Winners to be revealed November 16 at U.S. Broadband Awards Gala in Washington, D.C. during the U.S. Broadband Summit

NEW YORK, Oct. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s Fierce Telecom today announces the finalists for the inaugural U.S. Broadband Awards, which honors and celebrates the best solutions, programs, use cases, technology, and individuals working to connect everyone across the United States through broadband.

The finalists were chosen based on effectiveness, technical innovation, financial & community impact, individual efforts in driving broadband investment and true innovation in addressing the digital divide.

Alejandro Piñero, Head of Content, Fierce Technology Group at Questex said, “The breadth and quality of the submissions is testament to the incredible work the telecommunications industry is carrying out to connect the underserved and unconnected. We congratulate all of our finalists especially given the high level of candidates for each award category.”

The 2023 finalists:

Best Broadband & Data Mapping Solution or Initiative 

ArcGIS: Leveraging Location Intelligence to Bridge the Digital Divide: Esri Inc. ChatGIS and WiROI db Geospatial SaaS Platform: Wireless 20/20 Connected Nation Geospatial Services: Connected Nation Visualizing the Road to Broadband: NoaNet’s Broadband and Digital Equity Mapping Initiative: Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) 

Best Converged Solution – Cable & Connectivity 

Calix DOCSIS Provisioning Connector: Calix Harmonic cOS™ Broadband Platform: Harmonic PHYTunes Saturn Wi-Fi Solution: PHYTunes Inc.Reach 

Best Municipal Connectivity Program 

Consolidated Communications and Maine Connectivity Authority: Bringing Fiber to Rural Maine: Consolidated Communications EPB: Bringing the World’s Fastest Community-wide Internet to the Chattanooga Area: EPB Montgomery County, MD Pulse Fiber Internet 

Best use of 5G FWA For Remote/Rural Connectivity 

Casa Systems’ AurusLINK: Casa Systems, Inc. Decreasing Spend and providing rapid installation with 5G Technology: Granite Telecommunications Ohio Transparent Telecom with Ericsson Radisys Connect 5G FWA/Broadband Convergence: Radisys 

Enabling Connectivity – Middle Mile Award 

Diamond State Networks Mid-Atlantic Broadband Boosts Capacity, Minimizes Cost with Routed Optical Networking: Cisco Systems Scalable and efficient middle mile traffic aggregation leveraging point-to-multipoint ICE-X coherent pluggables: Infinera Zayo’s Middle Mile Strategy: Zayo 

Excellence in FTTH Deployment 

Blue Ridge Communications Connect2First connects their Arkansas communities in record time: Render Networks Frontier Communications Midwest Energy & Communications WOW! fiber Internet Deployment in Central Florida: WOW! Internet, TV & Phone 

Excellence in Wireless Neutral Host Networks 

Boldyn Networks Provides NYC Free Public WiFi through Link5G Kiosks: Boldyn Networks Celona Private Wireless Neutral Host Service: Celona Kajeet Smart Private 5G™️ Neutral Host Solution: Kajeet Dense Air and Radisys – ORAN Based Actively Shared 5G Small Cell Infrastructure Software Solutions: Radisys 

Impact Award – Greatest Technical achievement in connecting the unconnected (Individual) 

Gary Bolton, Fiber Broadband Association Robert L. Hance, Midwest Energy & Communications Tommy Jacobson, MCNC 

Impact in Broadband Affordability 

American Connection Corps: A Program of Lead For America: Lead For America Honest Networks 

Innovation in State Broadband Deployment Award 

Kansas Office of Broadband Development   Arcadian Infracom and the California Department of Technology Announce Innovative Middle-Mile Fiber Partnership: Arcadian InfracomVermont Community Broadband Board 

Open Infrastructure & Networking Award 

Ciena’s Broadband Solution: Empowering Open Access Service Providers: Ciena High-speed business services over an existing PON infrastructure leveraging ICE-X intelligent coherent pluggables: Infinera RtBrick SiFi Networks   

Public Services Deployment 

NoaNet Supports Next Generation 911 Network for Washington State: Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) Nationwide managed SD-WAN rollout brings savings and simplicity to one of the nation’s largest delivery services: Granite Telecommunications 

Regional Operator of the Year 

C Spire Frontier Communications Lumos SCTelcom   

The judging panel included experts from leading companies in the wider broadband industry, including Tantra Analyst LLC, Mobile Experts, Inc., Impact Broadband and AvidThink. See the full list of judges here.

