2006 PHARMACEUTICAL CONVENTION SCHEDULE
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|
ORGANIZATION |
ACRONYM |
DATES |
LOCATION |
ATTENDANCE |
|
American
Association For Hand Surgery |
AAHS |
Jan.
11-14 |
Tuscon,
AZ |
550 |
| American Society For Reconstructive Microsurgery |
ASRM |
Jan.
14-17 |
Tuscon,
AZ |
550 |
| International Plant and Animal Genome Conference |
|
Jan.
14-18 |
San
Diego, CA |
2,000 |
| Society of Thoracic Surgeons |
STS |
Jan. 30-Feb. 1 |
New Orleans, LA |
2,700 |
| Medical Design & Manufacturing - West |
MD&M |
Jan. 31-Feb. 2 |
Phoenix, AZ | 4,500 |
| FEBRUARY | ||||
| American Physical Therapy Association-Combined |
APTA |
Feb.
1-5 |
San
Diego, CA |
4,500 |
| American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine |
AAHPM |
Feb.
8-11 |
Nashville,
TN |
600 |
| Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society |
HIMSS |
Feb.
12-16 |
San
Diego, CA |
10,500 |
| International Stroke Conference |
|
Feb.
16-18 |
Kissimmee,
FL |
2,500 |
| Biophysical Society |
BPS |
Feb.
18-22 |
Salt
Lake City, UT |
6,100 |
| Primary Medicine Today - South | PRI-MED |
Feb.
24-26 |
Ft.
Lauderdale, FL |
5,000 |
| MARCH | BACK TO TOP | |||
| Association of Academic
Physiatrists |
AAP |
Mar.
1-4 |
Daytona
Beach, FL |
400 |
| Dermatology Nurses Association |
DNA |
Mar.
2-6 |
San
Francisco, CA |
1,000 |
| American Academy of Dermatology |
AAD |
Mar. 2-7 |
San Francisco, CA |
10,000 |
| American Academy of Allergy,
Asthma & Immunology |
AAAI |
Mar. 3-7 |
Miami Beach, FL |
6,000 |
| American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons |
AAOS | Mar. 8-12 |
New Orleans, LA |
14,000 |
| American Association For
Geriatric Psychiatry |
AAGP | Mar. 11-14 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
1,200 |
| American College of Cardiology |
ACC | Mar. 12-15 | Atlanta, GA |
19,000 |
| American Society on Aging |
ASA | Mar. 16-19 | Anaheim, CA |
4,000 |
| American Medical Directors
Association |
AMDA | Mar. 16-19 | Dallas, TX |
1,500 |
| American Pharmacists Association |
AphA |
Mar. 17-21 | San Francisco, CA |
6,000 |
| Clinical Laboratory Management
Association |
CLMA |
Mar. 18-21 |
Charlotte, NC |
3,250 |
| Association of Perioperative
Registered Nurses |
AORN |
Mar. 19-32 |
Washington, DC |
7,000 |
| EMS Today |
Mar. 21-25 |
Baltimore, MD |
2,000 | |
| American College of Osteopathic
Family Physicians |
ACOFP |
Mar. 22-26 |
Grapevine, TX |
1,200 |
| American Academy of Osteopathy |
AAO |
Mar. 22-26 |
Birmingham, AL |
900 |
| Society
of Surgical Oncology |
SSO |
Mar.
23-26 |
San
Diego, CA |
1,200 |
| American
Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing |
AAACN |
Mar.
23-27 |
Atlanta,
GA |
500 |
| American
Chemical Society - Spring |
ACS |
Mar.
26-30 |
Atlanta,
GA |
11,000 |
| American
College of Healthcare Executives |
ACHE |
Mar.
27-30 |
Chicago,
IL |
4,000 |
| Society
of Interventional Radiology |
SCVIR |
Mar.
27-Apr. 4 |
Toronto,
Canada |
4,000 |
| National
Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners |
NAPNAP |
Mar.
29-Apr. 2 |
Washington,
DC |
1,200 |
| April | BACK TO TOP | |||
| Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine |
APDIM |
Apr.
1-5 |
Philadelphia,
PA |
1,400 |
| American Association For Cancer Research |
AACR |
Apr.
