Discover What Your Competition Already Knows... It pays to belong to HCEA.

It’s not just a coincidence that every pharmaceutical company in the Fortune 500 is a member of HCEA. They know the benefits. And the benefits of being a Supporting Member are many, including a forum with the world’s leading healthcare exhibitors and medical convention organizers.

HCEA is a trade association whose Supporting Members are companies that provide products and services to the healthcare convention and exhibition industry. HCEA Regular Members are organizations that are actively involved as exhibitors at healthcare conventions and exhibitions. HCEA membership also includes Associate Members (healthcare associations).

By joining HCEA, you and your organization will:

• Be listed in HCEA's Directory, a publication used almost daily by healthcare convention and exhibit managers and other marketing professionals
• Have an opportunity to exhibit at HCEA's Annual Meeting and receive a discounted registration fee
• Demonstrate your interest in learning the needs of your client, the healthcare exhibitor
• Network with industry colleague, leaders and experts interested in the healthcare convention industry
• Learn solutions to industry-wide problems
• Increase your effectiveness, your expertise and your skills as an exhibit professional
• Save money by being updated on the latest developments and issues in the healthcare convention and exhibition industry
• Have healthcare specific representation on industry-wide councils

Access to Industry Market Research

• HCEA 100 Index research reports on the industry’s bellwether conventions.
• HCEA State-of-the-Industry marketing trend reports.
• Global healthcare convention trend research reports.

Informative Publications

• HCEA's Directory of Healthcare Meetings and Conventions -- a tremendous resource for planning future event strategies, the Directory contains information on approximately 2,000 medical meetings.
• The HCEA online directory at HealthcareMeetings.com – the web companion of the printed Directory containing information past, present and future on over 30,000 medical meetings and conventions.
• HCEA Advantage magazine, published annually containing the latest market research and industry trends and features
• AIP Alert newsletter, published bi-annually containing features on the latest trends between exhibitors and medical association show organizers
• Guidelines for U.S. Healthcare Conventions
• HCEA's monthly e-newsletter Inbox Informer will keep you informed about the latest news impacting healthcare conventions and exhibitions such as FDA news, PhRMA Code and more. Also, an entire section is devoted to Associate Members' upcoming meetings, giving your meeting much needed exposure.

Event Benefits

• Discounts on attending industry events, like the HCEA Annual Meeting and the HCEA Healthcare Convention Marketing Summit.
• Discounts for exhibiting at the HCEA Annual Meeting.

HCEA membership can help you hit your target of healthcare exhibition marketing success. Corporate membership includes many benefits worth more than the low $695 annual membership fee.

Discover what your competition already knows. It doesn't cost to belong to HCEA - it pays!

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