FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2010

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

ATLANTA — The Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association (HCEA) has released its list of the top 50 largest U.S. medical meetings held in 2009. The listed meetings include both actual and rounded attendance figures self-reported by the event organizers. Below are the top 10 medical meetings from the list:

Rank	Association Name	Total Attendance	Professional Attendance
1	Greater New York Dental Meeting	59,166	37,206
2	Radiological Society Of North America, Inc.	56,824	26,363
3	American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons	33,440	17,624
4	American Dental Association	32,000	20,000
5	Chicago Dental Society	31,333	16,644
6	Society For Neuroscience	30,581	25,794
7	FIME Intermed USA	30,306	n/a
8	American Society Of Clinical Oncology - Annual Meeting	29,600	23,500
9	Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society	27,627	12,766
10	Massachusetts Dental Society - Yankee Dental Congress	26,138	19,683

The top 50 largest medical meetings are ranked by reported total attendance, which measures all registered participants at a convention, including exhibitors. In the case of a tie, professional attendance is used to further determine the rank.

To see the full list visit www.hcea.org/research_top50.asp.

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