1-5 |
Washington,
DC |
15,000 |
| American Burn Association |
ABA | Apr. 4-7 |
Las Vegas, NV |
1,700 |
| American College of Physicians |
ACP | Apr. 6-8 |
Philadelphia, PA |
7,000 |
| National Kidney Foundation |
NKF |
Apr. 19-23 |
Chicago, IL | 2,000 |
| Focus on Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine |
Apr. 20-21 |
Nashville, TN |
N/A | |
| Primary Medicine Today - West |
PRI-MED |
Apr. 20-22 |
Anaheim, CA |
7,500 |
| American Association of Neurological Surgeons |
AANS |
Apr. 22-27 |
San Francisco, CA |
3,000 |
| Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons |
SAGES |
Apr. 26-29 |
Dallas, TX |
1,850 |
| American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists |
AACE | Apr. 26-30 |
Chicago, IL |
1,300 |
| Midwest Podiatry Conference |
MPC |
Apr. 27-30 |
Chicago, IL |
2,000 |
| Pediatric Academic Societies |
PAS |
Apr. 29-May 2 |
San Francisco, CA |
N/A |
| Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists |
SCA |
Apr. 29-May 3 |
San Diego, CA |
1,060 |
| American Association of Orthodontists |
AAO |
Apr. 29-May 3 |
New Orleans, LA |
3,000 |
| American Association of Immunologists |
AAI | Apr. 30-May 3 |
Philadelphia, PA |
2,500 |
| Clinical Symposium on Advances in Wound Care |
SAWC |
Apr. 30-May 3 |
San Antonio, TX |
N/A |
| American
Association For Thoracic Surgery |
AATS |
Apr.
30-May 3 |
Philadelphia,
PA |
2,500 |
| American
Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses |
ASPAN |
Apr.
30-May 4 |
Orlando,
FL |
2,000 |
| Association
For Research in Vision & Ophthalmology |
ARVO |
Apr.
30-May 5 |
Ft.
Lauderdale, FL |
8,500 |
| MAY | ||||
| Oncology Nursing Society |
ONS |
May
3-6 |
New
Orleans, LA |
5,000 |
| Society For Investigative Dermatology |
SID | May 3-6 |
Philadelphia, PA |
1,500 |
| American Geriatrics Society |
AGS |
May 3-7 |
Chicago, IL |
3,300 |
| American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists |
ACOG |
May 6-10 |
Washington, DC |
6,000 |
| American Association of Immunologists |
AAI | May 12-16 |
Boston, MA |
16,000 |
| Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association |
May 17-20 |
Orlando, FL |
2,000 | |
| Heart Rhythm Society |
HRS |
May 17-20 | Boston, MA |
7,500 |
| American Society of Hypertension |
ASH | May 17-20 | New York, NY |
3,500 |
| National Conference for Nurse Practitioners |
NCNP |
May 18-21 | Philadelphia, PA |
1,300 |
| American Thoracic Society - International Conference |
ATS |
May 19-24 | San Diego, CA |
12,000 |
| American Association of Critical Care Nurses |
AACN |
May 20-25 |
Anaheim, CA |
6,000 |
| Digestive Disease Week |
DDW |
May 20-25 |
Los Angeles, CA |
15,000 |
| American Psychiatric Association |
APA |
May 20-25 |
Toronto, Canada |
18,000 |
| American Urological Association |
AUA | May 20-25 |
Atlanta, GA |
10,000 |
| American Society For Microbiology - General Meeting |
ASM |
May 21-25 |
Orlando, FL | 10,000 |
| American Academy of Physician Assistants |
AAPA | May 27-June 1 |
San Francisco, CA |
8,200 |
| American Society of Gene Therapy |
ASGT | May 31-June 4 |
Baltimore, MD |
3,000 |
| JUNE | ||||
| Society For Vascular Surgery |
SVS |
June 1-4 | Philadelphia, PA |
1,400 |
| American Society of Clinical Oncology |
ASCO |
June 3-6 |
Atlanta, GA |
25,000 |
| Society of Nuclear Medicine |
SNM |
June 3-7 |
San Diego, CA |
3,900 |
| American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons |
ASCRS | June 3-8 |
Seattle, WA |
1,100 |
| Association For Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology |
APIC |
June 11-15 | Tampa, FL |
2,100 |
| Case Management Society of America |
CMSA |
June 13-17 | Grapevine, TX |
1,600 |
| Primary Medicine Today - Midwest |
PRI-MED |
June 15-17 | Rosemont, IL |
5,500 |
| American Diabetes Association |
