2008 AMWA Florida Chapter Conference Friday-Sunday, February 29-March 2, 2008 Embassy Suites Orlando Hotel Jamaican Court/International Drive Orlando, FL

The AMWA Florida Chapter Conference is designed to meet the wide range of needs of our members, from students to experienced medical communicators. We’re also honored to have 2 of AMWA’s finest workshop leaders—both Golden Apple recipients—joining us! We’re also pleased to have the Orlando Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication helping us with sessions, to broaden not only the scope of our program but also our community of colleagues.

You won’t want to miss this outstanding educational and networking opportunity!
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Friday, February 29
1:00-4:00 PM
BELS Certification Examination
For information on applying and registering for the examination, visit www.bels.org.

4:30-6:00 PM
Opening Symposium: How to Communicate More Persuasively on the Job
Dan Jones and Gail Lippincott, University of Central Florida
Symposium is free for all conference attendees with paid registration!

6:15-7:15 PM
AMWA/STC Meet and Greet

7:30 PM
Networking Dinner
(each individual pays for his or her own meal)

Saturday, March 1
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
AMWA Workshop: Essentials of Copyediting (EW) [#204]
Susan Aiello, DVM, ELS

AMWA Workshop: Writing Abstracts (EW/PH) [#221]
Flo Witte, PhD, ELS

9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Introduction to Pharmaceutical Marketing Materials
Carolyn Berg, MBA, Avansa Consulting LLC, Miami Beach, FL

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Writing for an International Audience
Nancy Hoft, Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
(lunch included in registration fee)

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
AMWA Workshop: Microediting (ADV) [#717]
AMWA Workshop: Tables and Graphs (G) [#111]

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Web 2.0 and Its Impact on Communication
Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler, Indianapolis, IN

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Getting Yourself Hired
Dalton Hooper, Words and Wit, Deltona, FL

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Networking Social

7:30 PM
Networking Dinner
(each individual pays for his or her own meal)

Sunday, March 2
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
AMWA Workshop: The Renal System (NC)
Susan Aiello, DVM, ELS

Click here for the registration brochure.

Questions? Send an e-mail to lori@editorialrx.com

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