The winners will be announced at the U.S. Broadband Awards Gala on November 16 at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Downtown as part of the U.S. Broadband Summit, which takes place November 15-17. Register to attend the U.S. Broadband Summit and the awards ceremony here.

Sponsors of the conference include Verizon, AT&T Fiber, Comcast, NCTA, Calix, Harmonic, Clearfield, Radisys, and more.

For sponsorship opportunities contact Scott Gruntorad at (202) 824-5045 or sgruntorad@questex.com. 

About U.S. Broadband Summit
The first ever U.S. Broadband Summit brings together federal funding leaders and state representatives with the wider broadband industry, including fiber operators, MSO’s, WISP’s, wireless carriers and more, to discuss the future of broadband in the United States. As attention focuses on bridging the growing digital divide, and the need to bring connectivity to the under- and un-served, the industry must come together to address the challenge. There is no golden key to connect everyone, and the U.S. Broadband Summit aims to bring everyone together to discuss how collaboration will lead to a more connected and vibrant society, in benefit of individuals and communities.

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
Charlene Soucy
U.S. Broadband Awards
csoucy@questex.com

Offers an Unparalleled Opportunity to Connect and Learn February 26-28, 2024 in San Diego, CA

Vibe Vista Awards Submissions Open through November 13, 2023

NEW YORK, Oct. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s Vibe Conference, the premier on-premise beverage conference for beverage executives, today opens Operator applications for the 2024 conference. Operators can register here. The Conference takes place February 26-28, 2024 at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego, CA, which was awarded Travelers’ Choice in 2023.

Vibe Conference is targeted to On-Premise Chain Restaurant, Hotel, Cruise-line, Casino, Contract-Foodservice Corporate Executives, Operators, Beverage Directors, Marketing Vice Presidents, and Food & Beverage Executives.

At Vibe Conference, Operators can attend the general sessions, workshops, keynote, innovation showcase, networking events, and happy hours as well as breakfast and lunch. Conference topics include scaling for growth, state of the on-premise, RFP process panel, consumer marketing, wine trends, global cocktail trends, and much more.

“Vibe Conference is the number-one, on-premise beverage conference where executives connect to explore emerging trends, experience leading industry innovation, and forge partnerships that will shape the future of the beverage world,” said Tim McLucas, Vice President of Bar & Restaurant Group. “At this unique event, operators have direct access to industry visionaries and thought leaders who are redefining the boundaries of success in the on-premise beverage sector. We’re excited to welcome guests to the 2024 event that includes an expanded conference program and elevated networking opportunities for all participants.”

Operators can register here through February 9, 2024. Contact Andrea Hutchinson, Industry Relations Director, at ahutchinson@questex.com with any questions.

To attend Vibe Conference as a supplier, companies must be a sponsor. Learn how to become a sponsor by contacting Donna Bruns (Companies A-L) at donna@vibeconference.com and Fadi Alsayegh (Companies M-Z) at falsayegh@questex.com.

CORE Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE)
CORE Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE) is a 501(c)(3) a national non-profit and the charity of choice for the Vibe Conference. It was founded by members of the beverage vertical. In 2023, CORE raised a total of more than $103,488 for families in the food and beverage industry facing terminal illnesses or sudden losses. Learn more here.

2024 Vibe Vista Awards
The 2024 Vibe Vista Awards recognize the top performers in the beverage industry through the creation, training, execution, management, and on-going positive results of beverage programs.

Award categories include:

Best Beverage MenuBest Adult Alcohol-Free Beverage Program   Best Beer ProgramBest Spirits ProgramBest Wine ProgramBest Beverage Limited Time OfferBest Overall: HotelsBest Overall: Casinos Best Overall: Cruise LinesBest Overall: Multi-Unit Chain Restaurants

Click here for more information. Nominations are open through November 13, 2023.

To learn more about the Vibe Conference, visit: https://www.vibeconference.com.

About Vibe Conference
Vibe Conference is the premier event for chain and hotel adult beverage executives and suppliers. The top on-premise conference is held annually and involves high-level content, tastings and networking opportunities. The 2024 conference will be held at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego, CA February 26-28, 2024.

