As you are making plans to attend the AAGP Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., we ask you remember these important AAGP policies.   

AAGP recognizes that many people who attend our meeting find it a convenient place to network and to connect with colleagues from other clinical, academic, government, or industrial organizations.  This informal networking has historically been an important aspect of the meeting that many of our members believe has helped further scientific progress.  However, organizing competing activities (e.g. satellite sessions, scientific board meetings, social functions, etc.) that take attendees away from the scientific meeting content detracts from other important goals of the meeting, such as fostering an atmosphere that encourages both formal and informal scientific discourse throughout the week and providing opportunities for travel awardees, trainees, and other young scientists to interact with leaders in the field.  Therefore, AAGP asks that you refrain from organizing activities that take our meeting attendees away from the CME scheduled activities.  

We realize that sometimes people organize meetings in conflict with this policy simply because they are not aware of it.  If you are invited to attend any such functions, please help us by reminding the person issuing the invitation that this would be a violation of AAGP policy. 

If you have a question about scheduling a meeting that potentially conflicts with AAGP's scientific program or if you would like to schedule a meeting utilizing conference space at the AAGP Headquarters hotel for a meeting that does not conflict with AAGP's scientific program, please contact Chris deVries at cdevries@aagponline.org.