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1 EXHIBITR/SPNSR PRSPECTUS PACEP18 SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY MARCH 19 21, 2018 HILTN HARRISBURG, PA REGISTER AT

2 ABUT SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY Don t miss out on a great opportunity to highlight your product or service to emergency medicine professionals or recruit residents to join your team! The annual Scientific Assembly is PACEP s premier event where more than 200 physicians, residents, and medical students who are studying or practicing emergency medicine gather to network, share knowledge, and demonstrate cutting-edge medical expertise. PACEP17 Scientific Assembly Attendance Profile: Emergency Physicians Attended Residents Attended Exhibitors 100% of exhibitors polled said they would sign up to exhibit at Scientific Assembly again. The planning team and board of directors does a great job in advertising and encouraging the physicians to visit the exhibits! The traffic to our exhibit was fantastic! This is the ideal event to get our company name out to our target audience.

3 PACEP18 SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY SPNSRSHIP PPRTUNITES 2018 Corporate Sponsorships Year-Round Marketing Exposure The most coveted sponsorship opportunity, PACEP s Corporate Sponsorship covers the cost to exhibit at Scientific Assembly with additional access to PACEP s membership, educational and advocacy activities year-round. This sponsorship covers the annual calendar-year (January 1 December 31) and is provided without condition of product use, formulary status, or purchasing commitment. CST: $7,000 ne 6 table at Scientific Assembly, draped and skirted, two chairs, and exhibit space with electricity, post-meeting printed registrant mailing list, premium location, pre-show promotion. nsite promotion at Scientific Assembly (Company logo displayed on sponsor signage and company name/description in onsite program). Sponsor recognition by the Program Chair via podium announcements. Half page display ad (7.5 W x 5 H or 3.75 W x 10 H) in four quarters of PACEP s newsletter (PACEP News; 1,700 circulation). Three sponsored-content articles in three different issues of PACEP s quarterly newsletter. ( words plus graphics and company logo. Sponsored content must be medical in nature and geared toward the newsletter s target audience, emergency physicians. PACEP has the right to refuse sponsored content that does not fit with the publication s target audience.) Up to four (4) representative registrations. Signage at the Scientific Assembly Awards Dinner. Participation in the Welcome Reception on Monday evening. Full page display ad in the Scientific Assembly onsite program (7.5 W x 10 H) Your company name on Bingo card competition for attendees. A prize drawing will take place for those who participated in the Bingo game. nline job catalogue at Logo placement on year-round (all pages).

4 Scientific Assembly Exhibitor Display Exhibit Space: $1,200 Exhibitors who register after January 19 will be charged $1,500. ne 6 table draped and skirted; two chairs Company description listed in onsite publication and signage 50 words or less. (Due to printing deadlines, registration must be received by March 5th in order to guarantee inclusion in publication and signage.) Printed attendee list provided after the meeting ( information included only with permission of registrant). Participation in the Welcome Reception on Monday evening Two (2) representative registrations (Additional badge fee is $50) Your company name on Bingo card competition for attendees. A prize drawing will take place for those who participated in the Bingo game. ADDITINAL NSITE PUBLICATIN ADVERTISING PPRTUNITIES PACEP s Scientific Assembly onsite publication is premium space to get your company in front of more than 200 emergency physicians, residents and medical decision makers. This program is handed out to each and every attendee and used throughout the entire event. CLASSIFIED ADS (typed text) 75 words (or less): $ words: $175 DISPLAY ADS Full page: $750 (7.5 W x 10 H) Half page horizontal: $475 (7.5 W x H) Half page vertical: $475 (3.625 W x 9.5 H) Quarter page: $300 (5 W x 3.5 H) All advertisements should be submitted for full color use in the onsite publication. Ads should be ed in a PDF print ready, TIFF or EPS file to info@pacep.net. Scientific Assembly A La Carte Sponsorship pportunities Continental Breakfast Sponsor: $1,000 Your tabletop display will be adjacent to the breakfast station. Signage at the breakfast station. Refreshment Break Sponsor: $750 (multiple opportunities) Your tabletop display will be adjacent to the refreshment station. Signage at the refreshment station. Lanyard Sponsor: $1,000 NEW THIS YEAR: Your company name printed on attendee badge lanyards.