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
Michelle Osborne
Vibe Conference
mosborne@questex.com
617.219.8305

Gala Dinner to Celebrate Fierce 50 Takes Place December 5 in New York City

NEW YORK, Oct. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s Fierce Pharma, Fierce Biotech and Fierce Healthcare today unveil the inaugural Fierce 50, a groundbreaking project that shines a spotlight on the companies and individuals driving advancements in medicine, fostering innovation and shaping the future of biopharma and healthcare. 

The Fierce 50 are the movers and shakers who are pushing boundaries, defying limitations and igniting change in healthcare delivery, drug development, research and beyond. Reflecting the true tapestry of the industry, the Fierce 50 offers a unique glimpse into the minds of influential figures who work tirelessly behind the scenes to drive change in healthcare and biopharma. The pillars of the Fierce 50 are Innovation, Social Impact, Health Equity, Breakthroughs and Patient Advocacy.      

Click here to see the Fierce 50.

“In a world where data and technology often overshadow the human side of healthcare and biopharma, our special report aims to remind us that these industries are fundamentally about people. Behind the scientific breakthroughs and statistics are inspiring narratives of individuals who have an unwavering commitment to fiercely fighting for patient care,” said Ayla Ellison, Editor-in-Chief, Fierce Life Sciences and Healthcare. “We’re excited to share these 50 brilliant visionaries and trailblazers with our audience where they will get a front-row seat to each of their insights, strategies and outlooks on the future of biotech, healthcare and pharma.”

The Fierce 50 will be celebrated at a gala dinner on December 5 at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. Purchase tickets here.

For sponsorship opportunities, click here.
  
About Fierce Pharma
Fierce Pharma is the go-to destination for the news and trends shaping the industry. Our focus daily is on news about approved drugs and every aspect of pharma’s operations as well as the people who move pharma forward. Our coverage also feeds longer-form content, podcasts and events. In staying on top of the news, our journalists have developed a loyal audience. Critically, we explain the news—often complicated technology or business maneuvers—and put it in context that brings it home for our readers and listeners in their work lives.

Stay connected via LinkedIn and X.

Fierce Biotech
Biopharma is a fast-growing world where big ideas come along daily. Our readers rely on Fierce Biotech for the latest news, analysis and data on drugs and the companies that make them. Fierce Biotech covers the biopharma waterfront, from 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 Fierce Biotech team produces special reports that take stock of the industry’s products and finances, and shed new light on industry trends.

Stay connected via LinkedIn, Facebook and X.

About Fierce Healthcare
Fierce Healthcare delivers healthcare news at the intersection of business and policy. Our journalists strive to bring our readers breaking industry news, exclusive interviews and thoughtfully-reported stories that offer a deeper insight on how changes in the industry impact their corner of the healthcare world. Our family of publications includes Fierce Healthcare, Fierce Health Payer, Fierce Health IT, Fierce Hospitals, Fierce Practice Management and Fierce Health Finance. Click here to subscribe to one or all of our newsletters.

Stay connected via LinkedIn, Facebook and X.

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
Linda Lam
Director of Marketing
Fierce Life Sciences Events
llam@questex.com

NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s International Esthetics, Cosmetics & Spa Conference (IECSC) Florida, the premier event for wellness education and the most influential gathering of spa and wellness professionals in the Southeast, will bring leading brands to the Exhibit Hall, October 15-16, 2023 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center for the annual event.

Hundreds of brands will fill the Exhibit Hall, selling the latest products and services at professionals-only prices, offering demonstrations, and some will even teach classes in the complimentary Product Focused Education (PFE) program. Each class offers a deep dive into a specific product or service, giving attendees expert brand knowledge that they can leverage in their business. These classes are all included with the 2-Day Exhibit Hall pass and do not require an additional fee.

Featured exhibitors include: Dermalogica, Eminence Organic Skin Care, HydraFacial, Farmhouse Fresh, Skin Act, Repechage, Celluma, Procell Therapies, and Circadia.

View the full exhibitor list here.

Make It a Weekend and Take Brightline – Save 25%
IECSC Florida is offering a 25% discount off Brightline train tickets for all attendees so they may travel to the event seamlessly and conveniently. The West Palm Beach Brightline stop is located less than one mile from the Palm Beach County Convention Center and organizers encourage attendees to come early and make it a weekend to experience this gorgeous location. Explore the incredible shops and dining in Rosemary Square, located directly across the street from the Convention Center, and no trip would be complete without a visit to beautiful Palm Beach, just over one mile away. Plus, the lovely Hilton West Palm Beach is connected right on site at the Convention Center. Click here for hotel and train info. Use promo code IECSC23 to redeem 25% Brightline discount.

