Pricing and Resources

  • Full Associate Membership
    Multiple Contacts Price - $595
    ($200 initiation fee)
  • Full Associate Membership
    Single Contact Price - $299
    ($200 initiation fee)

Who finds HCEA valuable?

A small sample of Associate Member Organizations:

  • American Academy of Family Physicians
    American Academy of Ophthalmology
    American Academy of Pain Management
    American Academy of Sleep Medicine
    American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
    American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
    American College of Cardiology
    American College of Chest Physicians
    American College of Physicians
    American College of Rheumatology
    American Dental Association
    American Diabetes Association
    American Heart Association
    American Medical Group Association
    American Orthopaedic Society for Sports
    American Society for Microbiology
    American Society of Clinical Oncology
    American Thoracic Society
    American Urological Association
    Digestive Disease Week Administration
    National Association of Free Clinics
    National Athletic Trainers' Association
    New England Journal of Medicine
    Pri-Med M/C Communications
    Radiological Society of North America
    Southern Medical Association

HCEA Annual Meeting

HCEA Annual Meeting

Associate Membership - Resources You Can Use

NPI healthcare associations, exhibitors and PPACA compliance

NPI Numbers: Healthcare Associations, Exhibitors and PPACA Compliance

Most healthcare associations do not collect National Provider Identifier (NPI) information on their attendees that is now required by law for pharmaceutical and medical device companies to report. Being out of compliance can impact decisions on exhibiting and sponsorship, which is why medical associations and their exhibitors are looking for a solution now.
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Medical Meeting Trends

63% of Healthcare Exhibitors Expect their Budgets to Stay the Same or Increase

The number one challenge facing healthcare exhibitors in 2011 are regulatory and compliance issues. While 32% of healthcare exhibitors plan to decrease sponsorships, 12% say they will increase their exhibit size. Access the results now from "Where Next? An Update on How the Economy and Other Factors Will Influence Healthcare Convention Marketing."
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HCEA webcast, podcast on CMSS Code

Webcast: CMSS Code for Interactions with Companies 

Presenter:  Norman B. Kahn, Jr., MD, Executive Vice President & CEO, Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) 
In Spring 2010, CMSS released its "Code for Interactions With Companies." The voluntary code provides guidance that focuses on medical exhibits, educational grants and society CME, CME-accredited satellite symposia and non-CME informational and educational programs.  It governs healthcare associations like yours who agree to adhere to it.  Dr. Kahn examines the provisions of this code and how they relate to healthcare exhibitions. 
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healthcare association convention conference professional talk

What Are You Talking About? 

The hot topics discussed recently on the HCEA Association ListServe:

  • Requests by exhibitors to capture physicians' National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers
  • Contests, lotteries and giveaways in the healthcare exhibit hall - what is your approval process?
  • Electronic poster sessions vs. traditional poster board sessions
  • Exhibitors' showcase theaters
  • Sponsored product exclusivity 

Expert Presentations for Learning On the Go

Gain expert insight from the following presentations important to all medical association exhibit management professionals and sponsorship professionals.   

  • Revitalize Your Healthcare Exhibition to Support Your Mission:  Strategic Lessons From the Mall of America  
  • Measuring the Real Value of Meetings 
  • New Research on How Healthcare Professionals Engage With eMedia

Opportunities for Interactions with Healthcare Professionals Outside the Exhibit Hall

By Randy Bauler, CEM, Corporate Relations & Exhibits Director, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
Healthcare associations can offer and facilitate a variety of opportunities for industry and corporate healthcare organizations to reach and interact with their professional healthcare members and audiences outside the traditional exhibit floor experience. Read More 

Membership in HCEA benefits you, your organization and the entire healthcare convention and exhibition industry. Membership includes many benefits that are worth more than the annual membership fee.

Discover what your competition already knows. It doesn't cost to belong to HCEA - it pays! Full Associate Membership: $595 Associate Membership (single): $299. A one time $200 initiation fee will be added to all new memberships.

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