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.
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Let’s Go Back to Longwood! AMWA-DVC at Longwood Gardens. Saturday, September 26, 2026. Register now through Friday, September 25th at 5 pm ET!
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DVC Dine Around Event at Annual Conference: November 5, 2026; Online Registration Opens: October 1
Let’s Go Back to Longwood!
AMWA-DVC at Longwood Gardens
Saturday, September 26, 2026
12:00-4:00 pm ET
1001 Longwood Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Join us for lunch, networking, and socializing in a beautiful setting.
Registration will close at 5: 00 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 25
Please follow these important instructions:
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Longwood limits admission capacity and requires guests to make timed reservations.
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Purchase your tickets for September 26, 12:00 pm admission ASAP. Go to the Longwood website and click on Tickets on the top right. Please note that Longwood ticket sales are not transferable, and all sales are final.
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AMWA members may bring one adult guest.
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This year we plan to watch a fountain show together, so you may wish to bring a folding chair or blanket to spread on the lawn.
On-Site Agenda* will include:
12:00 to 12:15 pm = Meet in garden outside the Longwood cafeteria, receive gift cards
12:30 to 1:30 pm = Lunch and brief program
1:45 pm = Leave our folding chairs or blankets in the fountain garden
2:00 to 3:00 pm = Garden Tours
3:10 pm =Gather for show in the fountain garden
4 pm = Farewells
*Subject to change due to inclement weather
All registrants will receive an email with last-minute details on Friday evening, September 25.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Laura Sheppard and Don Harting
Program Co-Chairs
Past Events (2020-Present)
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AMWA-DVC June 2026 Business Meeting: June 18, 2026, 6-8 pm; Cranbury Inn, 21 South Main Street, Cranbury, NJ
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AMWA-DVC Princeton Forum: Virtual, Saturday, May 2, 2026
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AMWA-DVC PA Spring Fling: April 30, 2026, 6-8 pm; The Hattery Stove & Still, 18 W. State Street, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
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April 22, 2026: AMWA-DVC NJ Spring Fling 2026, Chevy's Fresh Mex-Linden Location, 150 S. Stiles St., Linden, NJ
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March 14, 2026: 24th Annual Freelance Workshop: Thriving in the Evolving Freelance Medical Communications Marketplace, Alloy Hotel, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
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February 4, 2026: 2026 Mid-Winter Warm Up PA Event, The Churchville Inn, 1500 Bustleton Pike, Southampton, PA 18966
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November 6, 2025: AMWA-DVC Annual Conference Dine Around Event, The Arrogant Butcher, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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September 27, 2025: 2025 AMWA-DVC Longwood Gardens Networking Event, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
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June 25, 2025: AMWA-DVC Business and Networking Dinner Annual Meeting, The Farmer's Daughter Restaurant, Blue Bell, PA
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May 28, 2025: AMWA-DVC Spring Fling Networking Dinner Meeting, The Farm & Fisherman Tavern, Cherry Hill, NJ
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May 3, 2025: 28th Annual Princeton Forum (Virtual) —Crossroads and New Directions in Medical Writing
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March 8, 2025: 23rd Annual Freelance Workshop (hybrid) — Staying Competitive in a Crowded Marketplace: Building Your Freelance Business, The Alloy Hotel, King of Prussia, PA
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March 7, 2025: AMWA-DVC Networking Dinner Before the Freelance Workshop, True Food Kitchen, King of Prussia, PA
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February 6, 2025: AMWA-DVC Midwinter Warm Up Networking Dinner, Chevys Fresh Mex, Linden, NJ
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October 24, 2024: AMWA-DVC Networking Dinner at AMWA 2024 Conference in New Orleans, LA
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June 19, 2024: AMWA-DVC Annual Business and Networking Dinner Meeting, Sandy Run Country Club, Oreland, PA
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May 4, 2024: 27th Annual Princeton Forum (virtual)
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March 9, 2024: 22nd Annual Freelance Workshop (virtual) — Tips and Networking for Seasoned, New, and Aspiring Medical Writers and Editors
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January 31, 2004: AMWA-DVC Mid-Winter Warm-Up Net Working Dinner Meeting, Harvest Boom Brewery & Cafe, New Brunswick, NJ
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October 26, 2023: AMWA-DVC Networking Dinners at AMWA 2023 Conference in Baltimore, MD
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September 22, 2023: AMWA-DVC at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
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June 21, 2023: AMWA-DVC Annual Business, Professional Development, and Networking Dinner Meeting, Sandy Run Country Club, Oreland, PA
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May 20, 2023: 26th Annual Princeton Forum (virtual)
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March 11, 2023: 21st Annual Freelance Workshop (virtual) — Building Leadership Strategies & Approaches for Medical Writers and Editors
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January 25, 2023: AMWA-DVC Mid-Winter Warm-Up Networking Dinner, Triumph Brewery, New Hope, PA
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November 3, 2022: AMWA-DVC Networking Dinners at AMWA 2022 Conference in Denver, CO
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October 15, 2022: AMWA-DVC at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
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June 29, 2022: AMWA-DVC Annual Business Meeting and Summer Social (virtual) — included the educational panel discussion, "Pursuing Excellence in Medical Communications"
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April 30, 2022: 25th Annual Princeton Forum (virtual)
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March 12, 2022: 20th Annual Freelance Workshop (virtual) — Tips and Tools for Spring Cleansing and Expanding Your Freelance Business
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January 5, 2022: Habits of Highly Effective Medical Writers — An AMWA-DVC Virtual Networking Event
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October 28, 2021: QUARANTINI 2.0 AMWA-DVC Virtual Networking Event
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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
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June 28, 2021: AMWA-DVC June Summer Social and Annual Business Meeting (virtual)
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May 1, 2021: 24th Annual Princeton Forum (virtual)
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March 13, 2021: 19th Annual Freelance Workshop (virtual) — Re-examining Your Freelance Toolbox: Updating Skills and Transitioning to Medical Writing
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December 16, 2020: AMWA-DVC Bookworm's Holiday Networking Social (virtual)
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October 21, 2020: AMWA-DVC "BYOB" QUARANTINI Happy Hour (virtual)
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August 18, 2020: AMWA-DVC Summer Virtual Social