Why should you drop everything to immediately complete our special sponsor, CMEpalooza Multiplicity?

A. Because you could really use a $100 Amazon gift card to buy this for that special someone in your life

B. Because you want to learn everything you can about each and every one of those wise wise companies that are sponsoring CMEpalooza Fall

C. Because your boss asked you to do something this afternoon and you really don’t wanna so you are going to procrastinate by doing something sorta work oriented but more fun

D. Because you immediately set aside a full hour in your calendar when you saw that the most exciting event of the year was launching this week and it just so happens that that hour is today. Woot woot!

Clearly, the correct answer to this question is A (answer hidden in invisible ink).

If you want to challenge yourself even more–and perhaps win actual prizes to boot–we encourage you to take a few minutes to play CMEpalooza Multiplicity. If you want, you can pretend you are legendary announcer Rod Roddy every time to click on your choice and say, “The answer, Bob, is C!” Probably best to make sure no one is around first.

The entry deadline for CMEpalooza Multiplicity is at 5 pm ET on Friday, October 9. So you still have some time. But not a lot.

I went to my son’s Back to School night last week. It was cringe.

Teachers, please stop lying about how happy you are to “put names to faces” of parents and how much you enjoy Back to School Night (I know a lot of teachers – they universally hate Back to School Night). Parents, please stop lying about how you don’t know why your son/daughter doesn’t get together outside of school anymore with our son/daughter. Friends aren’t forever. Ladies (and dudes), please lock the door when you are in a unisex bathroom – I really don’t want to open the door to see you sitting on the toilet (yes, this happened).

So let’s start this week by wiping the slate clean and giving you something that will absolutely positively change your entire life from this moment forward. Seriously.

OK, fine, maybe I am slightly exaggerating. But this Fall’s special sponsor event–the return of CMEpalooza Multiplicity–will potentially at least positively impact your finances, while also giving you a chance to pause and see what others in the CME community have been up to.

We’re once again giving away five (5) $100 Amazon gift cards to randomly selected successful entrants into CMEpalooza Multiplicity. It’s a super user-friendly contest – no paper forms to download and print out anymore. We’re environmental friendly(ish).

Here is how CMEpalooza Multiplicity works:

1. There are three separate multiple choice quizzes: Our Gold sponsor quiz, our Silver sponsor quiz, and our Bronze (and other) sponsor quiz. Clicking on each individual quiz link here will bring you directly to that quiz.
2. Within each quiz, you will find a series of multiple choice questions related to each of our CMEpalooza Fall sponsors. Sure, you can blindly guess at each answer if you want, but you’ll have a better chance at answering questions correctly if you go to our Sponsor page and do some very basic research. All of the answers to our multiple choice questions can be found either on the sponsor’s homepage or one click away from it. There is nothing should require more than a minute or two of digging.
3. Complete as many quizzes as you want. The Gold quiz is the shortest (but requires a perfect score) and the Bronze quiz is the longest (but gives the most leeway on incorrect responses).
4. If you want to be entered into our prize drawing for a $100 Amazon gift card (we’re giving away 5 of them), be sure to include your real name and your real email address at the top of each quiz. You only get one crack at each quiz, so don’t squander your opportunity.
5. Be sure to click the “Submit” button at the bottom of each quiz. If you don’t, your responses won’t be recorded.

Seems simply enough, right?

You have until 5 pm ET on Friday, October 9, to complete your entries. We’ll compile all of the correct entries, put them into one of those giant Bingo hoppers with the crank, and pull out five winners.

Once again, here are the links to our three quizzes:

• Gold sponsor quiz
• Silver sponsor quiz
• Bronze (and other) sponsor quiz

Good luck. 10…9…8….

During our regular CMEpalooza check-ins, Derek and I usually have a good grasp of the calendar, including when and where various levers need to be pulled to ensure the success of another Palooza.

It was therefore a bit unusual when, while speaking earlier this week, we both realized that it was T-minus 3 weeks until CMEpalooza Fall is upon us (Wednesday, October 21, but you already knew that). But being the seasoned pros we are, there was no need to panic. OK, there was minimal need to panic, but that passed quickly. (note from Derek: I am happy to report that, unlike CMEpalooza Spring, I remembered not to schedule a work trip for the day of CMEpalooza Fall. Progress!)

So without further ado, here is what you can expect from us the next few weeks:

Next week (October 5-11): We’ll be holding our annual sponsor event, where you will get the chance to learn all sorts of interesting information about the innovative organizations that support CMEpalooza Fall. More details coming on Monday morning.

October 12-18: The return of the CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge, sponsored by Talem Health. Derek generously lets people get their steps in over the weekend (and sometimes gives people an extra day if he is feeling kind), but if you want to win the big money, we’d suggest to start building up your stamina now.

October 14: CMEpalooza Haiku. I don’t think I have ever specifically promoted this before, but Derek has gotten pretty good with his poetry so let’s give him his flowers.

October 21: The live broadcast of CMEpalooza Fall. Earlier this week, we showed you one example of how you can make our live day of education truly special for your team (we’ll have a second example next week). And yes, we realize there are still a few small details that need to be filled in with our agenda – don’t worry, everything will come together as it always does.

October 22: Take a deep breath and celebrate another year of CMEpalooza.

October 23: Begin preparations for CMEpalooza 2027. Yes, you’re stuck for us for another year (at least)