5 RULES AND REGULATINS Please review carefully- important information regarding payment and deadlines are included. These policies, terms, rules, and regulations governing the exhibit are part of the application for space and, consequently, constitute a part of the contract between the exhibiting company and PACEP. Exhibitors agree to abide by any policies, terms, rules, or regulations that may hereafter be adopted, which shall be as much a part of the contract as though originally incorporated. All registered exhibitors will be notified of any and all changes to rules and regulations. Any matters not specified in the prospectus shall be resolved on an individual basis by the PACEP staff and officers. Violation of any policies, terms, rules, and regulations by the exhibiting company and any affiliated representatives of said company shall annul the right to occupy space and said exhibitor will forfeit to PACEP all money that may have been paid. PACEP reserves the right to terminate the exhibit on-site and remove all persons and goods at the exhibitor s expense. Any damages to the exhibit will be the responsibility of the exhibitor. PACEP reserves the right to refuse assignment of exhibit space at future meetings. 1. Eligibility of Exhibitors. In keeping with the educational purposes of Scientific Assembly, the exhibits are considered an extension and an integral part of the program. 2. Eligibility of Coporate Sponsors. PACEP reserves the right to NT enter into a corporate sponsorship agreement with an organization whose mission, values, or product does not comport with the mission and values of the Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians 3. Space Assignments and Location of Exhibits. Date of receipt and exhibitor s preference for proximity to other exhibiting companies will be taken into consideration in determining booth location. Space assignments will be made by PACEP staff and indicated by signs in the exhibit hall. Due to specific needs for electricity, late registration, and/or safety regulations, space assignments may be altered by PACEP staff. Exhibitors will be notified at the meeting of the specific location in the exhibit hall. 4. Deposit. Applications must be accompanied by full payment. ALL EXHIBIT AND SPNSR FEES MUST BE PAID IN FULL PRIR T THE MEETING. 5. Exhibitors will not be considered registered until full payment is received in the PACEP office. An will be sent upon receipt of payment to confirm that registration is complete. Exhibitors who register after January 19 will be charged a $300 late fee. While we understand that it can take several weeks to process check payments from corporate accounts, we are able to reserve your exhibit space with a credit card. Your card will only be charged in the event that check payment is not received. No space will be reserved without full payment or credit card information. 6. Cancellation. Notification of an exhibitor s decision to cancel or reduce exhibit space must be submitted in writing via mail or . The effective date of a space cancellation or reduction will be the date when written notice is received and date stamped by PACEP. Written notification of a space reduction or cancellation must be received 30 days prior to Scientific Assembly. A 50% service charge will be assessed for the total amount of the reduced or canceled space. After February 16, 2018, the exhibiting company will remain liable for the full cost of the original exhibit space. 7. Security. PACEP and the hotel venue are not responsible for loss or damage to exhibitor property. Should you have any valuable equipment or information, it is recommended that you take it with you after exhibit hours. 8. Liability. Each party involved in the exposition agrees to be responsible for any claims arising out of its own negligence or that of its employee or agents. All parties have a responsibility, and are required to maintain adequate insurance coverage against injuries to persons, damage to or loss of property, and any inability to meet their obligations as set forth in this prospectus. PACEP will bear no liability for personal injuries, whether suffered by an exhibitor, its employees, its contractors, agents, or business invitees. PACEP will also assume no liability for loss or damage to the property of an exhibitor, its employees, its contractors, agents, or business invitees, regardless of the cause, unless such injury or damage results from, or is caused by, the negligence or wrongful acts of PACEP. Each exhibitor, in submitting an application for space, agrees to protect, indemnify, and hold harmless PACEP from any and all claims, liability, damages, or expenses (including attorney s fees) asserted against them or incurred by them as a result of, or in connection with, any loss of or damage to property, or injury to persons resulting from, arising out of, or in any way connected with the negligence or wrongful acts of the exhibitor or its agents, servants, or employees. PACEP shall in no event be liable to an exhibitor for any lost business opportunities or for any other type of direct or consequential damages alleged to be due from a breach of contract. It is understood and agreed that the sole liability of PACEP to the exhibitor for any breach of this contract shall be for the refund of all amounts paid by the exhibitor pursuant to this contract, as an exclusive remedy. 9. You may contact PACEP with questions at or at info@pacep.net.

