ATLANTA - The Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association (HCEA) has released the 103rd edition of its Directory of Healthcare Meetings and Conventions, which contains hundreds of pages listing healthcare meetings spanning the globe and covering every medical specialty. The Directory is a key reference that healthcare convention marketers use when planning their exhibit programs.

Pharmaceutical and medical device exhibit marketers, healthcare association exhibition managers and exhibit designers and builders all utilize the Directory, which has information on more than 2,300 organizations that will conduct healthcare conventions in 2004, 2005 and beyond. The meeting data include CME contacts, attendee and exhibitor profiles, Web sites, membership numbers, exhibit booth prices, estimated attendance and historical meeting information. The Directory also includes easy-to-use chronological, geographical, keyword and acronym indexes; complete contact information for HCEA's 700-plus member organizations; and a Yellow Pages-style guide to the latest products and services for the industry.

HCEA member organizations receive the Directory free with membership (extra copies for members are $69), and the price for non-members is $245.

For further details about the 103rd edition of the HCEA Directory or about HCEA, visit the HCEA Web site at www.hcea.org, or contact HCEA Headquarters at 404-252-3663, fax: 404-252-0774 or e-mail: hcea@kellencompany.com.

HCEA is the only association solely dedicated to improving the effectiveness of all conventions, meetings and exhibitions for the healthcare industry. HCEA represents more than 700 member organizations involved in healthcare exhibitions and conventions.

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