This month launched our latest newsletter series: The Experienced Exhibitor. For the last ten years, we (Ann and Sarah) have been immersed in the podiatric space - spending countless weekends in your shoes... on the exhibit hall floor. We created PodiatryMeetings.com with the goal to serve the industry. This [...]
I recently read an article published in the February 2021 issue of Convene magazine. The article, written by Don Neal, discussed several reasons why attendee participation is sometimes lacking for virtual events. One pearl I took from the article is to "give your audience a job to do and [...]
Effective January 26, 2021, the CDC will require all air passengers entering the United States (including US citizens and Legal Permanent Residents) to present a negative COVID-19 test, taken within three calendar days of departure or proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days. Airlines must [...]
Provided by Experienced Exhibitor: Nick Adkins, Forward Motion Medical “With last year behind us, we exhibitors need to be prepared for conferences that are ahead. Because of the uncertainty the coronavirus has forced us all face this past year, trade shows have become even more intimidating than they ever [...]
Holding out for a bargain definitely makes sense, especially if you're well stocked up on supplies. Plus, we all know that vendors are more willing to provide awesome discounts when a conference is in session. However, with the current meeting climate where vendors are having a harder and harder [...]
Experienced exhibitors know one thing to be true - closing at a conference is seriously tough! Why then, do we keep coming back to the same conferences year after year? Well, there are a few reasons: Conferences give us face time with our current customers we don't normally get [...]
PodiatryMeetings.com was originally created to provide podiatric physicians and meeting exhibitors access to critical information to help choose and plan for which podiatric meetings, conferences, and seminars to attend. BUT, we also strive to provide meeting planners/organizers with vital information. With an extensive meeting calendar, we can help you navigate [...]
When you look at the faculty of a given meeting, do you often consider that the speakers are ill equipped or unqualified to talk on that topic... or is the natural conception to assume he/she must be an expert in this topic? My prediction is the latter. Don't get me [...]
At the end of each year, we tend to reflect back on the work we've completed throughout the last 12 months and determine whether or not that work is deemed successful. While it can be easy to give a general statement of whether or not you feel you've performed [...]
One of the best feelings when leaving a meeting is feeling inspired to do new and exciting things... you know, having that surge of energy where you feel like you can take on the world! While DPMs are required to obtain continuing education credits to remain in practice, it's [...]
