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Print Edition StoriesFriday, August 7, 2009
Inside Meetings & Conferences
A look at New England tech trade shows and conventions
By Mass High Tech staff
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The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is in Boston this weekend with an expected gathering of 2,500 people for its Pharmacy & Technology Conference at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
Key themes for the conference include health care reform, with a keynote address by former U.S. Senate majority leader Tom Daschle, approval for generic biopharmaceuticals, innovative practices in medication adherence, trends affecting the pharmacist work force, and Web 2.0.
Exhibitors are expected to include pharmaceutical manufacturers, health care service providers, home health care and over-the-counter product suppliers, pharmacy business support services, and technology vendors demonstrating products and applications.
The event runs Aug. 8-11. For information: http://meetings.nacds.org/rxconference/2009/index.cfm
Also kicking off this weekend is GovEnergy 2009, which bills itself as the federal government’s “premier energy training workshop and trade show.” The event runs Aug. 9-12 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. Exhibit hall space is sold out, and online registration is closed, but onsite registration is available.
Attendees are expected to include federal facility managers, federal energy coordinators, federal procurement officials, state and local government officials, utility and energy service companies, equipment manufacturers, and energy management service providers. Themes include energy trends, legislation, contracting, demand response, energy audits and sustainability.
Speakers include Cathy Zoi, assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy for the U.S. Department of Energy; Dan Amon, senior adviser for energy, planning and review for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; executives from the U. S. Department of Defense and U.S. General Services Administration; and humorist Jimmy Tingle.
For more information: http://www.govenergy.com/index.php
Cleantech Forum XXIII will focus on the latest clean tech investment boom, one that is driven by an emphasis on capital efficiency and an engagement with government, which the organizers say is the single largest investor in clean tech. The forum, scheduled for Sept. 8-10 at the Boston Convention Center is themed “The Second Cleantech Investment Boom: Aligning Enterpreneurship with Government Stimulation.”
With an expected attendence of 450, the conference pulls together CEOs, investors, scientists, policy-makers and other industry pioneers in the clean tech space to examine the challenges cleantech entrepreneurs face. It is one of five annual events organized worldwide by the Cleantech Group.
The keynote speaker will be Matt C. Rogers, senior advisor for Recovery Act implementation for the U.S. Department of Energy. Other speakers include Nick d’Arbeloff, president of the New England Clean Energy Council; Ian Bowles, Massachusetts secretary of energy and environmental affairs; Vicky Sharpe, president and CEO of Sustainable Development Technology Canada; Tom Cain, managing Partner at SAIL Venture Partners; Kurt Faulhaber of Macquarie Funds Management; Jamie Kiggen, senior managing director of the Blackstone Group; and Scott Voss, principal of HarbourVest.
For more information: http://cleantech.com/cleantechforum/boston09/
The Heart Failure Society of America will hold its 13th annual scientific meeting at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston Sept. 13-16, addressing topics such as controversies surrounding heart failure, the evolving role of remodeling, fibrosis and biomarkers in heart failure, concepts of microRNA in a failing heart and heart failure genomics.
The expected 2,500 attendees represent a mix of pharmaceutical companies, physicians and hospitals.
For information: http://www.hfsa.org/annual_meeting.asp
Electronic health records deployment will be the focus for Health Mart 2009: A Stimulus for EHR Deployment on Oct. 6 at the DCU Center in Worcester. The one-day trade show and conference brings together physicians, practice administrators, office managers and other professionals with companies working in the electronic health records space and other healthcare product vendors.
Organized by the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium, the event runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Speakers include Ray Campbell, CEO of the health data consortium; William Kessler of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Boston Regional Office; Fran Hinckley, CIO of Hebrew Senior Life; Debra Rogers, executive director of Shapiro Cardiovascular Center; Barbara Spivak, president of Mount Auburn Hospital; and Micky Tripathi, executive director of the Massachusetts e-Health Collaborative.
For more information: http://mhdc.memberlodge.org/
The DCU Center will host the 5th Annual Northeast Shingo Prize Conference, Oct. 7-8.
The Shingo Prize recognizes business excellence, and was established to create increased awareness, development, and implementation of lean manufacturing principles and techniques. Organizers say the goal of the North American Shingo Prize is to make manufacturing facilities and other industries more competitive in the global marketplace.
In the Northeast region, the program is administered by GBMP Inc. The region is comprised of 11 states: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland.
In addition to the awards on Thursday evening, the program includes a two-day conference. Themes include Kaizan thinking, employee involvement in LEAN manufacturing and sustaining continuous improvement.
In 2008, companies receiving Shingo prioze medallions included: Lycoming Engines, Williamsport, PA.(Silver); Raytheon Integrated Air Defense Systems, Andover (Silver), Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Chicopee (Bronze); Extrusion Technology, Randolph (Bronze); and HID Global, North Haven, Conn. (Bronze).
For information: http://www.neshingoprize.org/about-the-shingo-prize.html
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