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There are times when every healthcare exhibitor has to face some tough questions.

  • "Am I exhibiting in the right medical conventions?"
  • "Are there ways my exhibit marketing program and personnel could be more effective?"
  • "How can I improve my overall medical convention marketing ROI?”
  • “Where is the industry going?”

It is that common desire to be effective at each healthcare convention or exhibition marketing opportunity that brings together companies big and small representing all facets of the healthcare industry, including: pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech, biomedical and healthcare product and service companies.

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

By joining HCEA, you and your organization will:

  • Increase the quality of your healthcare exhibit marketing strategies
  • Network with others in the healthcare convention and exhibition industry
  • Receive information to help justify your participation at healthcare meetings
  • Gain access to state-of-the-industry market trend research
  • 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
  • Earn a professional designation sanctioned by the industry

HCEA membership also provides many tangible benefits that are an invaluable return on investment:

  • 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 100 Index research reports.
  • HCEA State-of-the-Industry marketing trend reports.
  • Global healthcare convention trend research reports.
  • Discounts on attending industry events, like the HCEA Annual Meeting and the HCEA Convention Marketing Summit.
  • HCEA Edge, a monthly e-newsletter keeping HCEA members abreast of critical industry news, trends and research.  
  • Guidelines for U.S. Healthcare Conventions

HCEA membership can help you hit your target of healthcare exhibition marketing success. Corporate membership includes many benefits worth more than the low $595 annual membership fee. A one time $200 initiation fee will be added to all new memberships.

If you feel you've been missing the target, discover what your competition already knows. It doesn't cost to belong to HCEA - it pays!

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Who's A Regular Member?

HCEA's Regular member companies are a who's who of the industry's leading healthcare companies including pharmaceuticals, medical device, biotech, medical equipment, information systems and other healthcare product related companies.

Abbott Horizon Radiology and Affiliates
Accuray, Inc. Hospira Worldwide, Inc.
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. HRA Research
Aesculap, Inc. ImClone Systems Incorporated
Affymetrix, Inc. InnerWireless
Agfa Healthcare Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc.
Alcon Laboratories, Inc. Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Services L.L.C.
American Medical Systems, Inc. King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Amgen, Inc. Laerdal Medical Corp.
Arthrex Inc. Mead Johnson Nutritionals
AtriCure, Inc. MEDA Pharmaceuticals
B. Braun Medical, Inc. Medela, Inc.
Bard Access Systems Medical Communications Media
Bard Medical Division Medical Doctor Associates
Bard Peripheral Vascular Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
Basilea Pharmaceuticals MEDRAD, INC.
Baxter BioScience Medtronic, Inc.
Baxter BioSurgery Merck
Baxter Healthcare Corporation Medication Delivery Midmark Corporation
Bayer HealthCare Millennium Pharmaceuticals
BD Mission Pharmacal Company
Bioniche Pharma Nestle Healthcare Nutrition
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Novartis Consumer Health
Boston Scientific Novo Nordisk, Inc.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Olympus Surgical America
Cardinal Health Optos Inc.
Carestream Health, Inc. Ortho-McNeil Janssen Pharmaceutical Services
Celgene Corporation Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc.
Centocor Ortho Biotech Services, LLC Pfizer Inc.
Cephalon, Inc. Philips Medical Systems
Cerner Corporation ProAssurance
Chart, Ind. Procter & Gamble
CHG Healthcare Services Purdue Pharma L.P.
Coapt Systems Quidel Corporation
Codman/DePuy Spine, Johnson & Johnson Companies Reed Medical
CommGeniX Respironics
Community Health Systems (CHS) Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
ConvaTec Inc. Roche
Covidien Salient Surgical Technologies
Covidien - Imaging Solutions Sanofi Aventis
CPE Communications a member of The MJM Signature Group Sanofi Pasteur
CSL Behring Santarus
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. SAS Shoemakers
Davol Inc. Scanlan International, Inc.
DeRoyal Smith & Nephew - Endoscopy Division
DesignWrite Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics
Dey, L.P. Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Duke Clinical Research Institute St. Jude Medical
EKOS Corporation STERIS Corporation
Eli Lilly and Company Stryker
Elsevier Inc. - Saunders- Mosby Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America
Endo Pharmaceuticals The Joint Commission
Epic Systems Corporation The Medicines Company
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.
Forest Laboratories, Inc. UCB Pharma
Galderma Laboratories, LP Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc.
GE Healthcare Varian Medical Systems
Gen-Probe W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. - Medical Division
Genzyme Biosurgery Welch Allyn Inc.
Genzyme Corporation Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Zila Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
GlaxoSmithKline Zimmer Spine
Hill-Rom Zoll Medical Corporation
Hollister Incorporated
Hologic

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