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January 2, 2013
There are those conditions you hear about almost every day—heart disease, cancer, and others—and then there are those that are so rare most of us will never come across them. Such is the case with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a rare acquired stem cell disorder that affects only one or two people per million. Now, [...]
November 19, 2012
The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) Leadership Conference is the industry’s premier leadership development event, named as one of the top 100 such programs for women in the United States. Held annually in different cities, it is a multi-day conference delivering dynamic speakers, inspiring leadership stories, actionable skill development and opportunities to network with peers and [...]
October 3, 2012
On a stunning fall day along the Hudson River, with Lady Liberty and the New York City skyline as backdrops, the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center’s 4th Annual Celebrating Life & Liberty event was elevated to new heights with a thundering hour-long performance by the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Cancer [...]
June 27, 2012
Founded in 1994, BioNJ is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the climate for biotechnology in New Jersey. Each Spring, for the past three years, BioNJ has hosted its International BioPartnering Conference—a two-day session that attracts senior life science executives from global biotech and pharmaceutical companies, the funding community and entrepreneurs from the United States, [...]
June 4, 2012
In May of 2012, the New York Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA-NY) held its 25th annual Big Apple Awards, recognizing excellence in public relations and communications. For this special quarter-century celebration, PRSA-NY secured legendary news anchor Dan Rather as the keynote speaker. As always, The Charles Group would serve as the [...]
May 11, 2012
Each year, the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) Woman of the Year event honors the achievements of remarkable leaders in healthcare. May of 2012 marked the organization’s 23rd WOTY, celebrating Carolyn Buck of Luce of Ernst & Young as woman of the year, Michael Kaufman of Cardinal Health as honorable mentor, and Nancy Larsen of PAREXEL [...]
April 30, 2012
Each year, the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) hosts a city-wide conference for insurers and risk management professionals at different cities across the country. The event features educational sessions, keynote speakers, exhibits, networking and more. As a key industry event, attended by close to 20,000 people, it is both a highly educational and competitive [...]
March 26, 2012
Once every three years, a global insurance company client of The Charles Group hosts a conference for its senior leadership. Since this signature event involves 1,800 employees from around the world, the client opts to hold the event in two waves of 900 attendees each. Besides the obvious logistical challenge of managing meal functions and [...]
June 3, 2011
You would imagine, after traveling and planning dozens of events all year long, that Carol and Susan would love a well-deserved breather from their managing director posts at The Charles Group. But no. What do event planners do to stay fresh in their field? They go to an event presented just to educate and update [...]
June 2, 2011
As the official event planner for GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) physician marketing team, The Charles Group has traveled the world with their client, helping to educate healthcare professionals on the obesity epidemic and the company’s over-the-counter obesity drug, alli. This year’s International Congress on Abdominal Obesity (ICAO), of which GSK was a major sponsor, was held in [...]