Register to Attend
IECSC Florida takes place October 15-16, 2023 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. IECSC Florida is celebrating its 25th year in Florida. Register here. Register as a group of four or more to save $20 off total registration. Conference passes include 2-Day Exhibit Hall access. Plus, guests will be treated to a sunset networking happy hour immediately following the close of the Exhibit Hall Sunday evening, inclusive of one free drink, compliments of sponsor Lipgloss & Aftershave. Media may register to attend here.

For sponsorship and exhibit opportunities, click here.

Stay connected with IECSC Florida on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook.

About IECSC
Produced by Questex, the International Esthetics, Cosmetics and Spa Conferences (IECSC) are for professionals only and reach a wide cross‐section of participants from spa and wellness product manufacturers and distributors to spa owners, directors and managers, estheticians, massage therapists, cosmetologists, medical estheticians, and dermatologists. With dynamic trade show floors, in-depth conference programs, and presented by American Spa, IECSC events provide the perfect meeting ground for the world’s most elite and qualified spa professionals looking to meet the top skin, cosmetic and wellness companies.

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
Debbie Schmidle
Marketing Manager
dschmidle@questex.com        

 

Hours of Continuing Education Opportunities Available

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s International Esthetics, Cosmetics & Spa Conference (IECSC) Florida, the most influential gathering of spa and wellness professionals in the Southeast, today unveils its conference program, which offers over 80 sessions for spa and wellness attendees to learn. IECSC Florida will be held at the Palm Beach Convention Center, October 15-16, 2023. Register here.

“With so many courses to choose from, attendees will leave IECSC Florida with new ideas, new techniques and new solutions,” said Elizabeth Fantetti Trevorrow, Event and Partnership Director, Spa & Beauty Event & Partnership Director. “Even if you are an industry veteran, you know how essential it is to keep up to date with the latest technology and trends and there’s no better way to do that than in-person training from industry leaders, where you can have a real dialogue and glean tangible takeaways.”

IECSC Florida offers a strong education program, curated by American Spa to include relevant business-building information, presented by the industry’s most prominent speakers, including valuable content such as medical spa, makeup and beauty enhancements, business management, esthetics, nails, health & wellness, client & retail growth, social media & marketing.

Conference highlights:

No-Downtime Chemical Peels: Revolutionize Your Results – in the Esthetics Track, presented by Nichelle Mosely, award-winning esthetician and CEO of Queen City Beauty Group5-Star Client Experience – in the Client Relationships & Retail Growth Track, presented by E’Toshia McFarland, award-winning Estie educatorLaser Physics & Care Plans for Med Spas – in the Medical Spa Track, presented by Courtney Sykes, Chief Administrative Officer of Southeastern Esthetics Institute.Lash Lift and Beyond – in the Makeup and Beauty Enhancements Track, presented by Rita St. Pierre, beauty specialist.

In addition, IECSC Florida will present three classes offering NCBTMB credits:

Florida Laws & Rules, presented by Crystal A. Howard of the Florida State Massage Therapy Association (FSMTA), 2 CE credits.The Luxury of Wellness Technology, presented by Sherrie Tennessee, CEO of SpaSOS, 1 CE credit.Wellness Leadership, presented by Sherrie Tennessee, CEO of SpaSOS, 1 CE credit.

Since specializing is one way for spa professionals to stay at the top of their game, and to be as profitable as possible, attendees can also participate in nearly 50 complimentary exhibitor presentations through the Product Focused Education (PFE) program. Each class offers a deep dive into a specific product or service, giving attendees expert brand knowledge that they can leverage in their business. These classes are all included with the 2-Day Exhibit Hall pass and do not require an additional fee.

View the complete schedule here.

Noteworthy at this year’s event are the multiple opportunities to increase accreditation, presented by WU Aesthetics. Attendees must stop by the WU Aesthetics booth #104 to claim their credits.

Free access to the 10-Hour Continuing Education (CE) for Cosmetology Professionals – a $19.99 value. (Provider approval #0008298. Course approval #0501529.)Free access to the 4-Hour Initial HIV/AIDs Continuing Education for Cosmetology Professionals – a $16 value. (Provider approval #0008298. Course approval #0501532.)

