Woburn, MA- August 6, 2008- The Center for Business Intelligence, in conjunction with Medical Meetings magazine, is pleased to announce its Program Committee for the 5^th Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum, to be held on March 29-31, 2009 in Baltimore, MD.  The group’s history of involvement with the Forum, their industry leadership and expertise in meeting management and adult education, will help us make the 2009 conference the most effective one yet. 

CBI and MM would like to take this opportunity to individually recognize these valued Program Committee members and the numerous achievements and contributions these individuals have made, not only to next year’s program and their own professional careers, but also the impact they have made on the meeting planning industry overall. 

2009 Advisory Board Members: 

• Terri Breining, CMP, CMM, Founder and President, Concepts Worldwide

• Dan Calabrese, Senior Director, Northeast Global Sales Office, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

• Mary Davar, MBA, CMM, CMP, Regional Manager, Meeting Planning & Travel, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

• Angie Duncan, CMP, CMM, Vice President, Meeting Operations, VMS

• Julie Hills, Senior Director of Pharmaceutical Sales, Hilton Sales Worldwide

• Judy Benaroche Johnson, CMP, President, CEO, Rx Worldwide Meetings, Inc.

• Joann Kerns, Associate Director, Global Meeting Management, Bristol Myers Squibb

• Carol Krugman, CMP, CMM, Consultant/Educator, Krugman Maller LLC

• Kathy Lieberman, Manager, U.S. Pharma Event Management, GlaxoSmithKline

• Phyllis Marks Executive Director, Strategic Sourcing, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

• Aileen M. Nikitiades, Global Account Executive, Pharmaceutical Segment Leader, Marriott International

• George Odom, Senior Director, Business Development, Advito

• Lesly Rehaut, CMP, CMM, Global Director of Group Sales, NA, Millennium Hotels & Resorts

• Lynn Ridzon, CTC, Director, Global Strategic Sourcing, Meetings & Events, Amgen, Inc.

• Tom J. Tolvé, Senior Manager, Meetings Management, Novo Nordisk

• James E. Vachon, Associate Director, Corporate Meetings and Conventions, Millennium: The TAKEDA Oncology Company
  

• Bonnie Weiss, Director, Pharmaceutical Industry Sales, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

For more information or to register for this conference, please visit http://cbinet.com/show_conference.cfm?confCode=PC09086

Contact

Bruce Hickman
Phone: 781.939.2409
Email: Bruce.Hickman@cbinet.com