For Three Days, November 16-18, the Entire Global Industry Convenes to Collaborate on Re-Defining the Future of Fitness Virtually

Questex’s Club Industry and Sibec join forces with major global industry organizations and over 80 key leaders to host the Future of Fitness, a virtual event that spans Asia, Europe, Latin America, UK and the United States to a path of reinvention and relevance

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The health and wellness industry must reinvent itself to survive and thrive in what had once been a strictly brick and mortar industry. Questex Wellness’ Club Industry and Sibec are joining forces to host the Future of Fitness, a free three-day virtual event that will help guide health and wellness professionals in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the United Kingdom and the United States to a path of reinvention and relevance for the future. The Future of Fitness will take place November 16-18. Register here.

“2020 was an unprecedented year in many ways, causing profound changes in the way we view ourselves, our businesses, our community and how we do business. Our industry has forever changed, and now we have the opportunity to reimage, reinvent and rejuvenate our industry. This event addresses how to do that,” said Marty McCallen, Director, Club Industry. “Today, we have more than 2,500 global health and wellness industry professionals registered to attend the event. As a partner to the industry, we’re pleased to be able to provide our community with ideas and strategies that will help them thrive during this turbulent time.”

The more than 40 presentations, panels, and live Q&As from over 80 speakers will dive into the most pressing topics in the industry, including: the lasting effects of COVID-19; what members want from their health clubs; technology impacting the industry; the business case for diversity; cleaning protocols; leadership in a time of crisis and how to rebuild the fitness industry’s reputation.

The event includes two keynote presentations:

  • David Stalker, President of EuropeActive and CEO of Myzone EMEA, will share how the fitness industry can influence government strategies at a local level.
  • Liz Bohannon, founder and CEO of Sseko Designs, will present strategies to crush disruption in the health club industry.

Speakers from across the world will be a part of the event, including:

  • Chuck Runyon, Self Esteem Brands
  • Bill McBride, Active Wellness
  • Todd Magazine, Blink Fitness
  • Greta Wagner, Chelsea Piers Management
  • Gale Landers, Fitness Formula Club
  • Joe Cirulli, Gainesville Health & Fitness
  • Adam Zeitsiff, Intelivideo, Inc.
  • Martin Seibold, LifeFit Group (Germany, Benelux, Asia and Australia)
  • Chris Clawson, Life Fitness
  • Blair McHaney, MXM
  • Kate Golden, Newtown Athletic Club
  • Paul Bedford, Retention Guru (UK)
  • JoAnna Masloski, Wellbridge

Major industry associations and outlets are working with Club Industry and Sibec on the event. UKActive and EuropeActive have provided speakers beyond David Stalker, the first-day keynoter. In addition, EuropeActive Board Member Jennifer Halsall, who also is international retention and member engagement manager for Basic-Fit, will participate in a panel on virtual fitness as well as the Ask the Experts about the Future of the Fitness Industry panel.

IHRSA is also supporting this event with a presentation, “The Latest COVID-19 Era Research: Making the Case for the Industry,” by IHRSA Interim CEO Brent Darden and Alexandra Black Larcom, senior manager of health promotion and health policy at IHRSA.

Mercado Fitness is supporting the event with its co-founder, director and editor, Guille Velez, putting together and hosting a panel in Spanish for our Latin American audience, “European Clubs Offer Insights to Latin America on Challenges from the COVID-19 Pandemic,” which features three of the leading executives in Europe: Angelo Desidera, owner, Lanciani Il Club; Pedro Ruiz, co-founder of Personal20 and co-founder of Vivafit; and José Antonio Sevilla, founding partner and general director, AltaFit Gym.

More support came from FIT Summit Founder and CEO Ross Campbell, who put together and will host the panel “How the Asian Fitness Market Is Innovating and What the Rest of the World Can Learn from It,” with panelists Ronnie Cai, managing partner & China COO, Orangetheory Fitness; Sean Tan, director, True Group; and Nad Myan, director of growth and innovation, Evolution Wellness.

Al Noshirvani, chairman of Motionsoft said, “I’ve always been impressed by the educational content that Club Industry provides, and this event is one of the best they’ve put together with relevant topics to today’s industry and some big-name speakers who are giving their time to share insights with this global audience. I’m especially impressed with the support this event has received from organizations around the world, including IHRSA, UKActive, EuropeActive, Mercado Fitness and FIT Summit. It shows how great organizations and individuals can come together to serve the industry in a time when the industry really needs everyone to work as one.”

Future of Fitness sponsors include ABC Fitness Solutions, Inc., AVNow, Concierge, CLMBR, Club Automation/ Motionsoft, Inc., Eleiko Sport Inc, Fisikal, Fitness on Demand, Freemotion, GymValet, Intelivideo, Kieser, Les Mills, Life Fitness, Matrix Fitness, MXM, MYZONE Inc, Sports & Fitness Insurance, Stages, Therabody, Virtuagym and WellD.

Learn more about the Future of Fitness here. To register to attend the free Future of Fitness virtual event, click here.

Stay connected with Club Industry on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube using #ReinventNOW.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

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Questex’s FiercePharma Announces the 2020 FiercePharma Marketing Awards Winners

Recognizes the Most Innovative and Influential Leaders in Pharma Marketing and Advertising

NEW YORK, Nov. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex today announces the winners of the 2020 Fierce Pharma Marketing Awards, an annual awards program presented by Fierce Pharma. The competition highlights the pharma companies and their agencies that have produced thought-provoking, innovative, and compelling campaigns that are making a difference and meeting the global health challenges of today and tomorrow.

