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MAXIMIZECONFERENCEINVESTMENT Conference Sponsors: Supporting Conference Attendees ■ By Tim Sosbe Many sponsors spend months preparing for the next event. 24 A n event like the 45th LTEN Annual Conference has many benefits for attendees, and not the least of those is the chance to connect with the life sciences training industry's top suppliers and potential partners. Each year, major organizations exhibit, speak and interact at the annual conference, taking advantage of the opportunities to connect with clients, meet potential new partners and position their personnel and products, services and solutions. As you might imagine, a mission that critical doesn't just happen. Conference sponsors spend considerable time and eﬀort planning their presence, building their booths and preparing for success. "Quantum is committed to healthcare and if you're going to be part of the ecosystem, you have to commit to the ecosystem," said Fred Marshall, CEO and founder of Quantum Learning, which has exhibited at the LTEN Annual Conference for about 15 years. "at's how we think of it. We believe in giving back because LTEN has been incredibly valuable for Conference sponsors spend considerable time and effort planning their presence, building their booths and preparing for success. Quantum. We meet amazing people. We like to form long-term partnerships. We think that's the best way to grow a business." Quantum isn't alone in viewing the annual conference as a multi-layered opportunity. Many sponsors spend months preparing for the next event. "We typically start planning about five months out, especially if we're looking at a new booth design/configuration," said Tracy Budge, director of corporate services for Red Nucleus, which has been a presence at LTEN conferences for nearly 20 years. "We typically have a core group of three to five team members involved in the planning, design and logistics - project manager, designer, programmer, editor and coordinator. We also keep leadership and our account managers in the loop throughout the process to ensure we incorporate their feedback and ideas." "It takes approximately 40-50 hours over the course of five months to plan for our participation at LTEN," said Nancy McMonigal, president of Locus, which is celebrating its 14th consecutive year at the LTEN conference this year. "is can include prepping our appointments with client meetings, prepping for any workshops we are doing, along with the booth needs. ere are three internal colleagues from our company that work on the LTEN participation." Qstream has been exhibiting at LTEN conferences since 2012, but they've already FOCUS | CONFERENCE PREVIEW 2016 | www.L-TEN.org http://www.L-TEN.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Focus Supplement 1 - Summer 2016

Focus Supplement 1 - Summer 2016
Welcome to the 45th LTEN Annual Conference
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Ad Index
Conference Agenda-At-A-Glance
Food, Fun & Friends: Making Connections in the Learning Village
Mel Robbins: Admit It: You're Not Fine
Sewa Beats: Communication in Leadership: Listening, Mindfulness and Music
Walter Bond: Peak Performing Training: Committed to Excellence
New GxP Track: Reaching More Life Sciences Trainers
Conference Sponsors: Supporting Conference Attendees
Learning Village Exhibit Hall Schedule
Learning Village Exhibit Hall Floorplan
LTEN Talks: Targeted Topics from Industry Experts
Get the App: Your Digital Conference Tool
Giving Back: The Pajama Program
LTEN Members: Why the Conference is a Must-Attend Event
5 Questions with Mary Myers
Focus Contacts

Focus Supplement 1 - Summer 2016