Monday, July 14, 2008

7:00 a.m. - Continental Breakfast/Exhibits

8:00 a.m. - Welcome and Introduction

8:15 a.m. - The Current State of CME - Murray Kopelow, MD and Richard Berger, MD, PhD

9:25 a.m. - Designing Your Course

10:25 a.m. - Break / Exhibits

10:45 a.m. - Legal Issues in Meeting Management - Jonathan Howe, JD

11:45 a.m. - Lunch & Exhibits

12:45 p.m. - Getting the Most Out of Your Speakers

1:45 p.m. - Doing More with Less: Budget Management

2:45 p.m. - Negotiating Your Way to Favorable Agreements - Gary White, BA

3:45 p.m. - Break & Exhibits

4:00 p.m. - Obtaining and Managing Commercial Support

5:30 p.m. - Adjourn

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

7:00 a.m. - Continental Breakfast/Exhibits

8:00 a.m. - Where is Everyone? Effective Marketing to Attract Attendees

9:00 a.m. - The Why, What, When, How and Who of Needs Assessment Development

10:10 a.m. - Break & Exhibits

10:30 a.m. - Outcomes Measurements - George Mejicano, MD

12:00 p.m. - Lunch & Exhibits

1:00 p.m. - Innovation: Technology and More - Richard Berger, MD, PhD

2:00 p.m. - Document Management

3:00 p.m. - Break & Exhibits

3:20 p.m. - Evaluations

4:20 p.m. - Participant Open Forum

5:20 p.m. - Closing Session

5:30 p.m. - Adjourn