The Fierce Pharma Marketing Awards program was held in conjunction with Digital Pharma Innovation Week, a virtual event, which featured speakers from across life sciences defining their approach to digital innovation, that took place October 26-30. Throughout the event, attendees heard from the winning creative teams behind the industry’s most thought-provoking, innovative and compelling marketing campaigns that are making a difference and meeting the global health challenges.

“We’re continually amazed by the creativity exemplified by the award winners. It was a challenge for the judges to select one winner in each category from all of the creative submissions. We congratulate the winners for their superior marketing campaigns,” said Rebecca Willumson, Vice President & Publisher, Fierce Pharma.

The 2020 Pharma Marketing Awards winners:

  • Branded Drug TV: Campbell Ewald, on behalf of Bayer for “This is Why We Science”
  • Digital Campaign – Non-Social Media: Samsun Biologics for “Samsung Biologics Presents Virtual Exhibition Experience”
  • Disease Awareness TV: Emcay, on behalf of Sanofi Genzyme for “Dreidel Dreidel”
  • Innovation Challenge: W2O, on behalf of the COVID-19 Ventilator Rapid Response Team for “Ventilator SOS”
  • Medical Conference or Event Marketing: W2O, on behalf of Stallergene’s Greer for “Stallergene Greer’s Augmenting Reality to Build an Engaging NAVDF Booth Experience for Vets”
  • Multicultural Campaign: Eli Lilly and Company for “First Ever In-Language and In-Culture Pharma Social Initiative”
  • New Brand Launch: FCB Health New York, on behalf of Dermira for ““Life Unfolds”, QBREXZA for Dermira Inc.”
  • Online Video or Film: Condé Nast, in partnership with PHM on behalf of GSK for “Well, Actually”
  • Print for Consumer: MicroMass Communications, Inc, on behalf of Harmony Biosciences, LLC for “Know Narcolepsy Activity Journal”
  • Professional Marketing: Fingerpaint, on behalf of Bio-Rad for “In our Blood”
  • Public Relations Campaign: W2O, on behalf of Merck for “With Love, Me”
  • Social Media for Consumer: TrendyMinds, Inc. on behalf of Eli Lilly and Company for “Off to A Good Start”
  • Website for Consumer: W2O, on behalf of Exact Sciences for “Put Chemo to the Test®”

Each submission was reviewed by an exclusive panel of executives from major companies including Area 23, an FCB Health Network Company, CMI/Compas, Evoke KYNE, FCBCure, an FCB Health Network company, GCI Health, GSW, a Syneos Health Company, Havas Health & You, Klick Health, McCann Health, Ogilvy Health, Univision Communications, and W2O Group. All applications were evaluated based on the following criteria: creativity, strategy, audience impact, social good, true innovation, and effectiveness.

To learn more about the FiercePharma Marketing Awards winners, click here to read the Fierce Pharma Marketing winners report.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

About FiercePharma
Biopharma is a fast-growing world where big ideas come along daily. Our readers rely on FiercePharma for the latest news, analysis and data on drugs and the companies that make them. FiercePharma covers the pharma waterfront, from late-stage drug development through the entire lifecycle—tracking regulatory approvals, payer negotiations, manufacturing, marketing, patent fights, government investigations and regulation, M&A deals and beyond. Our aim is to analyze the day’s news, showing readers not only what they need to know, but why they need to know it. Beyond the daily, the FiercePharma team produces special reports that take stock of the industry’s products and finances, and shed new light on industry trends.

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Emily Schriver
Marketing Manager | Life Science & Healthcare
Questex
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REMOTE K12 Connected Teacher Summit Announces National Nominate-a-Teacher Program

Awards program will celebrate excellence for K-12 teachers coast to coast

TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arizona State University today announced the launch of the REMOTE K12 Teacher Awards program, which has been developed to celebrate and recognize kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers in the U.S. who are delivering an exceptional online/hybrid learning experience and making learning accessible, effective, exciting and engaging for students.

The awards program is part of REMOTE K12: The Connected Teacher Summit, a free, one-day virtual event on Jan. 9, 2021 to help K-12 teachers deliver better online and blended learning experiences.

The REMOTE K12 Teacher Awards program is open now for nominations from superintendents, teachers, students and parents to nominate an exceptional K-12 teacher to be recognized at the summit in January.

Nominations can be submitted for two categories:

  • Celebrate a teacher for outstanding leadership – This category allows anyone to show appreciation and recognition for a K-12 teacher for outstanding leadership and acknowledge them in a personal statement. REMOTE K12 will feature these teachers in a celebration gallery alongside other teachers making an impact across the U.S.
  • Nominate a teacher for exceptional pedagogy – In this category, nominations for the nation’s top K-12 teachers will be considered by a panel from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and select outstanding online and education leaders. Nominees will be judged in five different areas, which include innovation in remote learning, student engagement, equity and diversity, teamwork, and collaboration. Up to 20 teachers will be chosen to present at the January summit, while the Top 100 winners will be showcased on an honor board and receive a citation on the ASU’s REMOTE K12 website and in the virtual event.

