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How Will Medical Meetings Be Affected by the New Trump Administration?

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That said, medical meetings may be among the meetings most likely to be impacted. Among those peering into a crystal ball to attempt to pinpoint the future for medical meetings is Pat Schaumann, CMP, CSEP, DMCP, HMCC. If profits also lower as a result, so might budgets for medical meetings and congresses.

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New Event Tech Tools for June 2025

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Spotlight On Google I/O, the brands annual developer conference, took place May 20-21 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif.—and Submit your entries by Oct. 3 in categories like "Best Event Technology," "Best Use of AI at an Event," "Best Event App," "Best Virtual Environment," and many more.

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ASAE Survey: Associations Feel the Pain of Trump Actions

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The majority of respondents to a new pulse survey conducted by the American Society for Association Excellence (ASAE) reported negative impacts like reduced funding, decreased conference attendance, and complications surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

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Medical Meetings and the Trump Administration

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Trump prepares to take office, event organizers must consider the effects of his policies and appointments on the medical meetings industry. I’ve been getting many inquiries about the future of medical meetings under the new Trump administration. This may affect the budgets available for medical meetings and congresses.

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What U.S. Medical Meeting Planners Are Missing About Europe’s Updated Compliance Standards

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Understanding how MedTech Europe’s Conference Vetting System (CVS) is applied, and what it signals to sponsors and reviewers, is what will keep your meeting internationally accessible. medical meetings. medical meetings. CVS reviewers assess not only what a meeting offers, but how it is publicly positioned.

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The Authenticity Effect: How Being You Sparks Collaboration & Success

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Maybe it was that one conference you attended, where a speaker spoke to a part of you that you never even knew existed. In my earlier career, I planned more than 600 weddings (you could usually find me tearing up in the back as couples said their I Dos), then hundreds of corporate & nonprofit events, trade shows, and medical meetings.

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How to Plan Better Medical Meetings by the Numbers

Smart Meetings

Meet the Experts. Megan Finnell is director of meetings and conferences for Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and Timothy Simpson is brand and engagement chief strategist with Design Studio by Maritz Global Events. The post How to Plan Better Medical Meetings by the Numbers appeared first on Smart Meetings.