tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910505567723384389.comments2023-09-09T09:06:37.899-04:00American Medical Writers Association Annual Conference BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910505567723384389.post-46026976418829169982013-08-16T12:43:37.798-04:002013-08-16T12:43:37.798-04:00As a freelance, I have always considered attending...As a freelance, I have always considered attending the AMWA Annual Conference as both an investment in myself and a reward for a year's worth of hard work. That investment started paying off after the second conference I attended many years ago. I happened to be sitting at a luncheon table with a woman who was director of PR and Marketing at a large hospital in Philadelphia, where my husband and I were fairly new residents. She was interested in the fact that I had a degree in journalism and had worked in hospital PR, so we exchanged business cards. When I returned home, I became quickly immersed in a new project and, against my own advice, didn't follow up on this "lead." In fact, I had almost forgotten about the encounter when, nearly a year later, I got a call from this woman asking if I'd be interested in doing a project for her. I said I would and she immediately assigned it to me, without asking for a résumé or samples of my work. I subsequently did many projects for her, making far more than it cost me to attend the AMWA Conference. BUT, attending the Annual Conference is not just about finding potential clients. It's about learning new skills, discovering new interests, and meeting new people, many who become friends for life. Don't miss out on it!Donna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08867561577094012427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910505567723384389.post-58526087513412631592013-01-02T20:00:16.817-05:002013-01-02T20:00:16.817-05:00Good comparison, Mark. I would add that the self-s...Good comparison, Mark. I would add that the self-study modules provide an excellent reference (as would the homework and notes from the sessions, but those tend to be filed away while the book sits on the shelf close by).<br /><br />One more point--There are very stringent attendance policies for the workshops. As a trainer, I'm fine with that, but at the 2012 conference, I suffered some food poisoning and sat through the workshop feeling as if I would prefer to die! Obviously, self-study would have been postponed until I recovered. It's just a risk of taking the workshops v the self-study when that is available.Bette Frickhttp://www.textdoctor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910505567723384389.post-57296859096727257962012-09-28T11:54:45.397-04:002012-09-28T11:54:45.397-04:00Very helpful tips!Very helpful tips!Kathryn Nelson Emilyhttp://www.clearandprecise.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910505567723384389.post-54188544973813883722012-04-21T01:34:22.882-04:002012-04-21T01:34:22.882-04:00Wonderful blog & good post.Its really helpful ...Wonderful blog & good post.Its really helpful for me, awaiting for more new post. Keep Blogging!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tutorsindia.com/Journal-Support.html" rel="nofollow">Medical Manuscript Writing</a>poonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510988297746188891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910505567723384389.post-48044083502876476072012-02-21T13:26:22.242-05:002012-02-21T13:26:22.242-05:00Look for the slide presentation and the full artic...Look for the slide presentation and the full article in the members section of the AMWA website.Susan Bairnsfatherhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/sbairnsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910505567723384389.post-15760609967599150732010-11-17T02:56:48.196-05:002010-11-17T02:56:48.196-05:00I attended this open session and came away with a ...I attended this open session and came away with a wealth of good new information - not just for freelancers, but also for company employees like myself. Kudos to Noelle, Lisa and Alison for their presentation and their own successful careers!Annie Graulhttp://es.linkedin.com/pub/ann-graul/17/795/568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910505567723384389.post-66817653248672085672010-11-15T23:19:03.052-05:002010-11-15T23:19:03.052-05:00Faith, it's great news that the FL Directory w...Faith, it's great news that the FL Directory will be open access. It will greatly improve AMWA's visibility and usefulness to the writing community. I am happy to pay a bit more to support this effort.Sue Hudsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910505567723384389.post-80829390365737087872009-10-25T16:14:38.016-04:002009-10-25T16:14:38.016-04:00Sounds like a great talk--wish I was in Dallas thi...Sounds like a great talk--wish I was in Dallas this year. I agree that we liberal arts majors are special--even those of use with science degrees! The liberal arts include humanities, sciences, social sciences, and math.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910505567723384389.post-42943317819622363572009-10-23T18:51:55.527-04:002009-10-23T18:51:55.527-04:00Thank you, thank you for the blogs and tweets! I w...Thank you, thank you for the blogs and tweets! I was unable to come to Dallas and this helps bring the conference to me. I miss you all! Raise a glass in celebration of medical writers!Lanie Adamsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910505567723384389.post-31483910029245198992009-10-23T15:18:00.965-04:002009-10-23T15:18:00.965-04:00Deb,
Let's be honest... you were just as row...Deb, <br /><br />Let's be honest... you were just as rowdy as the rest of us! Looking forward to doing it again tonight.<br />-Kelly McCoy and Carolyn Beam (aka baby freelancers)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658463711990986667noreply@blogger.com