The Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association (HCEA) is the only organization solely dedicated to improving the effectiveness and quality of all healthcare conventions and congresses, medical meetings and healthcare exhibit marketing throughout the industry.
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Testimonial
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"The 2009 HCEA Annual Meeting will provide attendees with the healthcare-specific solutions they need to navigate through the latest industry developments. As I do every year, I plan to take full advantage of HCEA's powerful Annual Meeting educational program to provide information that will be beneficial in succeeding in today's challenging environment."
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Karen Prieto, Director, Convention Marketing & Meeting Services
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
- Exhibitor Update
- Exhibitor Giveaway Approval Form
- Pre-Registration Mailing List
Order Form - Annual Meeting Sponsorship Form
- Exhibit Booth Reservations
- Exhibitor Representative Registration
Every exhibiting company must register each person who is attending the meeting, even those people who receive complimentary registration(s). Exhibitors will not receive a badge or event tickets unless they are registered for the meeting. - Exhibitor Services Kit
- Exhibitor Appointed Contractor Form
- Room Drop Approval Form
- 2009 HCEA Exhibitor Prospectus
- 2009 HCEA Exhibit Hall Floor Plan
- Quick Facts: Fees, Dates, Hours
and Contact Information - General Information
- Rules and Regulations
- Exhibitor Services
- Exhibitor Activities and Giveaways
- Promotional Activities
- 2008 Exhibitors
HCEA 2010 Annual Meeting
Save the Date:
June 26-29, 2010
New Orleans, Louisiana
Morial Convention Center
HCEA 2009 Annual Meeting Information
June 13-16, 2009
Tampa, Florida
Tampa Convention Center
Members-Only Access to Available Presentations at the 2009 Annual Meeting
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The HCEA Annual Meeting will be the must-attend industry event of 2009 for all healthcare exhibit and convention marketers, medical association exhibit managers and medical meeting planners. The HCEA Annual Meeting is your source of industry enlightenment, knowledge and connecting with your peers from the world's leading healthcare exhibiting companies and medical associations. And, you can earn credits toward your CME designation while you learn and see the latest industry technology.
Hotel Information
Tampa Marriott Waterside
700 South Florida Ave
Tampa, Florida 33602
Phone: 1-813-221-4900
Hotel Room Rate: $179
Hotel Reservations
Who Should Attend?
- Who IS Already Attending?
- Healthcare convention and exhibit marketers, managers and coordinators.
- Medical association show organizers and exhibit managers.
- Medical meeting planners.
- Exhibit and convention industry product and service companies.
- Pharma, medical device and biotech marketers, in general.
- CVB and Destination Marketers
Strengthen Your Knowledge
A quarter of the entire meetings and conventions industry — the largest segment — is comprised of healthcare-related shows. While healthcare conventions and exhibitions represent a significant portion of the industry, they also represent a very unique convention marketing niche.
Pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech and many other healthcare-related industries operate within a marketing environment where rules and regulations are uniquely strict. As such, the marketing mix must be highly strategic, and exhibiting plays a key role in this mix.
Enhance Your Exhibit Marketing Skills
Healthcare exhibiting is experiential. It provides the ability to educate and demonstrate in a one-on-one environment, and it can use a combination of every form of media.
While all marketing mix options are valuable in their own way, convention and exhibit marketing is the only one that combines them all. This represents both a tremendous challenge and valuable opportunities.
Keynote Address — Steve Donahue
Follow a Compass, Not a Map
The most important journeys cannot be mapped out because these journeys require crossing uncharted territory. Today, more than ever, the challenge for individuals and organizations is to keep heading in the right direction under constantly changing conditions and increased uncertainty. Old thinking: Try to map your way across shifting sands. New thinking: Find the thing that will guide you across uncharted territory -- your compass.
Steve Donahue, a world-class adventurer who crossed the Sahara Desert, will present a keynote address focused on succeeding in today's constantly changing environment. His inspiring message will get attendees thinking about how they can overcome their own seemingly insurmountable challenges.
Featured Education Tracks
Download the Preliminary Program and Educational Sessions
- Pharma
- Medical Device
- Association-Specific
- Senior-Level/Advanced
- Regulatory & Compliance
- Marketing Strategies & Tactics
- Global
- Case Studies
- Measurement
- Budgeting
- Exhibit Logistics & Planning
- Meeting & Event Planning
- Personal Development
Education Designed for Level of Experience
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Level 1: Recommended for those with 1-3 years of experience in healthcare exhibiting.
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Level 2: Recommended for those with 4-7 years of experience in healthcare exhibiting.
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Level 3: Recommended for those with 8+ years of experience in healthcare exhibiting.
Thank You to Our 2009 Annual Meeting Sponsors
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Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association 
Contact Us 1100 Johnson Ferry Rd. Ste. 300, Atlanta GA 30342
Tel: 404.252.3663 Fax: 404.252.0774 www.hcea.org www.healthcaremeetings.com