“Virtual and remote learning is set to become a long-term feature of the educational landscape. Yet for many K-12 teachers, transitioning to online and hybrid learning is still a work in progress. This school year more classes have already been delivered virtually than ever before, and many have been developed and written just in the past few months,” said David Levin, executive producer of REMOTE. “The REMOTE K12 Teacher Award program acknowledges the teachers who have excelled at making the shift to online and blended education and gives us all a chance to identify and share new sources of excellence.”

Nominations for the REMOTE K12 Teacher Award program can be submitted through 11:59 p.m. (PST) on Nov. 25, 2020. To learn more and to submit a nomination, click here.

REMOTE K12: The Connected Teacher Summit will bring outstanding educators from across the country together to share effective and efficient virtual learning techniques and offer insights on pedagogy, course design, equity, wellness, accessibility, assessment, collaboration, engagement and more. Registration for REMOTE K12 is free for those involved in K-12 education. Click here to register to attend.

About Arizona State University
Arizona State University (ASU) has developed a new model for the American Research University, creating an institution that is committed to access, excellence and impact. ASU measures itself by those it includes, not by those it excludes. As the prototype for a New American University, ASU pursues research that contributes to the public good, and ASU assumes major responsibility for the economic, social and cultural vitality of the communities that surround it.

REMOTE K12: The Connected Teacher Summit is produced by Questex.

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Assistant Vice President
Arizona State University
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Questex
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Questex’s Hotel Management Announces the 2020 Class of “Thirty Under 30” – 30 Influential Rising Stars in Hospitality, All Under 30 Years of Age

NEW YORK, Nov. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s Hotel Management announces the annual “Thirty Under 30” list, showcasing the hospitality industry’s rising talent. 

Each year, Hotel Management opens up its call for nominations to the greater industry in order to capture true rising talent that deserves widespread recognition for their dedication to the field. Nominees must be 29 years old or younger as of Dec. 31, 2020, currently work at any level in a hotel field (operations, management, ownership, technology, asset management, consulting, training, sales & marketing), have completed a significant project for his or her hotel or organization and be recognized by leaders of his or her own hotel or organization as an emerging leader.

This year, more than 100 nominations were received and 30 professionals were chosen by Hotel Management’s senior editorial staff for their outstanding achievements. They include:

1.     Rofi Ahmed, Senior Property Accountant, Prism Hotels & Resorts, Murphy, Texas
2.     Brandan Alcorn, Complex Sales Manager, SpringHill Suites Denver Airport and Fairfield Inn & Suites Denver Airport
3.     James Allen, Operations Manager/GM, Delta Lodging Co., Cleveland, Miss.
4.     Courtney Barber, All-Purpose Manager, Homewood Suites by Hilton Greensboro (N.C.) Airport and Embassy Suites by Hilton Greensboro Airport
5.     Nicole Beck, Director of Sales, Hyatt Place Huntsville/Research Park, Huntsville, Ala.
6.     Kendall Burrus, Director of Investments, Stonehill Strategic Capital, Atlanta
7.     Jenna Coene, Assistant GM, Embassy Suites by Hilton Lexington/UK Coldstream, Lexington, Ky.
8.     Neal Fennelly, Rooms Division Manager in Training, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London
9.     JaKaye Garth, Director of Sales, Thoroughbred Hospitality Group, Somerset, Ky.
10.  Adrianna Gautam, Operations Manager, Interessant Hotel & Resort Management, Orlando
11.  Kristen Gluch, Manager of Treasury Services, Hersha Hospitality Management, Harrisburg, Pa.
12.  Jordan Gonzalez, Assistant Front-Office Manager, Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville SE Murfreesboro
13.  Will Green, Dual Director of Sales, Hampton Inn & Suites Columbia (Md.) South and the SpringHill Suites Columbia
14.  Grace Jensen, Director of Brand Management – Trend Hotels & Suite, My Place Hotels of America, Aberdeen S.D.
15.  Noelle Johnston, Front-Office Manager, Hilton Fort Collins (Colo.)
16.  Dustin Kline, VP, Chartres Lodging Group, San Francisco
17.  Adrien Lahoussaye, Head of Content and Innovation, Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts, Singapore
18.  Natalie McGrath, Email Marketing Manager, Hersha Hospitality Management, Philadelphia
19.  Carter Miller, Corporate Analyst, Revenue Strategy, Aimbridge Hospitality, Dallas
20.  Mark Noe, Risk Manager, PM Hotel Group, Chevy Chase, Md.
21.  Miraj Patel, President, Wayside Investment Group, Houston
22.  Raj Patel, Managing Member and CEO, Valiant Hotels, Carbondale, IL
23.  Emily Pearce, Task Force Manager, KM Hotels, Alexandria, Va.
24.  Alec Sherman, Director of Asset Management, TBC Hotels, The Bernstein Companies, Washington, D.C.
25.  Irvan Sutiono, Manager, Investments and Compliance, Compass Hospitality, Bangkok
26.  Jonathan Sweet, GM, Fairfield by Marriott Roanoke (Va.) Hollins
27.  Austin Thull, Corporate GM, Aimbridge Hospitality, Plano, Texas
28.  Hannah Tobin, Recruitment Specialist/Internship Director, Aimbridge Hospitality, Addison, Texas
29.  Benjamin Tran, Director of Revenue, TMH Management, Tampa, Fla.
30.  Tiare Wolfgramm, GM, Hampton Inn & Suites West Jordan (Utah)

“The members of this year’s Thirty Under 30 class have faced challenges that none of them ever could have imagined, but they’ve persevered with determination and hard work,” said Elaine Simon, Senior Managing Editor with Questex Hospitality and Hotel Management. “We are proud to recognize them for their achievements in the midst of the upheaval the world is experiencing. The industry is primed for a strong future in the hands of these young hoteliers.”

