By the numbers

In an orientation session for new members at this year's annual conference, members of the AMWA Executive Committee passed along the following stats:

* AMWA has more than 5,400 members throughout the world.
* AMWA has 17 local chapters in the United States, one chapter for Canada, and one chapter for international members.
* At this conference in Dallas, nearly 100 educational workshops are being offered through the organization's extensive curriculum in medical writing and editing.
* Nearly 850 people are registered for this year's conference.