CBI and Medical Meetings magazine are pleased to announce the 3^rd West Coast Forum on Meeting Management for the Life Sciences Industry

An educational conference dedicated to the professional development needs of meeting and procurement professionals in the Pharmaceutical industry, this program features case studies; practical, how-to sessions; thought-leader panels; and keynote addresses about the latest regulatory developments and industry trends.  Return to your team with practical and high-level strategies for producing effective meetings in a tough economy; complying with the latest regulatory developments and implementing strategic meeting management practices.

Topics to be discussed include:

Keynotes:

• How changes in U.S. healthcare will impact meetings
• The top ten compliance issues for medical meetings

General sessions, cases studies and panel discussions include:

• Innovative sales and product training meeting approaches
• Barriers to strategic meeting management programs
• Technology trends for medical meetings
• Roundtable discussions on industry hot topics

Breakout sessions include:

• How to build compliance meetings
• How to use outsourcing strategies and vendor partnerships
• How to plan and manage international meetings
• How to plan meetings without breaking the bank
• How to measure meeting success
• How to plan trade shows, conventions and association meetings
• How to work with procurement

Sponsors/Exhibitors:

For more information or to register, please contact the Center for Business Intelligence toll free by phone at 1-800-817-8601 or via e-mail at cbireg@cbinet.com.