The 2020 Thirty Under 30 winners are featured in the October print issue of Hotel Management. Visit www.hotelmanagement.net to learn more.

Hotel Management’s 2020 “Thirty Under 30” Awards are sponsored by DIRECTV HOSPITALITY.

About Hotel Management, a Division of Questex Hospitality Group
Hotel Management is a leading B2B centralized print and online source for the latest news, trends and analysis across the hospitality industry. Stay up-to-date on breaking news in global and local investment, development, technology, operations, food & beverage and design.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

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Elaine Simon
Senior Managing Editor
212-895-8431
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Michelle MacLeod
Marketing Manager
617-219-8346
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Questex’s Bar & Restaurant Group Kicks Off its Six-Month Virtual Event to Support the Bar, Restaurant and Hospitality industry, Starting November 10

Brings the Bar & Restaurant Industry Together to Discuss Current Industry Challenges and Solutions

NEW YORK, Nov. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s Bar & Restaurant group, owners of Nightclub & Bar Show and VIBE Conference, is kicking off its virtual event series, Evolve, a six-month sales, education and networking program that keeps bar and restaurant owners, operators, investors and suppliers engaged with sales and marketing programs, skills development, staff retention tools and networking opportunities, on November 10. Register here.

The first leg of the Evolve virtual event begins in Washington, D.C., which is the heart of so many issues today. Like many places, operators in the city are fighting for every inch to keep their doors open and their staff employed, while mere blocks away, an ineffective Congress fights and squabbles over the next round of PPP loans or the elusive Restaurants Act. With an educational focus on Technology, a portion of the education content was captured on location at the legendary Jack Rose Dining Saloon.

The schedule for the Washington, D.C. virtual event on November 10 includes:

  • Jeremiah Batucan, Conference Director, Bar & Restaurant, Amy Brandwein, Chef and Owner, Centrolina + Piccolina, Jeff Miskiri, Owner and Operator, Po Boy Jim / Felicity Lounge DC / The Creoleon 14th and Bill Thomas, Owner, Jack Rose Dining Saloon, come together for an Industry Roundtable to share their stories on how they are navigating COVID-19 when it comes to matters of business survival, challenging legal restrictions and managing guests’ experiences.
  • Social media and digital evangelist, Todd Collins, Chief Operations Officer, Restaurant Reputations will present Driving Demand with Digital Tactics where he’ll talk about where bar and restaurant owners need to be, how to simplify tools to make it easier and tricks to get content in front of more potential guests.
  • Rohit Malhotra, Beverage Director of Capo Speakeasy will present Creating Buzzworthy Beverage To-Go Programs where he’ll share how his team found fun, creative and cost effective ways connect with local residents and drive new sales by keeping his beverage program fresh.
  • Rev Ciancio, Head of Revenue Marketing, Branded Strategic Hospitality, will present 3rd Party Has Been Canceled: Earn More by Getting Guests to Order Direct where he’ll discuss how to get consumers to order directly from your restaurant instead of third-party delivery service providers like UberEats, DoorDash and GrubHub.

In addition, Evolve offers live Q&A during education sessions, live industry networking, Bar Talk chat rooms addressing key topics and Interactive Sponsored Bars with live meetings.

Evolve will offer additional Technology content from Washington. D.C. on November 17.

“We’re excited to bring the hospitality community together to connect as we all navigate this storm. Evolve is meant to bring real solutions via real conversations to the very real plight facing owners and operators today. Some bars and restaurants are looking for ways to keep doors open, others are eking out enough profit to provide for staff and families while others are considering ways to expand,” said Tim McLucas, Vice President, Bar & Restaurant, Questex. “We’ve gathered leading voices in the bar and restaurant industry to hear how they are managing the circumstances around the pandemic and we hope that their insight will help attendees manage their challenges and create new opportunities for their businesses.”

The upcoming Evolve Virtual Event schedule follows:

2nd On Location Recording: Seattle, WA
Virtual Event Air Dates December 7 and 14
Theme: Operations

3rd On Location Recording: Austin, TX
Virtual Event Air Dates January 13 and 26
Theme: Marketing

4th On Location Recording: Las Vegas, NV
Virtual Event Air Dates February 9 and 22
Theme: Food & Beverage

5th On Location Recording: New York, NY
Virtual Event Air Dates March 8 and 22
Theme: People & Staffing

6th On Location Recording: Los Angeles, CA
Virtual Event Air Dates April 12 and 26
Theme: Guest Experience

Evolve sponsors include: 2 Touch POS, Barventory, BassBoss Truly Hard Seltzer, d’marie, Dry Botanical Bubbly, MTI, White Claw Hard Seltzer and Xtreme Music Bingo.

To learn more and register to attend Evolve as an operator for free, visit https://events.barandrestaurantexpo.com/. All virtual event air dates will be available to relive on demand.

For sponsorship opportunities, contact Jamie Schroeder at [email protected] or Veronica Gonnello at [email protected].

Stay connected with Evolve on Facebook and Instagram @nightclubbar and follow #evolve.

