HCEA Top 50 Largest Medical Meetings in the U.S.

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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 healthcare events reported to the Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association (HCEA) taking place during 2010 in the United States. Rank is determined by total reported attendance, which is all registered participants at a convention, including exhibitors. In the case of a tie, professional attendance is used to further determine the rank. Reported figures include both actual and rounded attendance figures, which are self-reported 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 worlds largest repository of healthcare convention and exhibit data. Printable Version Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Association Name Attend Total Attend Prof 34,637 27,190 36,626 26,600 26,393 22,054 14,716 13,846 22,674 18,737 13,615 15,929 17,468 10,909 14,790 17,721 13,949 13,500 12,848 13,576 13,872 11,475 15,000 10,098 11,572 8,734 n/a 11,520 10,963 8,153

Greater New York Dental Meeting 58,135 Radiological Society Of North America 58,044 FIME 47,125 American Society Of Clinical Oncology - Annual Meeting 32,700 Society For Neuroscience 31,975 Chicago Dental Society 31,373 American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 29,165 Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society 27,855 Massachusetts Dental Society - Yankee Dental Congress 26,792 California Dental Association - Anaheim 26,166 American Dental Association 25,605 American Academy Of Ophthalmology 24,596 American Heart Association: Scientific Sessions 22,247 American Association For Clinical Chemistry - Clinical Lab 21,299 Expo Hinman Dental Society 21,275 American Society Of Hematology 21,163 Digestive Disease Week 20,609 Institute Of Food Technologists 20,000 American College Of Cardiology 19,467 American Society of Health System Pharmacists 17,892 American Diabetes Association 17,180 American Urological Association, Inc. 17,168 American Association For Cancer Research 17,000 Pittsburgh Conference On Analytical Chemistry & Applied 16,876 Spectroscopy California Dental Association - San Francisco 16,064 American Association of Orthodontists 15,357 Biotechnology Industry Organization - International 15,322 Convention & Exhibition American Society Of Anesthesiologists 15,144 American College of Rheumatology 14,360 North American Veterinary Conference 14,251

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American Thoracic Society - International Conference Western Veterinary Conference American College Of Surgeons American Public Health Association American College Of Obstetricians & Gynecologists American Society of Nephrology - Kidney Week American Psychological Association Experimental Biology American Psychiatric Association Heart Rhythm Society - Scientific Session American College Of Emergency Physicians - Scientific Assembly American Dietetic Association National Athletic Trainers' Association American Osteopathic Association American Association Of Critical-Care Nurses TCT: Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics American Academy Of Family Physicians American Veterinary Medical Association Association Of Perioperative Registered Nurses Medtrade

13,725 13,515 13,065 13,000 13,000 12,785 12,743 12,170 12,000 11,936 11,745 11,642 11,412 10,535 10,500 10,366 10,086 10,000 9,702 9,477

11,859 8,497 8,179 11,725 3,643 10,125 9,276 11,768 11,000 7,445 7,099 9,052 8,186 7,103 7,524 6,920 4,015 5,010 4,917 5,601

Note: The list has been updated to reflect an event from combined organizations.

How does this compare to last year? In 2010, the average total attendance for the top 50 healthcare meetings was 19,512, representing a 5.1 percent increase from 2009. Similarly, average reported professional attendance was 13,227, a 7.2 percent increase from 2009. Notably, six of the top 15 healthcare meetings are dental related with the Greater New York Dental Meeting retaining it's top position for the second year in a row. Attendance changes can vary greatly from year to year for most healthcare associations based on the economy, education draw, event location and the number of attendees who participate from outside the U.S. The increases in attendance by the Top 50 are not necessarily a leading indicator for how all medical meetings fared, however the Top 50 represent some of the world's leading events specialized within their respective clinical or therapeutic areas. Top 50 trends and overall medical convention and exhibit trends will be presented at the 2011 HCEA Annual Meeting during the HCEA State of the Industry education session. For questions regarding the Top 50, contact HCEA's Frank Skinner.

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