ADA |
June 16-20 | Washington, DC |
12,000 |
| American Academy of Sleep Medicine |
AASM |
June 17-22 | Salt Lake City, UT |
3,900 |
| American Physical Therapy Association |
APTA |
June 21-24 |
Orlando, FL |
3,000 |
| Endocrine Society - I |
ENDO |
June 24-27 |
Boston, MA |
6,000 |
| Institute of Food Technologists |
IFT |
June 24-28 |
Orlando, FL |
13,000 |
| Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nurses Society |
WOCN |
June 24-28 |
Minneapolis, MN |
1,500 |
| Association of Women's Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses |
AWHONN | June 25-28 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
2,000 |
| American Society For Bariatric Surgery |
ASBS |
June 26-Jul 1 |
San Francisco, CA |
2,300 |
| JULY | ||||
| American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine I |
A4M | July 7-9 |
Chicago, IL |
3,000 |
| American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy |
AACP | July 8-12 |
San Diego, CA |
900 |
| American Society For Healthcare Engineering |
ASHE |
July 9-12 |
Boston, MA |
1,200 |
| Magic Foundation Annual Meeting |
MAGIC |
July 20-23 |
Chicago, IL |
1,200 |
| American Association For Clinical Chemistry |
AACC |
July 23-27 | Chicago, IL | 13,000 |
| American Association of Physicists in Medicine |
AAPM | July 23-27 | Orlando, FL |
1,800 |
| American Dental Assistants Association |
ADAA | July 27-30 | Denver, CO |
800 |
| AUGUST | ||||
| National Conference of Family Practice Residents & Medical Students |
Aug. 2-5 |
Kansas City, MO |
1,300 | |
| Academy of General Dentistry |
AGD | Aug. 2-6 |
Denver, CO |
4,500 |
| American Association of Nurse Anesthetists |
AANA | Aug. 5-9 |
Cleveland, OH |
2,150 |
| American Healthcare Radiology Administrators |
AHRA | Aug. 7-11 |
San Antonio, TX |
1,400 |
| American Association of Diabetes Educators |
AADE |
Aug. 9-12 |
Los Angeles, CA |
4,500 |
| American Psychological Association |
APA | Aug. 10-13 |
New Orleans, LA |
10,000 |
| Association
For Healthcare Resource Materials Management |
AHRMM |
Aug.
13-16 |
Orlando,
FL |
1,200 |
| National
Association of Chain Drug Store Pharmacy Conference |
NACDS |
Aug.
26-30 |
San
Diego, CA |
2,000 |
| SEPTEMBER | ||||
| National Neonatal Nurses Conference |
NNNC |
Sept. 5-8 |
Las Vegas, NV |
1,500 |
| American Chemical Society - Fall |
ACS | Sept. 10-14 | San Francisco, CA |
12,000 |
| Emergency Nurses Association | ENA | Sept. 14-17 | San Antonio, TX |
2,800 |
| American Association of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation |
AACVPR | Sept. 14-17 |
Charleston, WV |
1,800 |
| American Dietetic Association |
ADA |
Sept. 16-19 |
Honolulu, HI |
9,500 |
| American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery |
AAO-HNSF | Sept. 17-20 |
Toronto, Canada |
6,900 |
| American Academy of Periodontology |
AAP | Sept. 17-20 |
San Diego, CA |
2,500 |
| Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy |
ICAAC |
Sept. 27-30 | San Francisco, CA |
15,000 |
| American Academy of Family Physicians |
AAFP | Sept. 27-Oct. 1 |
Washington, DC |
6,000 |
| OCTOBER | ||||
| American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons |
AAOMS |
Oct. 4-7 |
San Diego, CA | 3,600 |
| American College of Nutrition |
ACN |
Oct. 4-7 |
Reno, NV |
400 |
| American Psychiatric Association - Institute of Psychiatric Services |
IPS |
Oct. 5-8 |
New York, NY |
2,200 |
| American Society of Plastic Surgeons |
ASPS | Oct. 7-11 |
Chicago, IL |
3,000 |
| National Community Pharmacists Association |
NCPA |
Oct. 7-11 |
Las Vegas, NV |
N/A |
| Congress of Neurological Surgeons |
CNS |
Oct. 7-12 |
Chicago, IL |
3,000 |
| American Health Information Management Association |
AHIMA | Oct. 7-12 |
Denver, CO |
4,000 |
| American Neurological Association |