Make It a Weekend and Take Brightline – Save 25%
To sweeten the deal, IECSC Florida is offering a 25% discount off Brightline train tickets for all attendees, so they may travel to the event seamlessly and conveniently. The West Palm Beach Brightline stop is located less than one mile from the Palm Beach Convention Center and organizers encourage attendees to come early and make it a weekend to experience at this gorgeous location. Explore the incredible shops and dining in Rosemary Square, located directly across the street from the Convention Center, and no trip would be complete without a visit to beautiful Palm Beach, just over one mile away. Plus, the lovely Hilton West Palm Beach is connected right on site at the Convention Center. Click here for hotel and train info. Use promo code IECSC23 to redeem 25% Brightline discount.

Register to Attend
IECSC Florida takes place October 15-16, 2023 at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. IECSC Florida is celebrating its 25th year in Florida. Register here. Register as a group of four or more to save $20 off total registration. Conference passes include 2-Day Exhibit Hall access. Plus, guests will be treated to a sunset networking happy hour immediately following the close of the Exhibit Hall Sunday evening, inclusive of one free drink, compliments of sponsor Lipgloss & Aftershave. Media may register to attend here.

For sponsorship and exhibit opportunities, click here.

Stay connected with IECSC Florida on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook.

About IECSC
Produced by Questex, the International Esthetics, Cosmetics and Spa Conferences (IECSC) are for professionals only and reach a wide cross‐section of participants from spa and wellness product manufacturers and distributors to spa owners, directors and managers, estheticians, massage therapists, cosmetologists, medical estheticians, and dermatologists. With dynamic trade show floors, in-depth conference programs, and presented by America Spa, IECSC events provide the perfect meeting ground for the world’s most elite and qualified spa professionals looking to meet the top skin, cosmetic and wellness companies.

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
Debbie Schmidle
Marketing Manager
dschmidle@questex.com        

 

AT&T Signs on as Diamond Partner; Event Takes Place in November in Washington, D.C.

NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex Technology Group’s U.S. Broadband Summit today announces the event’s keynote presenters as well as industry leader AT&T signing on as Diamond Partner. The U.S. Broadband Summit targets federal funding leaders and state representatives and tech leaders from across the broadband and telecommunications industries, including fiber operators, MSO’s, WISP’s, wireless carriers and more. U.S. Broadband Summit takes place November 15-17, 2023 at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Washington, D.C. Click here to register.

“We’re excited to bring the broadband community together to better the future of broadband,” said Alejandro Piñero, Head of Content, Fierce Technology Group at Questex. “As attention focuses on bridging the growing digital divide, and the need to bring connectivity to the under- and un-served, the industry must come together to address the challenge. Our speakers will discuss how collaboration will lead to a more connected and vibrant society, in benefit of individuals and communities.”

Kevin Gallagher, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce, Department of Commerce will deliver the opening keynote address titled, “The State of Affairs in America’s Broadband Deployment – Funding Availability and Goal Setting.”

The U.S. Broadband Summit also announced that AT&T has signed on as a Diamond Partner, and will deliver a keynote presentation titled, “Pioneering the Future of Connectivity: How Broadband Shapes Tomorrow’s Opportunities,” presented by Erin Scarborough, President, Broadband & Connectivity Initiatives, AT&T.

“At AT&T, we understand the critical role broadband plays in connecting communities and driving progress, and we are thrilled to be a part of this inaugural event. Our commitment to investing in American infrastructure and building the networks of the future is unwavering. From building the first phone lines to becoming the first to deploy fiber, we’ve been connecting people to greater possibility for more than 140 years. We look forward to sharing our insights and initiatives at this year’s summit,” said Scarborough.

Other keynote presenters include:

“Funding beyond BEAD – The role of Private Equity” presented by Jonathan Adelstein, Managing Director, Head of Global Policy and Public Investment, DigitalBridge“Tearing Down the Roadblocks to Physical Deployment” presented by Elad Nafshi, Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer, Comcast Cable“Deploying Fiber for Rural Networks” presented by Andrew Butcher, President, Maine Connectivity Authority

Additionally, several Leaders’ Roundtables and Panel sessions will be presented including the, “State Roundtable: Challenges & Opportunities for State Broadband Deployments,” featuring Rebecca Dilg, Director, Utah Broadband Center and Brian Newby, Broadband Program Director, North Dakota Information Technology and moderated by Sandeep Taxali, Broadband Program Advisor, New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion.