Questex’s Bar & Restaurant group will bring the industry together at VIBE Conference, June 7-9, 2021 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, CA and at the Nightclub & Bar Show, June 28-30, 2021 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

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Michelle Osborne
Questex
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Arizona State University Announces REMOTE K12 Connected Teacher Summit to Share Best Practices for Online and Blended Learning

Free virtual summit on January 9, 2021 will spotlight innovative approaches

TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arizona State University today announced REMOTE K12: The Connected Teacher Summit, a free, one-day immersive program coming on January 9, 2021 to help K-12 teachers nationwide deliver better online and blended learning experiences.

REMOTE K12 will bring outstanding educators from across the country together to share effective and efficient virtual learning techniques and offer insights on pedagogy, course design, equity, wellness, accessibility, assessment, collaboration, engagement and more. Click here to register to attend for free.

ASU Learning Enterprise and the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College will provide an “ASU K12 Remote Teaching Skills Certificate” free of charge for qualifying teachers who attend and complete post-event coursework and verification. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards will utilize educator expertise to partner on content development and speaker selection.

The K-12 focused virtual summit will replicate the format of July’s successful REMOTE: The Connected Faculty Summit for Higher Ed. More than 25,000 faculty members from 2,000 institutions attended that event, which included 84 fully-interactive short presentations on distance learning and pedagogy, and moderated discussions in 30 live chat rooms.

“Following our REMOTE: The Connected Faculty Summit, we were overwhelmed with positive feedback, and hundreds of K-12 teachers asked us to extend the REMOTE event format to school teachers across the US,” said David Levin, executive producer of REMOTE. “Today, with online and blended learning fast becoming an essential part of every educator’s toolkit, we are thrilled to announce REMOTE K12. It will provide an essential source of intelligence on how to teach in schools across the country in our new world.”

Peggy Brookins, NBCT and CEO/President of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards mentioned: “Our experience makes it clear that teachers everywhere are demanding high-quality professional development to help guide them through this unique school year. Events such as REMOTE K12: The Connected Teacher Summit share best practices, through which teachers can enhance their skill set and enable them to provide what their students need most – engaging, effective, high quality instruction.”

The upcoming REMOTE K12 summit will feature 140 sessions during six hours of programming spread over 15 content tracks. Live Q&As will allow attendees to ask direct questions of speakers and receive answers in real-time. Sessions will be divided into three categories: Discipline will focus on tips and pedagogy by content area; Topic will focus on common subjects across all disciplines, including assessment, engagement, equity and wellness; Surgery will give participants a real time 30-minute Q&A environment with experts on selected topics and disciplines.

REMOTE K12 will also feature more than 30 moderated chat rooms with a mix of environments, inviting structured discussions around disciplines and topics and grade bands. In addition, it will offer sessions to support principals, superintendents and EdTech professionals.

Registration for REMOTE K12 is free for those involved in K-12 education. Click here to register to attend. Video recordings of the sessions will be available free online through the end of June 2021.

Partners

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is a founding partner and will engage accomplished educators to deliver an experience that elevates the instructional capacity of all participants.

Partner organizations at launch include The School Superintendent Association (AASA), Digital Learning Collaborative, Curriki, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), KIPP Foundation, National Math and Science Initiative, Next Generation Learning Challenges and TED-Ed. We expect to expand the network of partner organizations in the coming months.

ASU is the host of REMOTE K12:The Connected Teacher Summit. The University will provide moderators, subject experts, and continuing education certificates. REMOTE is organized by the ASU Foundation, a 501 (c) (3). ASU’s Prep Digital team and the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College are contributing content and planning and insights about their innovation experience.

Sponsors

Thanks to our Founding sponsor Pearson and additional launch sponsors including Verizon, Microsoft, D2L, Academic Partnerships, Aramark, Respondus and Twig Education. We expect to expand the sponsor group in the coming months.

We are grateful to our philanthropic donors, in particular from Stanford GSB’87, whose generous seed funding supported the organization of this event.

If you are interested in becoming a partner, email us at:[email protected].

If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities please email us at: [email protected].

About Arizona State University
Arizona State University (ASU) has developed a new model for the American Research University, creating an institution that is committed to access, excellence and impact. ASU measures itself by those it includes, not by those it excludes. As the prototype for a New American University, ASU pursues research that contributes to the public good, and ASU assumes major responsibility for the economic, social and cultural vitality of the communities that surround it.

REMOTE K12: The Connected Teacher Summit is produced by Questex.

Our platform provider will be Intrado and we are grateful for their support.

Media Contact

Chris Fiscus
Assistant Vice President
Arizona State University
602-541-6254
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Kate Spellman
Chief Marketing Officer
Questex
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Questex Announces Sensors Innovation Week Fall and Debuts an Expanded Year-Round Community for Buyers and Sellers Engaged in Sensors and Electronics

Keynotes to Explore the Use of Sensors in NASA’s Human Exploration Campaign, Crop Optimization, Mitigating COVID-19 in Sports Leagues, Winning Gold at the Olympics and Paralympics for Team USA and Everyday Life & Human-Machine Voice Interface

NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s Fierce Electronics and Sensors Expo & Conference today announces Sensors Innovation Week Fall, a three-day virtual event that will offer a deep dive into the sensors industry to define, discuss and understand design challenges and sensor solutions. Sensors Innovation Week Fall takes place November 16-18. Register here.

