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SUMMARY:AMWA Carolinas Chapter Triangle Area Holiday Event
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the end of the year and the upcoming holiday season with your fellow medical communicators! Enjoy drinks & snacks courtesy of AMWA Carolinas! \nTime:\nThursday\, December 5\, 2024 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST \nLocation:\nPage Road Grill\n5416 Page Road\nDurham\, NC 27703 \nRegister by Dec 4th\, 2024: Registration link
URL:https://www.amwacarolinas.org/wp/event/amwa-carolinas-chapter-triangle-area-holiday-event-2/
LOCATION:Page Road Grill\, 5416 Page Road\, Durham\, NC\, 27703
CATEGORIES:2024 Events
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SUMMARY:AMWA Carolinas Chapter Triad Area Holiday Event
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the end of the year and the upcoming holiday season with your fellow medical communicators! Enjoy drinks & snacks courtesy of AMWA Carolinas! \nTime:\nWednesday\, December 4\, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST \nLocation:\nBravo Italian Kitchen\nFriendly Center\n3324 W. Friendly Ave.\nGreensboro\, NC 27410 \nRegister by Dec 1st\, 2024: Registration link
URL:https://www.amwacarolinas.org/wp/event/amwa-carolinas-chapter-triad-area-holiday-event-2/
LOCATION:Bravo Italian Kitchen\, 3324 W. Friendly Ave\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27410\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Events
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SUMMARY:AMWA Carolinas Chapter Dinner at AMWA 2024 in New Orleans
DESCRIPTION:  \nHeaded to New Orleans for AMWA 2024? Please join us for the AMWA Carolinas Chapter Dinner on Thursday\, October 24! This year we are doing a prepaid prix fixe dinner\, please sign up and pre-pay by October 10 to join us. \nThe restaurant is Mulate’s (201 Julia Street\, New Orleans\, LA 70130)\, conveniently located just 15-minute walk from the conference hotel. AMWA Carolinas members can reserve their spot at the special chapter-subsidized price of $41\, while our nonmembers are invited to join for $74. The cost includes soft drinks\, a buffet-style meal\, and dessert. There will also be a cash bar available for attendees to purchase their own alcoholic drinks. \nWe will meet in the lobby of the conference hotel (New Orleans Marriott\, 555 Canal Street\, New Orleans\, LA 70130) at 5:30 pm and then walk or carpool to Mulate’s together. The dinner begins at 6:00 pm. \nQuestions? Contact Jaya Samaranayake\, AMWA Carolinas President-Elect\, at gjayanikasa@gmail.com. \nRegistration link \n*Note\, we are using a new platform\, Zeffy\, that does not charge us transaction fees but collects donations. A default donation is included\, but you can edit this in the dropdown menu by selecting “other” and setting a custom donation amount or $0. AMWA Carolinas is unable to refund donations to Zeffy.
URL:https://www.amwacarolinas.org/wp/event/chapter-dinner-amwa-2024/
LOCATION:NC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T173000
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SUMMARY:How to Make the Hiring Process Work for You
DESCRIPTION:AMWA Carolinas is looking forward to co-hosting a hybrid professional career development event with the North Carolina Regulatory Affairs Forum (NCRAF). \nIn the era of artificial intelligence\, the job searching and hiring process has become increasingly complex – for those looking to break into the field\, for those looking for their next career move\, and for companies looking to hire new employees. Are you curious about the steps that occur after candidates submit their job applications until job offers are sent out? How do recruiters\, talent acquisition specialists\, hiring managers\, and human resources departments efficiently screen\, interview\, and hire new employees? \nOur panel: \n\nTalent acquisition specialist (Trilogy): Michele Franklin\nTalent acquisition specialist (Syneos): Puja Merchant\nRecruiter (Actalent): Brandon Jones\nMedical writing hiring manager (Syneos): Beth Sutton\n\nOur panelists will share their secrets on how they match the right candidates to their companies’ needs in a discussion co-moderated by Abigail Agoglia and Julia DiFiore. \nA report out from this event is now available here: NCRAF AMWA Event Report \nThank you to our author Laura Sommerville\, our reviewer Nhu Nguyen\, and our panelists for this resource. \n——————-Event Details———— \nDate: Thu Sep 12th\, 2024 \nLocation: Hybrid Virtual/NC Biotechnology Center in Durham \nTime: Networking reception from 5:30 to 6:30 pm (in-person only)\, Panel discussion from 6:30 to 8:00 pm (hybrid) \nRegister before August 28 for best pricing: click here \nEvent registration through Aug 28: $30 in-person (employed)\, $15 for in-person student/unemployed; $15 for remote attendees. \nFrom Aug 29 through Sept 12: $40 in-person (employed)\, $25 for in-person student/unemployed; $15 for remote attendees. \nNOTE: you do *not* need to be an NCRAF member to attend. If you are not a member\, the website may ask you to sign up as a “new user” for no cost. \nAlready registered? Submit a question for our panelists here (selected questions will be answered at the event\, all questions will be used to develop event topics): Question Submission Form
URL:https://www.amwacarolinas.org/wp/event/how-to-make-the-hiring-process-work-for-you/
LOCATION:NC Biotech Center\, 15 TW Alexander Dr.\, Durham\, NC\, 27709\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Events
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SUMMARY:A Medical Writer’s Journey to Understand & Advocate for Diversity in Clinical Research
DESCRIPTION:Yael Symes\, PhD\, Senior Medical Writer at Merck\, will be presenting a free virtual diversity event for the AMWA Southeast Chapter. \nDate: Wed Aug 28 \, 2024  \nLocation: Virtual \nTime: 6:00 – 7:00 pm ET \nRegistration link
URL:https://www.amwacarolinas.org/wp/event/a-medical-writers-journey-to-understand-advocate-for-diversity-in-clinical-research-2/
