Just the Facts Ma’am

Maybe you’ve noticed that most of our recent blog posts have featured long-winded personal anecdotes that weave back and forth for far too long. Maybe you’ve asked yourself “What does this have to do with CMEpalooza and our industry?” as you’ve learned about Derek’s obsession with a clean inbox or absorbed my recent vacation review. Usually, we eventually come around and provide whatever relevant updates we should have shared much, much earlier, but because we try our best to entertain, these updates might occasionally get lost.

So no dilly dallying today. Here is what you need to know about what is going on with CMEpalooza:

1. Have you seen the recent updates to our Fall agenda? When we initially release our seasonal lineup, there are usually holes that eventually get filled over time. We’re farther ahead of the game this year than usual – with almost two months to go until our live broadcast day (Wednesday, October 22), we have all of the topics and nearly all of the filled panels. It’s a good time to check out what we have in store. Several of our groups are already meeting and working on their session format. Good stuff.
2. CMEpalooza Trivia Night, sponsored by our friends at AcademicCME, is coming up in less than 2 weeks. It will be held from 6-730 pm on Tuesday, Sept. 9 in conjunction with the Alliance Industry Summit. It will be held in Columbus Ballroom in the Hilton at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. Food and drink will be served (including beer and wine – we’re going all out this year). There will be significant cash prizes. Please come.
3. The Ask Us Anything hotline is open. There are few things in life that Derek and I enjoy more than giving advice to random strangers, so if you need help with anything… anything at all… please reach out to us. The hotline is totally anonymous so we won’t even know it’s you that is complaining about how your next door’s neighbors are the worst people ever and that you simply want advice on how to stick it to them once and for all. People usually want professional advice, though, which is also fine. We’re here to help.
4. I have no idea what prompted this, but Derek is doing well. Thanks for asking.