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November 17, 2005
Boston, MA – M|C Communications will launch the first Pri-Med Conference & Exhibition in Japan in 2006, the company announced today. The Tokyo event is a joint venture between M|C Communications, a Boston- based producer of more than 150 Pri-Med medical education meetings annually, and E.J. Krause & Associates of Bethesda, MD. a leading international organizer of conferences and exhibitions.
“This is our first venture in Asia, and will serve as a base for extending world class medical education to physicians throughout the region,” John Mooney, chief executive of M|C Communications said. “Since 2003, we have expanded Pri-Med to Mexico, the UK and Ireland, and will introduce conferences in continental Europe and South America in 2006. Now the unmatched experience of E.J. Krause & Associates in managing successful events throughout Asia brings us the means to accelerate our growth across the Pacific Rim.”
“The program will offer a clinical curriculum, with the latest advancements in patient care and a special focus on the Japanese practitioner, developed and presented by Harvard Medical School in partnership with leading institutions in Japan,” Mooney said. The event also includes an exhibition of innovations in diagnostics, drug therapies, medical and information technologies.
E.J Krause & Associates, Inc. (E.J.K.) is one of the largest privately owned exhibition management companies in the United States. E.J.K. produces over 60 events annually and is recognized worldwide as a major organizer of exhibitions and conferences, with 11 offices across four continents. E.J.K.'s offices include México City, Beijing, Hong Kong, Düsseldorf, Paris, Tokyo, Moscow, Seoul, Madrid, St. Petersburg and Washington, DC.
M|C Communications LLC was founded in 1994 as a producer of continuing medical education conferences. The first program, Pri-Med, was held in 1995 and attracted 3,500 primary care practitioners. Today M|C produces more than 150 medical programs through live, print, and online channels in the US, Mexico, the UK and Ireland, attracting over 150,000 healthcare professionals annually. M|C, with offices in Boston, the United Kingdom, Ireland and a licensed affiliate, Live-Med®, in Mexico City, delivers audiences of engaged professionals by presenting world class education in accessible, efficient, and convenient formats that mirror the way clinicians choose to learn.
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