View the U.S. Broadband Summit agenda.

The Summit will feature industry leading sponsors and partners in a variety of formats and connection opportunities. Other partners include: Comcast, Calix, NCTA, Harmonic, Clearfield, Radisys, Grain Management, Lumos, Visionary Broadband, Wavelo, Amphenol Network Solutions, CHR Solutions, DIRECTV, Edgecore Networks, Power & Tel, Ribbon Communications, TriLeaf, VantagePoint, CostQuest Associates, Superior Essex, 5G Americas, ACA Connects, Broadband Forum, CCA, Fiber Broadband Association, Fierce Telecom, Five Nine Podcast, GSMA/MWC LA, ICF, NATE and TIA.

Fierce Telecom is the official media partner of the U.S. Broadband Summit.

Click here to register for the U.S. Broadband Summit. Early bird prices are available through September 22. Stay connected with the U.S. Broadband Summit on LinkedIn and Twitter. For sponsorship opportunities of the U.S. Broadband Summit, contact Scott Gruntorad at sgruntorad@questex.com.

About U.S. Broadband Summit
The first ever U.S. Broadband Summit brings together federal funding leaders and state representatives with the wider broadband industry, including fiber operators, MSO’s, WISP’s, wireless carriers and more, to discuss the future of broadband in the United States. As attention focuses on bridging the growing digital divide, and the need to bring connectivity to the under- and un-served, the industry must come together to address the challenge. There is no golden key to connect everyone, and the U.S. Broadband Summit aims to bring everyone together to discuss how collaboration will lead to a more connected and vibrant society, in benefit of individuals and communities. Fierce Telecom is the official media partner of the U.S. Broadband Summit.

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
Charlene Soucy
Senior Director
Questex Technology Group
csoucy@questex.com

Health Union Social Health Awards Announced; Digital Pharma East Virtual Conference Takes Place September 19-21, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Last night at an awards gala, Questex’s Fierce Pharma announced the winners of the 2023 Fierce Pharma Marketing Awards, an annual awards program presented by honoring leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments within the pharma marketing and advertising community. The program was held in conjunction with the Digital Pharma East Conference.

The competition showcased 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. Trophies were presented to winners in 13 categories. All of the winners found new ways to communicate and produce innovative campaigns. Winners were chosen by a panel of expert and independent judges.

“Each year we are thrilled to celebrate the innovations within the pharma marketing and advertising community,” said Rebecca Willumson, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Fierce Pharma, Fierce Biotech and Fierce Healthcare. “Congratulations to the winners of this year’s program. We are honored to spotlight their outstanding achievements within our industry.”

The 2023 Fierce Pharma Marketing Awards winners:

Digital Campaign – non-social media
SHE Media: SheKnows and Pfizer: Navigating Medical Gaslighting
Sponsored by DeepIntent

Innovation challenge
Roche Turkey, Albert Health, Turkish MS Association: MS+

Medical conference or event marketing
Publicis Health Media: Conference Conversations

Multicultural Campaign
Gilead Sciences & Initiative: Gilead’s In the Deep Podcast

New Brand Launch
Publicis Health Media: Changing the Culture Around Menopause

Online Video or Film
twelvenote and Bayer Consumer Health North America: One a Day The Gratitude Project

Pharma TV
Biohaven and ESS Solutions, LLC: First-Ever Television Commercials On Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Podcast or Audio
Gilead Sciences & Initiative: Gilead’s In the Deep Podcast
Sponsored by: SXM Media

Print for Consumer
Sanofi, Regeneron Healthcare Solutions & Evoke MicroMass: DUPIXENT

Professional Marketing
Jazz Pharmaceuticals & ScoutLife: XYWAV – Elephant in the Room

Public Relations Campaign
Genentech & Syneos Health Communications: SMA My Way: Reclaiming the Double Take to Challenge Disability Stereotypes

Social Media for Consumer
twelvenote and Bayer Consumer Health North America: Midol The Real Reason

Website for Consumer
Evoke MicroMass: mBC Unspoken

Fierce Pharma partnered with Health Union on the Health Union Social Health Awards. The Health Union Social Health Awards winners include:

Advocacy Trailblazer: Gerry LanganBest Team: PodcastDXCaregiving Champion: Parvathy KrishnanCommunity Cultivator: Sharron RouseCreative Contributor: RARE.Healthcare Collaborator: Shoshana LipsonLifetime Achievement: David LyonsRevolutionary Researcher: Tina Aswani OmprakashRookie of the Year: James HollensSocial Media Master: Cynthia Covert, The Disabled Diva

View all the award winners here.

