Tag: Conference
Essentially Women hosts mix of live, on-demand sessions
October 6, 2020HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa - Essentially Women will host its annual conference virtually in 2021. The Focus: The EW (Virtual) Conference will host eight live sessions Jan. 25-28, and more on-demand sessions Jan. 29-Feb. 28. “We made the tough decision to go virtual this year,” said Nikki Jensen, vice president of Essentially Women. “We would much prefer to meet in-person, but due to COVID-19, we knew it would be in the best interest of all participants if this year's conference were virtual.”...
Numotion holds mid-year event
September 18, 2020HME News Staff
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - Numotion recently held its first “Mid-Year National Leadership Conference” for all employees. The goal of the conference was to reflect on the past six months and the various dynamics that have impacted the company's customers, team and communities. The conference, which was streamed to all employees, featured opening comments from CEO Mike Swinford and updates from other members of the management team. It also included an awards presentation, a TED Talk from social...
MAMES virtual event gains steam
August 21, 2020Liz Beaulieu, Editor
DULUTH, Minn. - With its annual events bringing in a “huge chunk” of revenues each year, MAMES has decided to go big with a virtual conference this fall.
MAMES opened up its 2020 Midwest Conference & Exhibit Hall, scheduled for Oct. 6-9, to other associations and so far 13 covering at least 28 states have signed on.
“If a state association wants to be part of it, we'll give them a stipend for every one of their member companies that registers,” said Rose...
MAMES transitions to virtual event in fall
July 23, 2020HME News Staff
DULUTH, Minn. - The Midwest Association for Medical Equipment Services has announced its 2020 Midwest Conference & Exhibit Hall will take place virtually Oct. 6-9. “The surging numbers of COVID-19 and the current social distancing and safety guidelines now in place preclude us from holding this event in a live setting,” said Rose Schafhauser, executive director. The event will include management and staff level training spread out over the course of four days, with rotating morning and...
'See' you in September
June 22, 2020Liz Beaulieu, Editor
We made the decision to transition the HME News Business Summit in September to a virtual event pretty early on during the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition to the uncertainty that faces us in the fall, we knew that if we didn't have a face-to-face event, we wanted to give ourselves enough time to plan a virtual event that wasn't just an afterthought.
With the gracious approval of our sponsors (thank you Brightree, Fischer & Paykel, Allegiance Group, TIMS Software, Sunset Healthcare Solutions, Prochant...
Medtrade Spring transitions to Medtrade West
February 26, 2020HME News Staff
PHOENIX - Medtrade Spring will become Medtrade West and move from Las Vegas to Phoenix in 2021, show organizers have announced.
Organizers made the changes after a lengthy analysis of a survey conducted by an outside firm.
“Las Vegas has continued to be expensive for us as a show producer, as well as for attendees and exhibitors,” said Mark Lind, show director. “Phoenix showed up as one of the cities of interest in our survey, and it's a great city to host a tradeshow.”
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December 6, 2019HME News Staff
LAS VEGAS - The deadline for Medtrade Spring Early Rates is coming up: Dec. 7. The event, March 3-5, will again take place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. Early Rates are $50 for an Expo Pass and $199 for a conference pass. “Medtrade Spring is a bit earlier in the new year than in the past, and that has several advantages,” said Mark Lind, show director, Medtrade Spring. “There is no conflict with March Madness, spring break or Easter, and attendees get a quicker chance to...
RESNA highlights busy RehabWeek2019
July 3, 2019HME News Staff
TORONTO - RESNA doled out a bevy of awards during its annual conference—part of RehabWeek 2019, June 24-28 in Toronto— including naming the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) as the recipient of the RESNA Leadership Award.
The honor recognizes a company, agency or organization for significant contributions to the field of assistive technology and rehabilitation engineering, and for supporting and recognizing RESNA and its mission of promoting access to AT for people...
NCART, NRRTS announce Gabe Adams as keynote
March 5, 2019HME News Staff
ARLINGTON, Va. - NCART and NRRTS have released a detailed schedule for their 2019 National CRT Leadership and Advocacy Conference, May 1-2 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel. The conference keynote will be Gabe Adams, who was born without limbs. He will share his story and discuss his motto: “No limbs. Just a Smile for Miles.” Other speakers include Peter Thomas and Henry Claypool on “Medicare Sets the Tone”; Marge Gustas and Joe Clark on “Holding Medicaid...
Medtrade Spring: First time exhibitors, Early Rates
February 19, 2019HME News Staff
Medtrade Spring show organizers report about 40 first time exhibitors will be at the expo this year. “Companies are seeing opportunities in the DME industry,” said Kevin Gaffney, vice president and group show director. “They also see value in the exposure that is possible at Medtrade Spring.” First time exhibitors include United Medical Credit, an Irvine, Calif.-based provider of medical loans, and Sleep 8 Inc., a Brentwood, Tenn.-based maker of a CPAP sanitizer. Medtrade...