FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2009

CONTACT: Jennifer Palcher-Silliman (404) 252-3663

ATLANTA – Medical meeting and healthcare convention marketing experts, speakers, industry leaders and others with the knowledge and experience to instruct healthcare convention marketing and exhibitions professionals are invited to propose educational sessions to the Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association (HCEA) for its 2010 Annual Meeting.

The 2010 Annual Meeting, which will be held June 26–29, in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, is themed “Big Challenge. Big Opportunity. Big Easy.” In addition, HCEA will be celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2010. The deadline for the submission of educational sessions is October 23, 2009.

HCEA’s Annual Meeting is the only educational conference in North America each year that focuses solely on the unique needs of both healthcare exhibit marketers and medical meeting organizers. Topics of particular interest to HCEA Annual Meeting attendees include research on industry trends, updates on state and federal marketing legislation, budgeting, globalization and results measurement. Proposed educational sessions should be targeted to healthcare convention and exhibit marketers, healthcare convention organizers and medical meeting planners.

For an official curriculum form, visit www.hcea.org or contact HCEA Headquarters at (404) 252-3663. All submissions will be considered by HCEA’s Annual Meeting Committee.

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