Networking Events
Friday, March 1
Welcome Reception
5–6 p.m.
Join your colleagues as we kick off the conference!
Dutch Treat Dinners
6:30 p.m.
The SHS Board and Conference Committee invite all attendees to join them for an evening of networking and meeting new friends. Reservations will be made at select restaurants. Sign-up sheets will be available at the conference registration desk for each restaurant. All restaurants are within walking distance of The Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. Participants are responsible for the cost of their own dinner.
Saturday, March 2
Dedicated Exhibit Time – Poster Session - Exhibit Hall
11 a.m. – Noon
A visit to the exhibit hall is your chance to find new vendors or suppliers, see product
demonstrations, interact with existing vendors and network with your peers. You can view the latest products and services as well as visit with the authors of cutting-edge posters.
Lunch and Learn
Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Join your colleagues for a dynamic and engaging networking event on Saturday and Sunday. Table topics will include a variety of current healthcare topics and will be repeated each day. Purchase your lunch and participate in this new and exciting event for the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference!
Topics will include academia, accountable care organizations, capacity management, career opportunities, change management, EMR/EHR workflow and installation, engagement of executive and front-line staff, facility design/redesign, healthcare human factors, healthcare supply chain management, hosting internships, lean healthcare, patient flow and staffing. Regardless of the size of your organization, you will gather valuable information. The cost of Lunch and Learn is not included in your registration fee. You can purchase lunch at a minimal fee on the conference registration form. You will be sent a form to complete for your selected topic and lunch choice at a later date.
Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall
4:15 – 5:30 p.m.
Join your colleagues for networking and continue to interact with exhibit hall vendors as well as poster session presenters. Take in the latest products and services and discuss poster presentations that are on display.
SHS 25th Anniversary Dinner
6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
During 2013, the Society for Health Systems is celebrating 25 years as a society within the Institute of Industrial Engineers. Prior to 1988 it was the Health Systems Division. Join your colleagues as we recognize those who were instrumental in the development of the society and those who maintain its excellent work.
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Sunday, March 3
Dedicated Exhibit Time – Poster Session - Exhibit Hall
11 a.m. – Noon
Lunch and Learn
Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Join your colleagues for a dynamic and engaging networking event on Saturday and Sunday. Table topics will include a variety of current healthcare topics and will be repeated each day. Purchase your lunch and participate in this new and exciting event for the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference!
Joint Reception with HIMSS ME/PI Group
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Network with members of the HIMSS Management Engineering/Process Improvement Group at this popular event.