional Convention Management Association's annual meeting. ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT How Your Meetings Affect the Bottom Line The 6th Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum Learn how to articulate and demonstrate the value of your meetings -- and your job -- to your company's bottom line at the 6th Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum, March 14-16, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA. Join hundreds of your colleagues in the pharmaceutical, biomedical, and medical device industries and take away strategies from dozens of seminars geared to meeting planning in the life sciences industry. Advantage Pricing Offer ends January 29th -- register now! For more information call 800.817.8601 or visit www.pharmameetingplanners.com. ---------------------------------------- --Certification Board Names New Members The National Commission for Certification of CME Professionals (NC-CME) recently named Dennis K. Wentz, MD, FACPE, CCMEP, to the position of president-elect; he will serve as president from 2011-2012. Wentz, who is principal and co-founder of WentzMiller and Associates, a consulting firm specializing in global continuing professional development and continuing medical education, formerly served as director of the Division of CME (which is now called the Division of Continuing Physician Professional Development) at the American Medical Association. The NC-CME also has elected two new directors and re-elected two board officers (http://preview.meetingsnet.com/medicalmeetings/news/nc-cme_board0120/index.html). ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Join the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, in cooperation with MeetingsNet, at the all-inclusive 11th Annual Las Vegas Corporate Invitational Golf Tournament. Now in its 11th year, this tournament lets planners and suppliers have fun while developing important business relationships. Come see what Las Vegas has to offer for planning successful future meetings, enticing golf events, and exciting incentive programs. To begin the qualification process, please visit www.meetingsnet.com/lasvegas ---------------------------------------- SOLUTIONS --Peer-to-Peer Learning on Tap Looking for ways to improve your strategic meetings management program? Wondering how your peers are using meetings technology to track physician spend data and ROI? Now's your chance to ask them. Participate in an open-space session at the Sixth Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum led by Terri Breining, CMP, CMM, where you'll share best practices and talk with senior-level meeting professionals to find out what has worked for them. All the recommendations discussed in the session will be sent to you in a wrap-up report after the conference. Don't miss this chance to exchange ideas and learn valuable tools for increasing the value of your meetings program. Called "the best [conference] of its kind" and a "must-attend event" by attendees, the forum is organized by Medical Meetings magazine and the Center for Business Intelligence and takes place March 14-16, 2010, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. For your copy of the agenda and to register, visit the conference Web site (http://www.cbinet.com/show_conference.cfm?confCode=PC10086) or call (800) 817-8601. ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT (http://www.redcross.org) ---------------------------------------- Advertisement ---------------------------------------- Philadelphia, a world-class life sciences region, ranked second in the country in a 2009 Milken Institute Study, offers the complete package to any meeting planner. www.philadelphiausa.travel/meetings ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------   Association Day: How to Plan a Winning International Meeting (https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=176073&sessionid=1&key=40368A49CC5C09B841035CDA364EAF6B&%3Bpartnerref=mnedit&sourcepage=register), On-Demand   Webinar: Bottom Line ROI: How to Gather, Track, and Report Your Meetings Spend (https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=173602&sessionid=1&key=653C95CA47F222CED51E07D4855FA2A4&partnerref=mnweb&sourcepage=register), On Demand   Webinar: Extending Your Event with Economical High-Def Videoconferencing (https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=161271&sessionid=1&key=98F1A10387741DC13E20A0171759896D&partnerref=mneditorial&sourcepage=register), view on demand   Webinar: Demonstrating Leadership in Turbulent Times (http://meetingsnet.com/webinars/apex/leadership-turbulent-times-0601/), view On Demand. 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