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SUMMARY:2024 AMWA Carolinas Spring Conference
DESCRIPTION:When: May 3\, 2024 \nWhere: Friday Center\, Chapel Hill\, NC
URL:https://www.amwacarolinas.org/wp/event/2024-amwa-carolinas-spring-conference/
LOCATION:Friday Center\, 100 Friday Center Drive\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27599\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pre-conference Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a free pre-conference networking event on Thursday\, May 2nd\, in downtown Durham. Drinks (limited to soft drinks\, beer\, and wine) and appetizers will be provided\, so please take advantage of this opportunity to connect with your fellow chapter members. This event is open to all chapter members\, regardless of your conference registration status\, and all who are registered for the conference. \nDate: Thursday\, May 2\, 6:30 – 8:30 pm \nLocation: Convivio Restaurant\, 104 City Hall Plaza STE 100\, Durham\, 27701 \nClosest parking garage (opposite the restaurant with ample parking): Chapel Hill Parking Garage\, 326 E Chapel Hill St \nRegistration link (register by April 25)
URL:https://www.amwacarolinas.org/wp/event/pre-conference-networking-event-2/
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SUMMARY:Clinical Trial Data: How to Write More Than Just Numbers
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual session focused on the skills required to interpret clinical trial data. This interactive session is designed to elevate your understanding of how to convey the significance of data beyond the numbers in tables. \nThis event will be presented by Kim Jochman\, PhD\, RAC\, Senior Director of Medical Writing at Merck. Proceeds from this session will help AMWA Carolinas provide a reduced rate for students and postdocs at the Chapter Conference. \nCost: $25 \n\nEvent Recap: \nA big thank you to Kim Jochman for presenting a very popular and informative March virtual event\, Clinical Trial Data: How to Write More Than Just Numbers. The funds raised from this event were able to cover discounted rates for all of our student and postdoc chapter conference attendees! \nIf you missed it or would like a condensed recap\, you can read an event report-out of the event here: March 2024 Event Report
URL:https://www.amwacarolinas.org/wp/event/clinical-trial-data-how-to-write-more-than-just-numbers/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:2024 Events
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SUMMARY:February 2024 Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Our February 2024 Book Club Selection is Under the Skin by Linda Villarosa. \nFrom an award-winning writer at the New York Times Magazine and a contributor to the 1619 Project\, this book tells the full story of racial health disparities in America\, revealing the toll racism takes on individuals and the health of our nation. \nJoin us for a discussion led by Emma Arigi\, PhD. \n—————————— \nThanks to all who joined Emma Arigi’s virtual discussion of the 2024 Book Club Selection Under the Skin by Linda Villarosa. We discussed important implications of health disparities for medical writers and what we can do to help educate others on outdated terminology and practices that contribute to these disparities. \nSlides from this event are available here. \nAMWA_Book_Club_20Feb2024
URL:https://www.amwacarolinas.org/wp/event/february-2024-book-club/
LOCATION:Zoom event
CATEGORIES:2024 Events
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SUMMARY:Virtual Annual Business Meeting & AI Tool Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The Executive Committee will be elected at our virtual annual business meeting on Tuesday\, January 30 at 6:30 pm\, which will also feature treasurer and committee reports and a group discussion of the artificial intelligence tools presented at the AMWA National Conference in Baltimore. Registration page \nThe AMWA Carolinas Board of Directors proposes the below slate of officers for the 2024 AMWA Carolinas Executive Committee: \n\nPresident: Jenni Pickett (current President-elect)\nPresident-elect: Jaya Samaranayake (bio below)\nTreasurer: Simone Otto (incumbent)\nSecretary: Nina Oshiokpekhai (incumbent)\n\nPresident-elect bio:\nJaya is a senior regulatory medical writer at Trilogy Writing & Consulting and is based in Durham\, NC. Jaya has a Master’s degree in cancer immunology and a PhD in cancer biology. She joined AMWA in 2018 and has volunteered as secretary for the Florida chapter\, section editor for the AMWA journal\, and most recently on the 2023 Carolinas chapter conference committee. \nFor bios of the incumbents\, please see About Us. \nAdditional nominations may be submitted in writing to the President-elect (jenni.pickett at gmail.com) and must be received at least 15 days before voting begins. Such nominations must be signed by at least 10 Chapter members in good standing and must be accompanied by an email from the candidate stating that they will serve if elected. \n\nEvents recap: \nAMWA Carolinas Annual Business Meeting Slides
URL:https://www.amwacarolinas.org/wp/event/virtual-annual-business-meeting-ai-tool-discussion/
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SUMMARY:AMWA Carolinas Wilmington post-Holiday Event
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the upcoming year with your fellow medical communicators! Enjoy drinks & snacks courtesy of AMWA Carolinas! \nTime:\nWednesday\, January 10\, 2024 @ 6PM EST \nLocation:\nHieronymus Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar (5035 Market St\, Wilmington\, NC 28405)\nRegister: AMWA Carolinas Chapter Wilmington post-Holiday Event
URL:https://www.amwacarolinas.org/wp/event/amwa-carolinas-wilmington-post-holiday-event/
LOCATION:Hieronymus Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar\, 5035 Market St\, Wilmington\, NC\, 28405\, United States
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