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PodiatryMeetings.com provides podiatric physicians and meeting exhibitors access to critical information to help choose and plan for which podiatric meetings, conferences, and seminars to attend.
We also strive to provide meeting planners/organizers with vital information to help with future meeting scheduling, as well as share feedback to continue to make meeting progress.
With an extensive meeting calendar, meeting ratings/feedback (from both DPMs and exhibitors), and travel tips, PodiatryMeetings.com is your top source of all-things podiatry meetings.
UPCOMING EVENTS…
Heading to a meeting soon? Be sure to check out our TRAVEL TIPS before you go!
We have some great advice for getting around and enjoying your trip(s) to several popular meeting destination cities!
VISIT OUR VIRTUAL EXHIBIT HALL
PodiatryExpo took place on August 12-13,2020 and was created to provide a much-needed VIRTUAL EXHIBIT HALL to keep DPMs connected with their trusted vendors… and to introduce DPMs to new products and services available – directly from the home and/or office!
Due to the success of this event, we decided to maintain an exhibit hall all year long where you can access educational information – and fantastic specials!
Our current exhibit it hall includes providers of the following products/services:
Class IV Laser | Foot Padding Supplies | Marketing | Orthotics | Pathology Services | Surgical Instruments | Wound Care | Dispensing
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I am currently listening to a book on Audible from James Clear; it's called Atomic Habits. As he provides practice advice to help anyone achieve their goals in creating new habits, or eliminating bad habits, there was one area that I found particularly interesting - IDENTITY-BASED HABITS. Here's a quoted [...]
HIDDEN TIP #2; We Didn’t Mean to Hold These Hostage
MY 10 PAGES Random reflections from what we're currently reading. (from February & March 2024 exhibitor newsletters) THE GOAL IS IRRELEVANT Right now I am technically not reading, but listening to a book with Audible called, Atomic Habits by James Clear. I am only a few chapters deep, but one [...]
HIDDEN TIP #1; We Didn’t Mean to Hold These Hostage
Since January, we have divided our standard newsletter into three publications: (1) DPMs, (2) vendors/exhibitors, (3) meeting planners & organizations. Each is different for obvious reasons, however, my hope is that you will find the articles below useful as a physician too! Check 'em out... REALITY TV REVELATIONS Noteworthy takeaways [...]
Tricks of the Trade for Vendors
MARKETING MASTERY; TOSS THE TRINKETS
This tip could also go into the "Conquering Conferences" section of this month's vendor newsletter, but ultimately it's a marketer's job to determine what strategies should be utilized at meetings to attract foot traffic to the booth. Earlier this year, I read an article in EXHIBITOR MAGAZINE titled, "Swag is [...]
SALES SWAGGER; MORE SLIDES PLEASE
... said no one ever. However, in my personal experience, preparing more content creates confidence. If you are in a sales position where you are asked to give presentations to your prospects, your team members, or other members of your company/organization, it is likely there's always a bit of nervousness [...]
CONQUERING CONFERENCES; LET THE TIME-SUCKING WHALES SWIM BY
I don't know what your company calls the "BIG ACCOUNTS," but I used to work for a company that called them "whales." They weren't necessarily Super Groups, but they definitely had multiple locations and a minimum of six physicians - all with purchasing power (or at least you assume). In [...]
Tricks of the Trade for Meeting Planners
ARTICLES WORTH SHARING; MARKETING EQUALS ATTENDANCE
Achieving consistent growth in meeting attendance gets more challenging year after year. We've discussed in past newsletters the factors that play into these statistics, but knowing why doesn't change the facts. We just need to be able to adapt and make decisions based on the data. One thing that continues [...]
ARTICLES WORTH SHARING; UPDATE YOUR EVENT EVAL?
When Ann and I launched podiatrymeetings.com, the initial concept was to create an unbiased source of meeting feedback from both DPMs and exhibitors so we would be better educated in choosing the "right" meetings for continued education and company growth. Hence, we love a strong survey. In the article shared [...]
VIRTUAL SABOTAGE; LACK OF ATTENDEE APPRECIATION
Last month I shared an article with you: HCPs Weigh In on What Draws Them to Conferences https://www.meetingsnet.com/medical-pharma-meetings/hcps-weigh-what-draws-them-conferences It still continues to evoke areas that are worthy of discussion. I was particularly interested in the statistics regarding online continued education vs. in-person. What was found is that when it comes [...]
MEETING TESTIMONIALS
The hands on workshops bring the program to a higher level. You don’t just hear the lectures but you practice on the products.
The SAM conference is one of my personal favorites. This year definitely seemed a bit slower as far as traffic in the exhibit hall but registration numbers were good. I did feel that organization and communication were a bit lacking this year. Also, typically we can register for the next year’s conference on site at the current conference and I don’t think that was an option this year. It helps to pre-register when it comes to these larger conferences. The Disney Coronado Springs was a beautiful venue. A lot of walking from the room to the conference center but the weather was delightful so it wasn’t a problem. Also, as an exhibitor there are a lot of costs involved at any conference, it would have been a nice gesture if the conference coordinator would’ve taken time to come to each booth and say thank you.
very beneficial and relatable to everyday practice and patient visits. A very handy workbook was also dispensed
The exhibit hall had some traffic the entire time; never a moment of complete silence like many shows. Hours for exhibit hall was the perfect amount – two full days is all you need. Shipping exhibit materials was easy and convenient.
We were unsure how the schedule change would be received but it seem fine. Wednesdays scheduled exhibit hall closure in the afternoon was pointless. We stayed at our booth because our booth traffic did not stop. There was grumbling about the reception Wednesday evening and the cost of the drinks.
I thought it was very well organized. I learned quite a bit and will incorporate into my practice.
I would’ve liked the potential to be more than 25 hours and I would’ve liked more surgical topics.
I would’ve liked more companies for more surgical products
All in all I thought the quality of the seminar in the talks were excellent. Well organized with experience speakers
Excellent program
Everyone interested in Minimal invasive foot surgery needs to attend
Highly organized, on time , excellent mix of content.
New Port is an excellent venue, easily accessible from the north and South. Had nice mix of doctors from New York and New England.
Engaging exhibitors , excellent opportunity to see new technology and order office supplies from old favorites.
Excellent meeting with variety of lectures given by knowledgeable and charismatic clinicians.
Interesting and different content. All relevant to practicing Podiatric surgeons
Amount of credit commensurate with hours of lectures and price.
Chicago is never the cheapest but it is easy to get to from anywhere and the accommodations and organization was more than adequate.
Excellent meeting would attend again.
This meeting, like wound care conferences is extremely well organized. For all three days the attendees are in the exhibit hall, the vendors are slammed with visitors. Great conversations with attendees, who seem genuinely interested in the products offered. The exhibit hall is open for three hours each day, which makes for a good day not only for vendors but attendees as well. We always come back from this meeting feeling very positive and that our goals met.