Fierce Electronics and Sensors Expo & Conference is also debuting an expanded year-round community for buyers and sellers engaged in sensors and electronics. The new community is part of Questex’s strategic direction of tying a portfolio of industry leading events with thought-leading content to deliver audiences with the tools they need in one location to make the right connections, understand the trends and discover new opportunities to grow their businesses. With nearly 140,000 subscribers to the Fierce Electronics portfolio of newsletters and over 10,000 attendees to live and virtual events, Questex offers unrivalled access to this influential community. For more information on this community, click here.  

“We’re excited to bring the sensors community together during Sensors Innovation Week Fall to network and learn virtually. We have a spectacular line-up of subject matter experts, practicing engineers, and industry thought leaders who will be speaking on technology and technology trends of vital interest to engineers who are designing with sensors,” said Karen Field, Group Content Director, Fierce Electronics and Sensors Expo & Conference. “Additionally, we have created the largest group of electronics and sensors professionals in the industry with our expanded year-round community, which combines our industry leading websites, virtual and live event audiences into one community. With news, content, insight and opinion from our editors and industry experts, we help our audience navigate the buyer’s journey giving them the information they need, when and where they need it – all in one environment.”

Sensors Innovation Week Fall – November 16-18
Each day of Sensors Innovation Week Fall will feature six hours of curated content from more than 30 speakers sharing their insights and experiences through keynotes, tech talks, breakout sessions, panels and more across three tracks: IoT & Wireless, Industrial, Smart Sensors, MEMS and Next Gen Innovations. 

Keynote speakers include:

  • Dr. Kathleen Gallagher Boggs, Capability Integration Strategy Lead, NASA presenting “From Low Earth Orbit to the Moon, Mars and Beyond: Capabilities Needed for NASA’s Human Exploration Campaign”
  • Reinier Van der Lee, CEO, Vinduino LLC presenting “Design Evolution of an Open-Source, Affordable Crop Optimization Technology”
  • Mehdi Bentanfous, CEO, Kinexon NA presenting “Using Sensor Technology to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Sports Leagues”
  • Phil Cheetham OLY, PhD., Director of Sport Technology and Innovation, United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee presenting “Turning Technology into Gold for Team USA at the Olympics & Paralympics”
  • Dimitrio Damianos, Technology Market Analyst, Yole Development presenting “The General Pervasiveness of MEMS Sensors on Everyday Life & a Glimpse in the Human-Machine Voice Interface”

The virtual event will also offer networking opportunities and a Sensors Resource Center with relevant content from event sponsors.

Event highlights include:

  • Best of Sensors Awards. Outstanding innovations that are driving improvements and transforming the industry will be showcased during this virtual awards ceremony. This year’s program highlights the best innovations, technologies, and individuals in the sensors industry.
  • Women in Sensors & Electronics. Despite advances in STEM programs and targeted initiatives, not enough women today are choosing—or sticking with—a technical career. Women at all levels make up a distinct minority of the technical professionals working with sensors and electronics. This session will discuss how to achieve diversity in the workplace and to retain and promote women in STEM-related positions.
  • The Spectacular Sensors Smackdown. In quick five-minute videos, engineers who have created gadgets using sensors will present a brief overview of their invention and vie to convince attendees of its design ingenuity. Winners will be determined by audience voting.

To learn more and register to attend the free Sensors Innovation Week Fall, visit www.sensorsexpo.com.

Bluetooth, Omron, Murata, BehrTech, Xidas, Specialty Coating Systems, Bosch Sensortec, and IEEE are just a few of the Sensors Innovation Week Fall event sponsors. Click here to view all sponsors and learn about available sponsorship opportunities.

Stay connected with Sensors Innovation Week Fall on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

The Fierce Electronics and Sensors Community will bring the industry together at events throughout 2021. They include:

  • January: Embedded Innovation Week
  • February: Low Power Technologies Summit
  • March: IoT Technologies Summit
  • April: AI Week
  • May: MedTech Innovation Summit
  • June: Sensors Expo & Conference and Embedded Technologies Expo & Conference – Live events on June 22-24, 2021 in San Jose, CA
  • August: 5G Blitz Week
  • August: Industrial Connectivity Summit
  • September: AI Week Fall
  • October: Autonomous Technologies Summit
  • November: Sensors Innovation Week

For additional information on the 2020 and 2021 events, click here.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

Media Contact
Ashley Secondini
Senior Marketing Manager
T: 617 219 8358 
E: [email protected] 

Questex Enters the Higher Education Market, Launches Fierce Education

Appoints Kathleen Connolly, Market Leader, and Elliot Markowitz, Content Lead

NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — From course design to distance learning and student engagement, the world of pedagogy has been dramatically influenced by the role of education technology. Today, Questex officially enters the education technology marketplace, which is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 18.1% from 2020 to 2027. (Grand View Research) 

Fierce Education (fierceeducation.com) is the place where higher education leaders, faculty and those driving technology adoption decisions in education can access proven methods and best practices in distance and blended learning. It covers the intersection where faculty and student needs meet and highlight the people, products and places that are leading the Fierce Education charge. Fierce Education was created with the same “Fierce” tenacity shared by the educators who are fighting their way to build better models for this evolving blended teaching and learning environment.