6 ADVERTISE IN PACEP S NEWSLETTER! PENNSYLVANIA CLLEGE F EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS JULY 2017 PACEP is currently working with other specialties affected by Maria K. Guyette, MD, FACEP this legislation including anesthesia, radiology, orthopedics and PACEP President pediatrics to make sure our legislators hear about how important this is. Patients who have paid for an insurance product should be Have you heard the story about the covered in an emergency. Emergency physicians should be paid balance bill? It goes something like fairly for the excellent and timely care that we give and the service this my sister/cousin/friend went that we are providing, 24/7, 365. to the emergency room for a heart attack/car accident/pneumonia and she is feeling much better but then she What can you do? got the bill from the doctor and it is Join the PACEP 911 Network ( to get the most up outrageous! to date information on legislative actions in Pennsylvania. Executive Privilege This is the story our legislators have Contact your legislators SB 678 was introduced in May and been hearing for the past several years House Bill 1553 was just introduced in the House. Let them know and they are ready to act to improve the that we recognize patients should not be put in the middle of situation for your sister/cousin/friend. Unfortunately, they are acting billing disputes, that insurers should cover emergency care, and that without understanding the full story. You know, and I know, that the insurers should not be setting the reimbursement rate without a fair full story is that your sister/cousin/friend paid an insurance premium and transparent standard. expecting that it covered them in an emergency and it didn t. Find your legislator at Senate Bill 678, recently introduced by Senator Schwank, is LookUp.aspx?cid= an attempt to address reported consumer concerns about outof-network billing by requiring the provider and the insurer to Read more about the Consensus Principles on ut of Network Billing, talking points, and other bills and resources at negotiate or, if unsuccessful, arbitrate the reimbursement paacep.org/pages/current-issues.aspx amount. What it does is give the insurer the ability to set the price they will pay for the visit. It provides an arbitration method that is onerous for providers, with a cost higher than most of our bills, Contents guaranteeing that it will be more cost effective for us to just accept the payment rather than dispute it. What it doesn t do is define a PACEP 17 Scientific Assembly (SA)... 3 fair standard for reimbursement. PACEP 17 SA Awards Dinner and Recognition... 5 When a patient experiences an emergency, they need to be able PACEP 17 SA Young Physicians... 7 to go to the most appropriate or closest emergency department. PACEP 17 SA Spivey and CPC Winners... 8 In that moment, we should not be asking them to call their PACEP 17 SA Exhibitors... 9 insurance company to find out where they might go, and PACEP 17 SA Leadership travel past other emergency departments on the way. The Residents insurer, to whom they have paid a premium, needs to pay a fair Advocacy reimbursement for that visit. Classified Ads ur quarterly newsletter provides news, updates, CME information, and commentary to our members. The publication ranges between full-color pages in length and is a direct mail publication. This is a great opportunity for you to introduce new products/services, promote upcoming events, advertise job opportunities, or simply strengthen your relationship with our members! CHECK UT UR AFFRDABLE RATES! Display Ads Full Page $ Half Page (vertical) $ Half Page (horizontal) $ Quarter Page $ Classified Ads 0-75 Words $ Words $ nline Edition $ If interested and for more details, please info@pacep.net.