ANA |
Oct. 8-11 |
Chicago, IL |
900 |
| American College of Surgeons |
ACS | Oct. 8-12 |
Chicago, IL |
9,000 |
| Medtrade |
MEDTRADE |
Oct. 10-12 | Atlanta, GA |
12,000 |
| American Society of Human Genetics |
ASHG | Oct. 10-14 | New Orleans, LA |
5,700 |
| Southern Medical Association |
SMA |
Oct. 12-14 | Charlotte, NC |
1,000 |
| Infectious Disease Society of America |
IDSA |
Oct. 12-15 | Toronto, Canada |
3,800 |
| American Society of Anesthesiologists |
ASA | Oct. 14-18 | Chicago, IL |
10,000 |
| American College of Emergency Physicians |
ACEP | Oct. 15-18 | New Orleans, LA |
6,000 |
| American Dental Association |
ADA | Oct. 16-19 |
Las Vegas, NV |
40,000 |
| American Osteopathic Association |
AOA | Oct. 16-20 |
Las Vegas, NV |
N/A |
| American College of Gastroenterology |
ACG |
Oct. 20-25 | Las Vegas, NV |
3,400 |
| American Association of Blood Banks |
AABB | Oct. 21-24 | Miami Beach, FL |
4,500 |
| Society For Neuroscience |
SFN |
Oct. 21-25 | New Orleans, LA |
26,000 |
| American Society For Reproductive Medicine |
ASRM |
Oct. 21-26 | New Orleans, LA |
4,500 |
| American College of Chest Physicians |
ACCP | Oct. 21-26 | Salt Lake City, UT |
3,868 |
| Medical Group Management Association |
MGMA |
Oct. 22-25 | Las Vegas, NV |
3,000 |
| American Society of Clinical Pathologists |
ASCP | Oct. 24-29 |
Las Vegas, NV |
N/A |
| American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry |
AACAP | Oct. 24-29 |
San Diego, CA |
3,000 |
| Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses |
APON | Oct. 26-28 |
Hartford, CT |
750 |
| Primary
Medicine Today - East |
PRI-MED |
Oct.
28-30 |
Boston,
MA |
7,500 |
| American
Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists |
AAPS |
Oct.
29-Nov. 2 |
San
Antonio, TX |
5,500 |
| American
Society of Bariatric Physicians |
ASBP |
Oct.
30-Nov. 1 |
San
Diego, CA |
400 |
| American Academy of Pediatrics |
AAP | Nov. 4-7 | New Orleans, LA |
5,500 |
| American Society For Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology |
ASTRO | Nov. 5-9 |
Philadelphia, PA |
6,000 |
| American College of Rheumatology |
ACR | Nov. 9-14 |
Washington, DC |
8,500 |
| Oncology Nursing Society - Institutes of Learning |
ONS |
Nov. 10-12 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
2,000 |
| American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology |
ACAAI |
Nov. 10-15 |
Philadelphia, PA |
1,700 |
| American Academy of Opthalmology |
AAO |
Nov. 11-14 | Las Vegas, NV |
18,000 |
| American Heart Association |
AHA |
Nov. 12-15 | Chicago, IL |
21,000 |
| American Society of Nephrology |
ASN |
Nov. 14-19 | San Diego, CA |
11,000 |
| American Society of Consultant Pharmacists |
ASCP | Nov. 15-18 | Phoenix, AZ |
2,800 |
| Gerontological Society of America |
GSA |
Nov. 16-20 | Miami Beach, FL |
3,500 |
| Radiological Society of North America | RSNA | Nov. 26-Dec. 1 |
Chicago, IL | 32,000 |
| SOHO Expo/National Nutritional Foods Association-Southeast | NNFASE | Nov. 29-Dec. 3 |
Orlando, FL | 4,500 |
| DECEMBER | ||||
| American Academy of Optometry |
AAO | Dec. 7-10 |
New Orleans, LA | 3,500 |
| American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine II |
A4M | Dec. 7-12 |
Las Vegas |
5,000 |
| American Society of Hematology |
ASH | Dec. 9-12 |
Orlando, FL |
20,000 |
| American Society For Cell Biology | ASCB | Dec. 9-13 |
San Diego, CA |
6,000 |
| Society
of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons |
SOMOS |
Dec.
11-16 |
Honolulu,
HI |
N/A |
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study design, cost estimating or other convention information, please contact Mindy LaNouette, President or Annette Warren, Account Executive at (513) 569-4600. |
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