- The company can only hold a satellite symposium that meets
ACCME guidelines
- The company is responsible for all arrangements (i.e.
selecting/booking the site, arranging for food and beverage, AV,
and other logistics), CME, faculty, etc.
- The symposium must not be scheduled against any Annual Meeting
educational programming or all-member events, such as a welcome
reception or "Fun Night"
- AOA is not responsible for "selling" the symposium. AOA, at
company's election, will send out a communication to membership at
the supporting company's expense, at a neutral mail house, and will
have the communication about the course available at the meeting
(i.e. the association will not directly provide membership contact
information to the company)
- AOA will provide signage at the meeting, in accordance with
ACCME regulations (i.e., positioned to be near registration/away
from the CME component of our meeting), indicating the company's
support level and details of symposium offering (time, place,
etc.). No announcements can be made during the CME portion of the
meeting
- Satellite symposia can be communicated via a company-generated
card for participants, but cannot be included in the program agenda
or otherwise communicated as part of the annual meeting
- Content needs to be approved, in advance of finalization, by
the meeting's Program Chair(s) and Executive Director
- This opportunity is available only to companies that
support the meeting at a $75,000 level
- Supporters have the option to offer a satellite symposium on a
first come, first serve basis