“Fierce Education will serve as an intelligent information source through digital and virtual solutions and ultimately events. It will also deliver opinions and commentary in this highly disruptive market on the topics of inclusivity, accessibility, administration, best practices, distance learning and pedagogy,” said Rhiannon James, Group President, Questex. “Fierce Education follows the established and successful Fierce content model. We have built a deep and robust audience database in this vertical market and now with the addition of top leadership we have a winning formula. Our proprietary framework of delivering world-class content, strong audience interaction and identifying and launching events allows us to replicate and scale quickly into new verticals organically.”

Fierce Education is targeted to higher education faculty; presidents, deans, provosts and chief academic officers; directors of online, distance, e-learning; and CIO, CTO and directors in charge of online education systems. The content mix and strategy provides the higher education audience with news, analysis, best practices and data. Faculty and educator-focused content will center on the greater good as well as the people making a difference, applied to the higher education market as a follow on to the momentum created with REMOTE: The Connected Faculty Summit, which showcased more than 100 speakers from 60 universities and institutions. The event drew 50,000 professors, instructors, lecturers, teaching professionals, instructional designers, provosts, deans, department chairs and administrators registered from more than 150 universities and institutions across the world, with 26,000 attending on the first day.

Questex is growing its team with world-class talent. Two senior executives, Kathleen Connolly and Elliot Markowitz have been tapped to lead the Fierce Education Group.

James added, “With a forward-thinking approach, Questex continues to attract top talent with critical skill sets in information services. Kathleen is an accomplished business driver with a track record of growth, while, Elliot is a skillful and experienced editor known for building successful communities. Kathleen and Elliot will help us continue to build on our foundation of Fierce Education.”

As Market Leader of Fierce Education, Connolly will be responsible for growth through new product development, cross-platform strategies, strategic acquisitions and partnerships. A dynamic leader with a track record of achieving award-winning results by bringing teams together collaboratively, Connolly was most recently General Manager of Informa Tech’s Enterprise & Connected Innovation Group managing events, media and marketing services. Earlier, Connolly had a long successful career at United Business Media LLC. Her last position at the company was Executive Vice President of Sales Events and Media where she led a team selling technology events and media products and services.

As Content Lead of Fierce Education, Markowitz will lead the content development and strategy for Fierce Education. Markowitz has been an editor and content specialist with deep experience across all content touch points with specific vertical expertise in technology, business, hospitality and healthcare. He has built content marketing services businesses from the ground up for companies such as Madison Logic, as well as others, and has run countless integrated content programs for top enterprises. Markowitz was most recently the Chief Content Strategist and Founder of EMedia Strategies. He served as SVP, Editorial for Ziff Davis Enterprise overseeing all editorial brands including eWeek, Baseline, CIO Insights and The Channel Insider. Markowitz also was the editor of Computer Reseller News (CRN) and CRM Magazine and launched the editorial webcast and virtual tradeshow businesses for Ziff Davis Media and Nielsen Business Media. He was a weekly technology and business blogger for The VAR Guy (currently Channel Futures) and a contributor to other business media brands. 

To learn more about Fierce Education, visit: https://www.fierceeducation.com. To sign up for the Fierce Education newsletter, click here. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Kathleen Connolly at [email protected].

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

Media Contact
Kate Spellman
Chief Marketing Officer
Questex
[email protected]
212 895 8488

Hosted by Questex’s Fierce Pharma Marketing, Digital Pharma Innovation Week Taps Heavy-Hitters to Discuss the Full Value Chain of Life Science Marketing

Award-winning journalist and Co-Founder of Katie Couric Media and Stand Up To Cancer, Katie Couric and Associate Vice President, Global Head of Health Communications & Engagement Claire Mulhearn of Merck to discuss how the two organizations have worked together over the past two years to develop meaningful programming for the cancer community

The Five-Day Virtual Event Showcases Life Sciences Digital Innovations October 26-30

NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Experts from biotech and big pharma companies are pushing the boundaries with evolved customer engagement strategies, developing campaigns to raise awareness during a pandemic and launching products in a digital world. Questex’s Fierce Pharma Marketing, a year-round network for buyers and sellers engaged in pharmaceutical marketing and commercialization, presents Digital Pharma Innovation Week, a five-day virtual event that will cover in-depth topics across the full value chain of life science marketing and digital health. The event is scheduled for October 26-30. Register here.

Digital Pharma Innovation Week will bring the industry together to discuss digital innovation. Fierce Pharma Marketing’s Senior Editor, Beth Bulik, will moderate a keynote panel with award-winning journalist and Co-Founder of Katie Couric Media and Stand Up To Cancer, Katie Couric, and Claire Mulhearn, Associate Vice President, Global Head of Health Communications & Engagement, Merck, about their successful two-year partnership and how they are working together to reach the cancer community in meaningful ways through programs such as “With Love, Me and “Katie Couric Explores: Cancer During COVID-19.”

Vlad Coric, CEO, Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Judy Stewart, Senior Vice President, US Vaccines, GSK and Mark Reisenauer, Senior Vice President, Oncology Business Unit, Astellas will deliver the event’s keynote presentations.

