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AMWA-DVC Events

AMWA-DVC hosts educational meetings, with expert speakers and panel discussants, and networking events (view the list of our past activities). Go to Contact to send us your ideas about potential speakers, topics, and formats. ​Save the date for the following upcoming event:

  • AMWA-DVC 27th Annual Princeton Forum (Virtual) on Saturday, May 4, 2024 (10:00 am to 3:00 pm EDT)

Freelance Workshop
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27th Annual Princeton Forum (Virtual)

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Over 20 years of providing educational excellence in scientific writing and medical communications 

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Saturday, May 4, 2024, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm EDT

Program co-chairs: Dan Benau, PhD, and Kent Steinriede, MS

Format: This is a virtual meeting. We will email the Zoom meeting link to all the registrants soon after the 5 pm EDT closing of registration on Friday, May 3, 2024. Registrants will also have access to slides and handouts provided by the presenters.

Content: This information-packed virtual meeting comprises 5 plenary sessions led by experts:

  • So You Want to be a Regulatory Writer? Identifying Your Skills and Gaining Confidence (Lydia Morris, PhD, Senior Medical Writer, Novartis)

  • Strategies for Leading Successful Diversity Plans (Sowmya Nagarajan PhD, Director, Medical Writing, and Snow Zhang, PhD, Principal Medical Writer, Merck)

  • Medical Writing Technology Update (Dan Benau, PhD, Retired Professor of Biomedical Writing)

  • Developing Efficient Regulatory Submissions: The Critical Role of the Submission Lead (Mark Bowlby, PhD, Director Global Submissions, Certara)

  • Uses and Abuses of ChatGPT and Other AI (Erik Benau, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychology, SUNY at Old Westbury)

Cost: AMWA members $20, non-members $25, AMWA student/postdoc members Free

Registration: Register now! Registration will close at 5:00 pm EDT on Friday, May 3, 2024.

Forum agenda:

  • Coming soon

Questions? Send us an email.

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Past Events (2020-Present)

  • March 9, 2024: 22nd Annual Freelance Workshop (virtual) — Tips and Networking for Seasoned, New, and Aspiring Medical Writers and Editors

  • January 31, 2004: AMWA-DVC Mid-Winter Warm-Up Net Working Dinner Meeting, Harvest Boom Brewery & Cafe, New Brunswick, NJ

  • October 26, 2023: AMWA-DVC Networking Dinners at AMWA 2023 Conference in Baltimore, MD

  • September 22, 2023: AMWA-DVC at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA 

  • June 21, 2023: AMWA-DVC Annual Business, Professional Development, and Networking Dinner Meeting, Sandy Run Country Club, Oreland, PA

  • May 20, 2023: 26th Annual Princeton Forum (virtual)

  • March 11, 2023: 21st Annual Freelance Workshop (virtual) — Building Leadership Strategies & Approaches for Medical Writers and Editors

  • January 25, 2023: AMWA-DVC Mid-Winter Warm-Up Networking Dinner, Triumph Brewery, New Hope, PA

  • November 3, 2022: AMWA-DVC Networking Dinners at AMWA 2022 Conference in Denver, CO

  • October 15, 2022: AMWA-DVC at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA 

  • June 29, 2022: AMWA-DVC Annual Business Meeting and Summer Social (virtual) — included the educational panel discussion, "Pursuing Excellence in Medical Communications"

  • April 30, 2022: 25th Annual Princeton Forum (virtual)

  • March 12, 2022: 20th Annual Freelance Workshop (virtual) — Tips and Tools for Spring Cleansing and Expanding Your Freelance Business

  • January 5, 2022: Habits of Highly Effective Medical Writers — An AMWA-DVC Virtual Networking Event 

  • October 28, 2021: QUARANTINI 2.0 AMWA-DVC Virtual Networking Event 

  • July 15, 2021: Introduction to CME Screenwriting: Crafting the Virtual Patient Case Scenario (virtual) — A program co-hosted by AMWA-DVC and AMWA Mid-Atlantic Chapter

  • June 28, 2021: AMWA-DVC June Summer Social and Annual Business Meeting (virtual)

  • May 1, 2021: 24th Annual Princeton Forum (virtual)

  • March 13, 2021: 19th Annual Freelance Workshop (virtual) — Re-examining Your Freelance Toolbox: Updating Skills and Transitioning to Medical Writing

  • December 16, 2020: AMWA-DVC Bookworm's Holiday Networking Social (virtual)

  • October 21, 2020: AMWA-DVC "BYOB" QUARANTINI Happy Hour (virtual)

  • August 18, 2020: AMWA-DVC Summer Virtual Social 

Past Events (2020-Present)
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