Where do I watch CMEpalooza Spring?
You watch it on the LIVE page.

Will people be able to hear me on the Hangout?
No. You are not on the Hangout. You are only watching a video feed of the Hangout. You can sing It’s Raining Men at the top of your lungs and no one will hear you except your neighbors, who might call the police, who might interrupt you while watching CMEpalooza. So, don’t sing It’s Raining Men at the top of your lungs while watching CMEpalooza.

Can I watch CMEpalooza Spring at the office?
Yes.

Can I watch CMEpalooza Spring at home?
Yes.

Can I watch CMEpalooza Spring in a conference room with 100 other people?
Please do.

Can I watch CMEpalooza Spring at the top of a volcano? 
er…ok.

Can I watch CMEpalooza Spring with Kanye?
I don’t know. Let’s ask him.

I guess Yeezy is not a fan.

Do I have to pre-register or register?
Nope.

Do I have to pay anything to watch CMEpalooza Spring? I love paying registration fees.

Bernie doesn’t believe you. The answer is no. You don’t have to pay anything to watch CMEpalooza.

Do I have to take a survey afterward?
Well, you don’t have to, but it would be nice if you did. It’s only seven questions and shouldn’t take you more than 60 seconds. Also, if you do take it and include your email address, you will be entered into a drawing for an Amazon gift card. Is this a blatant ploy to get you to take our survey? Yes. Yes it is.

Do I have to watch all the sessions?
YES! No. Watch what interests you.

What if I’m busy during the day of the live broadcast?
All the sessions will be archived on the website, probably within 15 minutes of the conclusion of the session. How are we able to do it so fast? We have a new intern who is a real crackerjack on the interwebs. Here he is hard at work, writing our latest blog post.

In the bowels of CMEpalooza history emerge the details – we first hired temporary help only to man the phones on the weekends before our events, then we taught our fearless crew a year later to multitask by adding in the need to respond to email.

This year, for the first time we are requiring that our temps ($15.01 per hour, just to stay one step ahead of you, California) perform three tasks with their usual aplomb – answering phones, responding to emails, and perusing Twitter conversations.

Just trying our best to stay up with the times.

As a service to our loyal community, we thought we’d share with you one of the dozens of CMEpalooza-related conversations that took place in the Twittersphere over the weekend to get you prepared for our Spring extravaganza on Wednesday, April 6.

As always, this is a transcript from a real* conversation that took place over the weekend.

(* = not real)

@EBW2005: My dad told me I could skip school on Wednesday if I watch CMEpalooza instead. I don’t even know what CMEpalooza is. Can someone help?

@CMEpalooza: We’re the premier online event for CME/CE professionals, with 7 hours of live broadcasts during our Spring event on April 6.

@EBW2005: What’s a CME/CE professional?

@CMEpalooza: We educate doctors, nurses, and other practicing healthcare professionals.

@EBW2005: Education is boring.

@CMEpalooza: Doesn’t have to be. We’ll show you ways some people are creating education that is a little more interesting. You can share what you learn with your teachers.

@EBW2005: How much does it cost to watch? My dad cut my allowance to $0.50 a week. He’s kind of a cheapskate.

@CMEpalooza: Good news for you then. CMEpalooza Spring is free. Always has been, always will be. You can save your allowance for something important, like candy.

@EBW2005: Candy messes with my braces. OK, so free. Free is good. How do I watch this CMEpalooza thing?

@CMEpalooza: Just go to the LIVE tab on our website starting at 10 a.m. ET. You can look at the agenda on our Spring tab. Every time a new session is ready to begin, go the LIVE tab and click the refresh button.

@EBW2005: What if I want to eat lunch or play a video game for, like, 12 consecutive hours? My dad would never know – he’s kind of clueless.

@CMEpalooza: That’s OK. Every CMEpalooza session gets archived as soon as it’s over on the Archive tab. You can come back and watch whatever session you want when it’s over.

@EBW2005: Are the archived sessions free, too?

@CMEpalooza: They are.

@EBW2005: Sounds like quite the money-making machine for you guys.

@CMEpalooza: We’ll ignore that comment.

@EBW2005: Hmm, I don’t know. They are supposed to be serving Pizza Boat in the cafeteria for lunch. You sure this CMEpalooza thing is worth it?

@CMEpalooza: Up to you. We’re all for the value of school, but you’ll learn a lot from our Spring event too. Maybe you can sell it to your teachers as an extra credit project.

@EBW2005: Fat chance of that. If it’s not about “preparing for the test,” they don’t care.

@CMEpalooza: In case it matters, there is no test with CMEpalooza. We have a survey, but it’s optional.

@EBW2005: OK, so free, check out the agenda, watch live or in the archives. Anything important I am missing?

@CMEpalooza: I don’t think so. You might want to watch a previous session from the Archives in advance to get a sense of what our sessions look like.

@EBW2005: That sounds like homework. I don’t do homework.

@CMEpalooza: You must be one of Warnick’s kids.

 

 

Heading down the homestretch of our final preparations for CMEpalooza Spring (it’s like, Wednesday, in case you forgot), we’re doubling up on the blog today by rolling out the last in our “Sneak Peek” presenter interviews. On this one, we check in on Monique Johnson, MD, from Imedex, who will be kicking things off in our Spring extravaganza at 10 a.m. ET.

Going first at a conference always brings with it challenges and opportunities – you usually have a more attentive audience that has not been worn down by session after session, but it’s also up to you to set the tone for the rest of the day. After talking with Monique and her co-presenter, CMEpalooza veteran Audrie Tornow from Paradigm Medical Communications, I think we’re in good hands.