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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. â€‹â€‹â€‹

  • 2025 AMWA-DVC Business and Networking Dinner Annual Meeting was rescheduled to Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 5:30-8:30 pm EDT at The Farmer's Daughter Restaurant, Blue Bell, PA. Registration closed at 5:00 pm EDT on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

  • Save the date for the 2025 AMWA-DVC Return to Longwood Gardens Networking Event, Saturday, September 27, 2025, Time TBD. Location and other details will be posted later in the Summer.

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2025 AMWA-DVC Business and
Networking Dinner Annual Meeting

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The Farmer's Daughter Restaurant, Blue Bell, PA

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm EDT​

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Program Chair: Laura Sheppard, MBA, MA

Location: The Farmer's Daughter Restaurant at the Normandy Farm Hotel, the Orchard Dining Room (enter via the main hotel), 1401 Morris Road, Blue Bell, PA 19422.

Program: The program includes time for networking, a brief business meeting (including induction of the new chapter president), and a moderated panel discussion on networking (title and speakers will be posted soon).

Dinner Details: The discounted registration fee includes a dinner buffet (with vegetarian options); unlimited iced tea, water, freshly brewed regular and decaffeinated coffee and tea; and participation in drawings for door prizes. The chef will be able to accommodate specific food allergies/dietary restrictions if reported during the registration process. A cash bar will be available.

Cost: $15 for per person for AMWA members, nonmembers, students/postdocs, and retirees

Registration: Registration closed at 5:00 pm EDT on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. 

Agenda: Times are approximate.

  • 5:30 pm: Doors open for walk-in registration, nametag pickup, raffle tickets available, informal socializing and networking​

  • 6:00 pm: Program Chair, Laura Sheppard—Welcome and quick overview of the evening

  • 6:05 pm: Buffet dinner 

  • 6:55 pm: Jennie G. Jacobson, PhD, CMPP, AMWA-DVC President through June 30—Greetings; program highlights from the past year; introduction of committee chairs and co-chairs, thank volunteers; announce award winners; announce election results; welcome newly elected President-Elect

  • 7:15 pm: Don Harting, MA, MS—Networking discussion and activity

  • 8:15 pm: Suzanne Bujara, MBA, AMWA-DVC President beginning July 1—Announce winners of the raffle; reveal door prizes; preview upcoming events; provide closing remarks

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Questions? Email us at events@amwa-dvc.org with the subject line: 2025 AMWA-DVC Annual Business Meeting.​​​​​​​​​​​

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Past Events (2020-Present)

  • May 28, 2025: AMWA-DVC Spring Fling Networking Dinner Meeting, The Farm & Fisherman Tavern, Cherry Hill, NJ

  • May 3, 2025: 28th Annual Princeton Forum (Virtual) —Crossroads and New Directions in Medical Writing

  • 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 

  • March 7, 2025: AMWA-DVC Networking Dinner Before the Freelance Workshop, True Food Kitchen, King of Prussia, PA

  • February 6, 2025: AMWA-DVC Midwinter Warm Up Networking Dinner, Chevys Fresh Mex, Linden, NJ

  • October 24, 2024: AMWA-DVC Networking Dinner at AMWA 2024 Conference in New Orleans, LA

  • June 19, 2024: AMWA-DVC Annual Business and Networking Dinner Meeting, Sandy Run Country Club, Oreland, PA

  • May 4, 2024: 27th Annual Princeton Forum (virtual)

  • 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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