EXHIBITORS

Current Exhibitors

The AACP/AFPC Annual Meeting and Seminars is the largest gathering of pharmacy educators in the world. This year, academic pharmacy is expanding its global reach and focus. With exciting programs for faculty recruitment and retention, pharmacy education assessment, and accreditation and leadership, AACP and AFPC are poised to help our members work to solve the issues of tomorrow.


More than 1,500 academic pharmacists will gather to learn about the latest developments and best practices in pharmacy and higher education. Whether your goal is to introduce yourself to new customers or to enhance relationships with your current customers, AACP provides a valuable forum for one-on-one contact with your target market that is unmatched anywhere else-meet pharmacists from every practice setting in this one-of-a-kind marketplace!

Why Exhibit at the AACP/AFPC Annual Meeting and Seminars?

  • The colleges and schools represented by our attendees have an average annual budget of $16 million and receive a total of $300 million in research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), other federal agencies, associations, and foundations.
  • The number of colleges and schools of pharmacy are increasing yearly. In 2006, the total number of institutions that have pharmacy programs was 92. This number grew to 105 in 2008.
  • Over an eight year period, from 1996 to 2003, NIH funding of pharmacy-led investigations at the colleges and schools of pharmacy has increased more than 123 percent.
  • Interest in pharmacy as a profession remains strong. For the sixth year in a row, colleges and schools of pharmacy saw an increase in the number of applications to first professional degree programs. In the 2005-2006 school year, there was an increase of more than 15 percent in the number Pharm.D. degree applications.
  • Pharmacy educators are anticipating interest in the profession to continue and are planning accordingly. More than 110 universities and colleges are expected to offer the Pharm.D. degree by 2010.
  • Eighty-eight percent of attendees report that exhibitors at the annual conference are excellent resources and have collaborated with them on numerous projects.


New in 2008: Exhibitors' Theatres
New this year, AACP is offering the opportunity for exhibitors to submit proposals for Exhibitors' Theatres. These invitation-only events can be hosted by any company or school that would like to highlight the special products or services their organization can offer academic pharmacy. These events are extremely limited with only two theatres slotted for each of the following times:


Sunday, July 20 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 20 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Monday, July 21 Noon-1:30 p.m.


For more information contact Barbra Gustis, AACP director of meetings and exhibits at bgustis@aacp.org or 703-739-2330, ext. 1016.2008 AACP Annual Meeting Exhibit Hours (subject to change)


Sunday, July 20
4:30-6:30 p.m.


Monday, July 21
9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.


Who should exhibit?

  • Pharmacy or education-related trade associations
  • Education Assessment Services
  • Government Agencies
  • Chain drug stores
  • Pharmacy-related software developers
  • Textbook publishers
  • Database services
  • Colleges and schools of pharmacy
  • Trade Publications
  • Pharmaceuticals

Exhibitor Registration and Benefits Include:

  • Exhibit description in the 2008 Annual Meeting program and a listing on the AACP/AFPC Annual Meeting Web site;
  • Two complimentary exhibit hall passes providing access to the exhibit hall for the two-day show, the exhibitor's reception and the exhibitor's luncheon (additional exhibitor passes are available for a fee of $150 each);
  • One complimentary* full meeting registration per exhibitor, entitling the badge holder to attend all of the Annual Meeting sessions;
  • A complimentary list of pre-registered attendees if booth is purchased by May 16 available upon request; and
  • A complimentary attendee roster for post-show follow-up available upon request.
  • Complimentary meeting registration does not apply to pharmacy faculty, deans or administrative staff.

Exhibitor Rates:

Space Allocations:
All single booths are 10' x 10' including a 8' high back wall and 3' high side drape, 7" x 44" one-line ID sign and carpeting. Double booths are 10' x 20'. For prices on larger booths, contact Barbra Gustis, director of meetings and exhibits, at bgustis@aacp.org or 703-739-2330 x1016.


Major Deadlines:
April 18, 2008 Early-bird rates expire
May 16, 2008 Deadline for exhibitor registration. Signed contract and 50 percent of total exhibit booth space payment are due.
June 2, 2008 Balance on exhibit booth and copy for Annual Meeting final program due. Balance on ad space and the artwork for the ad due.


For more information and the 2008 Contract, please download our exhibitor and sponsor prospectus:


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Current Exhibitors

Academic Management Systems (AMS)
Advanced Informatics
American DataBank
American Institute of the History of Pharmacy (AIHP)
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS)
Certiphi Screening Inc.
Community Pharmacy Foundation
CVS/pharmacy
D'Youville College
Gold Standard
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation & Research
Harding University, College of Pharmacy
Iowa Drug Information Service
Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Lexi-Comp Inc.
Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy
LiveText
McGraw-Hill
Monster
National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)
Novo Nordisk
NuAire, Inc.
Pearson
Pharmaceutical Press
Pharmacy Choice
Pharmacy Times
Pharmacy Week
Procter & Gamble Health Care
Qs/1
Rite Aid
ROI Solutions Group Inc.
Rx Insider
SFI Medical Publishing
STAT!REF
TaskStream
The Collaborative Education Institute
The Medical Letter, Inc.
The Quigley Corporation
Validity Screening Solutions
Walgreens
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.