Join Last Night's Big Winners

Join last night's big winners with an award of your own by applying for the second annual Profiles of Excellence Awards!

The 2012 Profiles of Excellence Awards will recognize outstanding achievement by medical societies in the following categories:

• Advocacy
• Communications
• Education
• Membership
• President's Award (health and wellness promotion)

Winners receive a complimentary member registration to the 2012 AAMSE Annual Conference and will be recognized during the conference in the awards capital of the world, Los Angeles!

Don't miss out on your chance to gain the acknowledgement you deserve. Apply by March 9 and take home some hardware of your own!

Want to play a leading role in deciding the recipients of this year's awards? Submit your judging application by March 9.

And the winner is...in your hands!

Apply to serve as a judge for the
2012 Profiles of Excellence Awards

Interested in serving as a judge for the 2012 Profiles of Excellence Awards? Apply by March 9 and play a role in deciding whose name is read when that envelope is opened this July in Los Angeles! 

The Profiles of Excellence Awards pay tribute to medical societies that are making positive contributions among their membership and in their communities with creative and groundbreaking programs and campaigns. Winners will be recognized at the AAMSE Annual Conference, July 18-21 in Los Angeles. 

The Profiles of Excellence Awards are open to all AAMSE member organizations and will recognize one outstanding achievement in these five categories.

We want your help selecting the recipients for this year's awards!

In the judging application, you will be asked to rank your top choices of categories that you would like to judge. Once confirmed, your judging assignment(s) will be based on the preferences you indicated. 

Apply to serve today and help recognize the leaders in medical society management!

*Be sure to review the judging criteria before applying. 

If you have any questions regarding the 2012 Profiles of Excellence Awards, please contact Tristan Johnson at tjohnson@aamse.org or at (414) 221-9275.

ASI - Exhibitor Announced

We'd like to thank Advanced Solutions International (ASI) for their continued support and commitment to AAMSE and the 2012 Annual Conference.

ASI is the developer of iMIS and ProgressCRM software. iMIS is an upgradable software solution for managing associations, membership, not-for-profits and fundraising. It is the most widely used association software in the world with three times the global market share of the nearest solution.

Tara Healy │ 703-739-3100 │thealy@advsol.com

Show Some Love for Your Organization

This Valentine's Day, show your organization how much you care by nominating it for the second annual Profiles of Excellence Awards!

AAMSE would like to recognize your organization for the positive impact it has on its membership and community. Apply for the 2012 Profiles of Excellence Awards to receive the acknowledgment you deserve! AAMSE will recognize one organization's outstanding achievements in each of the following categories:

• Advocacy
• Communications
• Education
• Membership
• President's Award: Health Wellness Promotion 

For descriptions of each category, please click here. 

*Please note: Only current AAMSE member organizations qualify for the awards. 

Submit your application by March 9, 2012!

Want to help choose the winners of this year's awards? Apply to serve as a judge!

For full information on the award program, check out the Profiles of Excellence section on our website.

Happy Valentine's Day from AAMSE!

HEALTHeCAREERS - Gold Sponsor Announced

 

We'd like to thank HEALTHeCAREERS Network for their continued support and commitment to AAMSE and the 2012 Annual Conference.

HEALTHeCAREERS Network is the first and only true healthcare careers and recruitment Network. Joining the Network is risk-free, bringing more jobs and career content to your online career center, more benefits to members and more non-dues revenue to your organization. Stop by our table at the conference or visit HEALTHeCAREERS.com.

Browse through all of our current exhibitors and sponsors now.

Coming Soon...To a Conference for You

Lights, Camera, AAMSE!

The AAMSE Annual Conference will be the premiere event of 2012. From July 18-21 in Los Angeles, medical society executives and staff specialists will meet at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza to discuss important issues in medical society management.

We are excited to announce a per-conference Communications Workshop, The Media Revolution: How to Adapt to the Changing Communications Landscape with John Seigenthaler. Mr. Seigenthaler spent more than a decade at NBC News as a correspondent and anchor of NBC Nightly News Weekend Edition. Be sure to arrive early on Wednesday, July 18 to attend this not-to-miss workshop. Mr. Seigenthaler will then kick off the 2012 conference on Thursday with Embracing Change: New Ways to Reinvent Yourself/Organization.

Other general sessions will include:

Thursday
How to Succeed as Future Technologies Transform the Practice of Medicine with Dr. Peter Diamandis. Dr. Diamandis is Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, designing and launching large incentive prizes to drive radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity.

Friday
Matthew May is a feature expert for the American Express OPEN Forum, a senior lecturer at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Business, and author of several works including The Laws of Subtraction: 6 Simple Rules for Surviving and Thriving in the Age of Excess, due out fall 2012.

Saturday
Transforming Your Medical Society through Effective Physician Leadership with Dr. Susan Reynolds. Dr. Reynolds created the Physician Leadership Training Institute for the AMA, served on the White House Health Professionals Review Group from 1993-94 and is currently the President and CEO of The Institute for Medical Leadership.

Check the online schedule over the next few weeks as session titles are announced and speakers and descriptions are added.

Don't forget to book an aisle seat...and we'll see you at AAMSE!

Welcome to Sneak Preview

Just as Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel roused excitement about film during their biweekly show, Sneak Previews, we hope AAMSE’s Sneak Preview blog will do the same as we share updates with you about the 2012 Annual Conference – Lights, Camera, AAMSE! From session announcements to tidbits on interesting places you may want to visit while in and around Los Angeles, AAMSE's Sneak Preview will be your one-stop place for the latest information concerning the conference as well as tips to ensure you maximize your experience. 

“We’ll see you at AAMSE 2012!”