In addition, Digital Pharma Innovation Week will feature the following pharma thought leaders:

  • Karan Arora, Chief Commercial Digital Officer and Global Vice President, AstraZeneca
  • Tina Goyal, Global Head Marketing Innovation and Execution, Novartis
  • Michael Jafar, Chief Marketing Officer, Evolus
  • Jeordan Legon, Senior Director, Digital Center of Excellence, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
  • Saad B Saeed, Senior Director, Global Digital/Technology Lead, Pfizer Vaccines & Medical Affairs, Pfizer
  • Roni Chase, Vice President, Global Marketing Lilly Oncology, Eli Lilly
  • Mark Plinio, Chief Commercial Officer, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
  • Alisa Lask, Vice President and General Manager, Aesthetic Business Unit, Galderma

Targeted to brand teams, marketers, and executives in multichannel, commercial operations, customer engagement, innovation, IT, patient solutions and many more, Digital Pharma Innovation Week offers:

  • Five hours of curated content per day
  • 50 live sessions including case studies and practical sessions in five focus areas HCP Marketing; Patient Solutions; Data/Analytics; Omnichannel Engagement; and Media Strategy. Morning sessions will be dedicated to broad topics and big picture thinking, while afternoon sessions offer deep dive discussions
  • 75+ speakers defining their approach to digital innovation
  • Networking and learning opportunities from 3,000+ peers
  • Meetings with leaders one-on-one in the Digital Pharma Innovation Week Exhibit Hall

Rhiannon James, Questex Life Sciences President said, “For over a decade, Digital Pharma East and Digital Pharma West have been the leading events for marketing and digital experts in the life science industry. We’re thrilled to have a virtual setting to continue to share best practices and showcase the latest marketing innovations at companies of all sizes while being able to expand our Fierce Pharma Marketing community.”

“We understand the critical importance of digital innovation to drive the pharma industry forward,” said Miriam Paramore, President, OptimizeRx. “We’re pleased to collaborate with Fierce Pharma Marketing to share insights on communication solutions with the Digital Pharma Innovation Week audience. Our industry thought leaders are excited to discuss how life science companies can streamline connections with both physicians and patients in this ‘all-things-digital’ age.”

The Digital Pharma Innovation Week virtual event was created with guidance from a robust advisory board. They include: Amy West, Head of U.S. Digital Strategy, NOVO NORDISK; Sven Dethlefs, EVP Global Marketing & Portfolio, TEVA; April Lewis Mitchell, Vice President, US and Global CNS Marketing, OTSUKA; Bob Allen, Lead, Digital Operations Global Public Affairs, BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB; John Vieira, US Head of Commercialization, SOL-GEL; and Ana Maria Luque, Global Vice President, Meningococcal/ FSME/Customer Engagement, PFIZER.

A special thanks to the Digital Pharma Innovation Week sponsors: OptimizeRx, Doximity, Sermo, Outcome Health, BioPharm Communications, Swoop, Phreesia Life Sciences, Butler/Till, Cecelia Health, Viseven, AdhereTech, Health Union, LLC, Avant Healthcare, Fingerpaint, Aki Technologies, RxMx, Hale Advisors, Truveris, Celtio, Pandora, Sharecare, Syneos Health, IMRE Health, Aktana, LevelEx and ConnectiveRx.

Learn more about Fierce Pharma Marketing here. To register to attend Digital Pharma Innovation Week, click here. The event is free for pharma, medical device and biotech professionals as well as agencies. The event’s content will be available on demand through Digital Pharma Innovation Week’s partner, Content Hub.

For sponsorship opportunities, contact Jennifer Woods at [email protected].

Stay connected with Digital Pharma Innovation Week on LinkedIn and Twitter.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

Media Contact
Emily Sternberg
Senior Marketing Manager
Digital Pharma Innovation Week
[email protected]        

Questex’s Hospitality Insights Unveils “Solidarity with Hospitality,” a Six Month Complimentary Membership for Hospitality Professionals Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic

NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hospitality Insights, the forward-thinking membership platform for the global hospitality investment sector, from Questex, launches “Solidarity with Hospitality,” a six month complimentary membership for those who are currently between jobs or have been made redundant due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Katherine Doggrell, Editor-in-Chief, EMEA of Questex says: “The pandemic has cost most of us our freedom to travel and revel in the fruits of the sector we call home. As we try to curtail the spread of the virus, these necessary restrictions are now costing many members of our community their jobs. We want to support the people who have supported us while the industry adapts. It’s always been important to stay informed, but with trends and transactions accelerating during the pandemic, it is now critical.”

Every week on Hospitality Insights, a team of respected editors and contributors break the news on the activity in the hospitality sector, providing “content with purpose,” complete with informed comment and analysis from those involved including global investors, developers, operators and advisors. The platform is a dynamic subscription model providing clients with the tools they need to make the right connections, understand trends, and discover new opportunities and business contacts.

Topical areas included in year-round editorial coverage include adjacent spaces, asset management, destination outlook, development, design, investment, stakeholder alignment and tech.

Recent and most relevant coverage include a “how-to” guide in re-positioning yourself to find your next role in a drastically different and overly competitive market from Chris Mumford, Founder of Cervus Leadership Consulting, a 1:1 video interview with Keith Barr, CEO of IHG, at the recent AHC Reimagined virtual event discussing reopening business in an ever-changing regulatory environment, and an In Focus vodcast on retaining talent during the crisis.

A typical yearly subscription costs £599, but those who qualify for the “Solidarity with Hospitality” package will receive six months of access at no cost. The application form can be found here and questions can be directed to Peter Kealy, Delegate and Subscriptions Sales Representative, [email protected].

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

Media Contact

Alexandra Aldridge

Marketing Director, Travel & Hospitality

[email protected]

212-895-8284