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The HCEA Top 50 Largest U.S. Medical Meetings

The following HCEA Top 50 medical meeting list was compiled based on all reported healthcare conventions reported to the Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association (HCEA) taking place in 2007 in the United States.  

Ranking Criteria
The top 50 largest medical meetings are ranked by total reported attendance, which is all registered participants at a convention, including exhibitors. In the case of a tie, professional attendance, which is all non-exhibitor attendance, is used to further determine the rank. These meetings are reported for 2007 and include both actual and estimated attendance figures. This is self-reported information provided by the event organizers.

HCEA is a not-for-profit organization representing healthcare convention and exhibition organizers and healthcare exhibitors. HCEA has been collecting medical convention and exhibition data for over 50 years and maintains the world’s largest repository of healthcare convention and exhibit data.

Rank
Association Name
Total Attendance
Professional Attendance
1
Radiological Society Of North America, Inc.
61,980
27,846
2
Greater New York Dental Meeting
60,000
45,000
3
American Dental Association
47,047
37,847
4
Chicago Dental Society
33,762
24,277
5
American Society Of Clinical Oncology
33,700
26,000
6
Society For Neuroscience
32,000
28,000
7
American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons
31,325
14,465
8
American Academy Of Ophthalmology
29,171
18,691
9
California Dental Association - Spring
27,305
22,238
10
American College Of Cardiology
26,184
15,018
11
American Heart Association - Scientific Sessions
25,995
18,391
12
Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society
24,081
n/a
13
Hinman Dental Society
23,152
18,337
14
Biotechnology Industry Organization - International Convention & Exhibition
23,000
n/a
15
Pittsburgh Conference On Analytical Chemistry & Applied Spectroscopy
22,213
n/a
16
Institute Of Food Technologists
22,000
10,000
17
American Society Of Hematology
20,474
16,122
18
Digestive Disease Week
20,435
16,929
19
American Association For Clinical Chemistry
20,000
14,000
20
Clinical Lab Expo
20,000
13,000
21
Medtrade
20,000
12,000
22
American Society Of Anesthesiologists
19,473
11,000
23
American Diabetes Association
18,395
14,195
24
American Academy Of Dermatology
17,000
8,350
25
American Thoracic Society - International Conference
16,000
12,000
26
American Psychological Association
15,210
12,000
27
American Urological Association, Inc.
15,003
8,766
28
Florida International Medical Expo
15,000
n/a
29
Society For Surgery Of The Alimentary Tract
15,000
14,000
30
American Association For Cancer Research
15,000
11,889
31
North American Veterinary Conference
15,000
n/a
32
American Academy Of Family Physicians
14,769
5,261
33
American Chemical Society - Spring National Exposition
14,605
13,331
34
American Public Health Association
14,200
13,500
35
American Chemical Society - Fall National Exposition
14,000
12,000
36
American College Of Rheumatology
14,000
11,000
37
American Society For Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics
14,000
n/a
38
American Society Of Nephrology
13,960
11,161
39
Experimental Biology
13,000
12,000
40
Texas Dental Association
13,000
10,000
41
American Society Of Cataract & Refractive Surgery & American Society Of Ophthalmic Administrators
13,000
7,000
42
American College Of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
13,000
4,200
43
American Dietetic Association
13,000
n/a
44
Association Of Perioperative Registered Nurses
12,955
6,261
45
American Academy Of Neurology
12,681
9,496
46
Florida Dental Association
12,000
n/a
47
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
12,000
10,000
48
Heart Rhythm Society - Scientific Session
12,000
8,000
49
American College Of Surgeons
11,266
6,577
50
American Association Of Critical-Care Nurses
10,881
6,861

2007 HCEA Top 50 Largest U.S. Medical Meetings