Two hundred and fifty years ago, Thomas Jefferson sat down in the small house he was renting a few blocks from Independence Hall in Philadelphia and wrote these prophetic words:
We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable…
Yes, yes, I can hear you already. “Wait just a second. I may not have been the best student in Mr. Willis’ 11th grade American history class, but even I know that that isn’t how it goes in the Declaration of Independence. What kind of new-age flimflammery is this?”
And of course, you would be correct. The line in the Declaration of Independence is indeed, “We hold these truths to be self-evident…” But that doesn’t detract from the fact that good old Mr. Jefferson did not initially write it this way. It was only through the contributions of others who took an already good idea and polished it to make it something great that we have those special words which we all memorized in our youth.
Taking something good and making it great… that’s been precisely the recipe for CMEpalooza’s success, too. We had a good idea 13 years ago, but it’s only been with the support and participation of the CME community that CMEpalooza has turned into something great, an unquestioned highlight of the calendar twice a year.
As we gear up for CMEpalooza once again (sadly, we don’t have a cool anniversary like our country’s sesquicentennial to celebrate), we’re putting out a call to all of the CME providers, supporters, vendors, technology wizards, and other industry hangers-on to consider a CMEpalooza sponsorship in 2026. We have our dates set for CMEpalooza Spring and Fall – Wednesday, April 22, and Wednesday, October 21 – so now it’s up to you. Do you want to be a patriot and join the 35+ companies who support CMEpalooza annually, or do you want to be a Benedict Arnold (OK, maybe the traitor comparison is a little strong, but you get the point)?
We have the usual array of sponsorship opportunities available, as well as a couple other creative ways we’ve come up with to promote your company. We’ve thrown in a few new and improved goodies again this year as well. If there is anything particularly creative you have in mind, come talk to us, and we’ll figure out something fun (Derek says he’ll recite the Pledge of Allegiance before each Palooza for a nominal fee).
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