Bend, OR., August 14, 2007— EventMingle today announced it has been selected as the official online social networking application for the 2007 Disease Management Leadership Forum (DMLF) and DMAA-NAM Integrated Care Summit, Sept. 16 to 19, 2007, at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.
The DMLF, Sept. 16 and 17, and the Integrated Care Summit, which the Disease Management Association of America (DMAA) and National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) will host Sept. 17 to 19, are the premier education and exhibit events in wellness, prevention and chronic care. The clinically focused DMLF will include educational sessions in key topic areas, such as new technologies, public programs and health care disparities, and keynote speeches by former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, MD, Intel. Corp. Board Chair Craig Barrett, and others.
The DMAA-NAM Integrated Care Summit will feature some of the nation’s top employers, who will discuss their successful strategies to bring wellness, prevention and chronic condition management programs to the workplace. NAM President and CEO John Engler will open this special event with a joint keynote speech for the Summit and DMLF Sept. 17.
For the DMLF and Summit, EventMingle has created a custom online community for attendees, speakers and exhibitors to improve networking among participants, scheduling and task management. EventMingle offers participants these features:
• Matching and Collaboration Tools – EventMingle will match attendees, speakers and exhibitors based on their personal profile and goals for the event. EventMingle promotes networking among all participants.
• Internal E-mail System – Attendees, speakers and exhibitors will use EventMingle's built-in e-mail system to communicate without revealing personal contact information.
• Advanced Search Features - Participants can search for people based on location, title and interests. Attendees also can meet other people who plan to attend a specific conference session or Exhibitor. Exhibitors can connect with attendees interested in their specific products and services, find Speakers who are covering their products and can also identify other Exhibitors who would make a good business partner.
• Detailed Online Exhibitor Directory - Exhibitors can publish extended information, including a searchable product directory, current news releases and scheduled booth events. Exhibitors also can give attendees the ability to schedule appointments with booth personnel.
• Press Center - Attendees can use the EventMingle portal to view all recent news releases from exhibiting companies.
• Message Forums - The message forums allow people to discuss exhibitors, news releases, products, special events, exhibitor giveaway items and job postings.
• The Daily Planner – Participants will create a detailed to-do list they can take with them to the event. EventMingle becomes attendees’ personal assistant in helping them get organized for the event before leaving for the airport.
“We’re pleased to offer EventMingle for a second year to our conference attendees, exhibitors and faculty,” DMAA President and CEO Tracey Moorhead says. “Our goal is to give our participants the best tools to enhance their experience and build relationships that will last long after the meeting ends. EventMingle helps us do that.”
“We’re very pleased to be working with the Disease Management Association of America again this year as they expand the scope of their conference to include leading employers and chronic care professionals. We’ve designed EventMingle to allow each of our participants to network online now, in order to facilitate more face-to-face introductions during the event. In addition, participants can make appointments with over 80 exhibitors and see which representatives from these companies will be attending this event. By giving everyone advance access to the registration list and making easy for them to network before arriving in Las Vegas will ensure everyone has a more productive time at this event. ” says Jim Harrer, Cofounder of EventMingle.
About DMAA
The Disease Management Association of America (DMAA), a non-profit membership association, represents all stakeholders in disease management and care coordination. DMAA promotes the role of disease management in raising the quality of care, improving health outcomes and reducing health care costs for individuals with chronic conditions. DMAA has more than 200 corporate and individual members representing all aspects of disease management and care coordination—disease management organizations, health plans, pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers, employers, health information technology innovators, physicians and others. Learn more by visiting DMAA online at www.dmaa.org.
About NAM
The National Association of Manufacturers is the nation’s largest industrial trade association, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the NAM has 11 additional offices across the country. Visit the NAM’s award-winning web site at www.nam.org for more information about manufacturing and the economy.
About EventMingle
EventMingle is the first Web-based, online social networking technology designed to cater to the tradeshow industry. EventMingle enables attendees, exhibitors and speakers to collaborate online prior, during and after the event. EventMingle improves networking among all participants while helping participants create an “action plan” prior to leaving for the event. EventMingle was launched in December 2005.
EventMingle is a wholly owned subsidiary of Specialty Match Network, a privately owned company based in Bend, Oregon. See http://www.SpecialtyMatch.com for more info.
For more info about EventMingle, contact Jim Harrer, 949-607-0980