Pat Friedlander
HCEA award goes to Pat Friedlander
TAMPA, Fla. — Pat Friedlander, president of Word-Up! of Chicago, was presented with the Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association Distinguished Service Award during the 2009 HCEA Annual Meeting June 13–16 in Tampa.
The award, HCEA’s highest form of recognition, recognized Friedlander’s nearly 20 years of service to the healthcare convention marketing and exhibitions industry and her dedication to HCEA.
 Since joining HCEA in 1990, Friedlander has actively served on HCEA’s Annual Meeting Committee, contributing significantly to HCEA’s curriculum development, and has presented educational workshops at HCEA educational meetings including sessions focused on global exhibiting issues. In addition, she has served on HCEA’s Marketing and Public Relations Committee and Exhibitors Advisory Council, and writes numerous articles for HCEA.
Friedlander has also written articles for a variety of other convention industry and healthcare publications, has served on advisory councils for convention industry associations and has presented educational sessions at industry events.
HCEA established the award to recognize those who have made major contributions to the association and/or the healthcare convention marketing and exhibitions industry throughout the years.
The award is not necessarily presented every year, but only when HCEA’s Nominating Committee and Board of Directors determine an eligible candidate.
HCEA is the only association solely dedicated to improving the effectiveness of all conventions, meetings and exhibitions for the healthcare industry. HCEA represents organizations involved in healthcare exhibitions and conventions.
Miguel Neves
SYNAXIS Meeting & Events awards inaugural MPI Foundation Student Scholarship
 FRANKFURT, Germany — SYNAXIS Meetings & Events announced that Miguel Neves of the London office is the inaugural recipient of the MPI Foundation Student Scholarship Award.
This award marks the newly consummated global partnership between IMEX and the MPI Foundation, a reflection of both organizations’ commitment to supporting young talent and providing opportunities for personal and professional development for future industry leaders.
The prize was awarded to Neves as the winner of the 'International University Challenge', where each student attending the IMEX Future Leaders Forum is invited to put together a bid for a gala dinner at an MPI event of their choice. The bids are judged on the bases of their creativity, detail, sustainability, marketability and presentation. The contenders must present their bid on stage in front of a live jury, first at their regional MPI event and subsequently present an extended version of their bid for the final challenge at the IMEX Exhibition in Frankfurt.
Neves’s winning bid proposed an MPI European Meetings and Events Conference for 2014 to be held in his hometown of Estoril, Portugal, at the Estoril Congress Centre (the recipient of the 2009 IMEX Green Exhibitor Award). The gala dinner involves beach front canapés followed by a sailing excursion on board 16th century "caravela" replicas. The guests are then welcomed to Portugal's most prestigious monastery (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos) where a typical feast of the period awaits them. Entertainment is provided during the meal by several jesters, musicians and artists, followed by a guest speaker who will tell attendees of historic meetings that changed the world and how the meetings of today will change the future. The evening ends with a "Fado" by world renowned music star Mariza.
For Neves, this award represents the culmination of two years of a conscious effort to learn and grow within the meetings industry. He is currently a full time member of the SYNAXIS team, overseeing the London office. He is also involved with MPI’s United Kingdom chapter, serving on the membership committee, and will be involved in all local efforts for MPI to further recruit and engage their student members.
In his own words, "my journey over the past two years has been truly amazing and I owe much of that to MPI and IMEX. I am in the process of completing my masters degree and I now have a job that I love which involves planning meetings and events on both sides of the Atlantic.”
Charles Massey, CMP, Founder and CEO of SYNAXIS Meetings & Events, said “I am extremely pleased and proud that Miguel received the inaugural MPI Foundation Student Scholarship Award. I initially met Miguel at the MPI European Meetings and Events Conference in London in 2008, where he was a student volunteer, then subsequently offered him a summer internship in 2008. I am both personally and professionally proud of Miguel’s accomplishments, which once again proves that the students that we mentor are indeed our future leaders.”
Lauren Banks
PRA Destination Management, Chicago appoints new national sales manager
 CHICAGO — PRA Destination Management Chicago, a leader in destination management services, announced the appointment of Lauren Banks as the company's new National Sales Manager, according to Clara DeBortoli, general manager of PRA Chicago.
Bank's primary focus is to promote the unique DMC services PRA Chicago offers its clientele, as well as to help position the company for strategic growth opportunities in the Chicago region.
“We are very excited to have Ms. Banks on board. Her professional background and experience will bring a fresh perspective to our sales efforts,” said PRA Chicago President Hanson Ansary.
Banks brings valuable expertise from a range of marketing and sales positions. Her most recent designation as the national sales manager for a Chicago event planning company afforded her with meaningful strategic sales experience. Banks brings years of account management experience from her tenure with an advertising and event planning agency, where she coordinated multiple client accounts including private sector businesses, law firms, financial institutions and public sector clients such as state and city government.
“I am excited to embark on this new career opportunity with PRA Chicago and help to grow the PRA business,” said Banks.
Banks obtained a Master’s Degree in Advertising and Public Relations Management from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Advertising from Bradley University in Peoria, Ill.
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July 29, 2009 11:57 PM
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