WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Option Technologies Interactive, the audience response system partner at the 2nd Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum, will provide an audience response system for the event, allowing speakers and delegates increased interactivity and communication. The conference will be held at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, March 20 to 21, 2006.

The 2nd Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum, co-organized by Medical Meetings magazine and the Center for Business Intelligence, will once again bring together the leading experts in pharmaceutical meeting planning. The program features high-level presentations from the field's most respected experts and provides a unique platform for networking and information-sharing. "We are pleased to have Option Technologies Interactive as our lead ARS partner. As a highly respected organization and leader in providing networking and information-sharing technologies for the meeting planning community, Option Technologies Interactive brings a valuable service to our conference," said Courtney Richman, Program Manager, The Center for Business Intelligence.

Founded in February of 2000 with the merger of Option Technologies Inc. and MeetingNet Interactive Inc., Option Technologies Interactive, LLC has over 20 years of experience and (OTI: http://www.optiontechnologies.com) is now the world's largest provider of interactive audience participation technology and services with three offices in the United States and nine affiliates around the world. As a leader in partnership, service and technology, OTI provides seamless integration of interactivity within meetings, workshops and training/education sessions, allowing clients to actualize their collective wisdom and creative power. This interactivity is achieved through the implementation of a broad suite of tools, including a range of wireless audience response keypads, multiple software platforms, and web/email/paper- based evaluations.

For more information about the 2nd Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum or to register, call (800) 817-8601, visit http://www.pharmameetingplanners.com or e-mail cbireg@cbinet.com. For more information about Medical Meetings magazine, visit http://meetingsnet.com/medicalmeetings