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2012 Annual Mid-Atlantic Chapter Conference

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Registration Now Open!

You filled out the survey, and we listened....

The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Medical Writers Association is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2012 Chapter Conference on Friday, March 23, 2012 at the Hilton Garden Inn — Bethesda, Maryland.

• Pursuing an AMWA Certificate?
• Seeking regulatory writing skills?
• Looking for networking opportunities?
• Growing your freelance business?

This conference is for you! This year's format includes breakfast roundtables, credit workshops, AND open sessions — along with an interesting lunch presentation. Join medical writing professionals from Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and beyond for a full day of professional development.

Schedule At A Glance

• Friday, March 23, 2012
  • 7:00-9:00 Registration
  • 8:00-9:15 Breakfast Roundtables
  • 9:15-9:30 Break
  • 9:30-12:30 Morning Workshops/Open Session
  • 12:30-2:00 Buffet luncheon with guest speaker Juli Monroe, "How to Develop and Deliver and Effective Elevator Speech"
  • 2:00-5:00 Afternoon Workshops/Open Session
  • 5:00 Adjourn

Credit Workshops include:

• Tables and Graphs [ES/G] by Cindy Hamilton
• Fundamentals of Ethics and Practical Applications [RR] by Art Gertel
• Ethical Standards in Medical Publication [CP/EW/PH] by Cindy Hamilton
• Electronic Regulatory Submissions [RR/PH] by Art Gertel

Open Sessions include:

• Get the Project! Get the Job! Tailored Interviewing by Fran Daniel
• Successful Freelance Medical Writing: Bringing it All Together by Debra Gordon

Breakfast Roundtables include:

• Social Media Work$ - How?
• Medical Writing: Lessons Learned
• Needs Assessments for Continuing Medical Education
• Bench Scientist to Biomedical Writer
• Copyediting References & Figures
• Writing Meaningful Informed Consent Documents

SPACE IS LIMITED, SO REGISTER EARLY! Workshops, sessions, and roundtables will be filled on a first-registration basis.

The conference brochure and registration form is available on our website.

For more information contact Christine M. Rogers, Chapter Conference Coordinator at rogers.christie@gmail.com.