The Awards Gala took place in a Ballroom at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown with a cocktail reception, musical performance and after party with a live DJ.

The awards were sponsored by the following companies. The Headline Partner was Health Union, the Cocktail Reception & After Party with live DJ NYSE was sponsored by SXM Media and the Special Musical Performance was Brooke Alexx Presented by SXM Media.

Fierce Pharma will present a virtual Digital Pharma East event for the pharma marketing and advertising community September 19-21, 2023. Experience Digital Pharma East virtually from your home, office or anywhere. View the agenda here. To register to attend, 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
Linda Lam
Director of Marketing, Life Sciences & Healthcare
llam@questex.com

Annual Intimate Luxury Travel Event to Take Place at PGA National Resort

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s Luxury Travel Advisor’s ULTRA Summit today announces it will be held May 8-10, 2024 at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The invitation-only event brings together pre-qualified, leading luxury travel agency owners, managers and independent contractors to meet one-on-one with the top luxury travel suppliers, for the 11th annual event.

ULTRA Summit is the premier, one-to-one event in the luxury travel space and is known for its exceptional educational programming curated to arm attendees with the data and information they need to make strategic business decisions that will ultimately impact their bottom line.

The event features two days of one-to-one meetings between advisors and suppliers, insightful presentations, networking receptions and meals.

“I’m looking forward to heading to Palm Beach Gardens and connecting with old friends and making new connections at the 2024 ULTRA Summit,” said Ruthanne Terrero, Vice President/Head of Content, Questex Travel + Wellness Group. “Over the years, this event has grown and flourished, with incredible new conference programming and amazing ideas put forth to move the industry ahead.”

For those interested in becoming a supplier at the ULTRA Summit in 2024, please click here to contact the Questex Travel Group Sales team. For those interested in applying to become a hosted advisor, please contact Andrea Hutchinson, Industry Relations Director via ahutchinson@questex.com.

For more information, visit ltaultrasummit.com. Follow Luxury Travel Advisor on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.

About Luxury Travel Advisor

Luxury Travel Advisor was founded in 2005, as the only outlet created for the very important luxury segment. Luxury Travel Advisor boasts a readership of 15,000 hand-selected travel advisors who belong to Virtuoso, Signature, American Express, Ensemble and Internova, as well as those hard-to-reach independent luxury travel advisors across the United States. The readers of Luxury Travel Advisor sell to the most affluent consumers across the world and the ULTRA Summit is the intimate, in-person event where those advisors collaborate with top suppliers on how to navigate a successful business plan for the future. The Dossier newsletter publishes news from LuxuryTravelAdvisor.com twice a week and reaches a broad audience of luxury travel professionals worldwide.

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 Travel + Wellness Group
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Creator of the Private, One-to-One MICE Event Concept Moves to Caribe Royale Resort

NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex today announces it is moving the Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange (GMITE) to the east coast of the US for the first time since its inception in 2005. GMITE connects the largest selection of high-volume meeting and incentive travel buyers with global suppliers. The event will be held April 7-10, 2024 at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.

“This is the first time we’ve relocated the event to the east coast of the country,” said Jill Birkett, VP Questex Travel + Wellness Group. “Orlando is an enormous meetings market and tourist destination with an airport that welcomes 850 flights daily, serviced by over 40 airlines. It makes perfect sense for both our buyers and supplier partners to move the event to this location.”

GMITE is the only intimate, networking event that brings the most comprehensive, pre-vetted group of high-volume, North American MICE buyers to meet one-to-one with global travel suppliers in the comfort of private suites, offering the ability to have productive, private meetings, one at a time. Throughout the two day event, suppliers may accomplish up to six months’ worth of sales meetings. Plus, attendees are treated to an unparalleled networking experience inclusive of receptions, activities, meals, and education, for personal and professional growth, enabling everyone in attendance the ability to meet.

To learn more about GMITE visit gmiteevent.com. Stay connected on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Those interested in becoming a supplier for GMITE may click here, and those interested in applying to be a fully hosted buyer can contact Andrea Hutchinson, Industry Relations Director, Questex at ahutchinson@questex.com.

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:
Jennifer Rosen
jrosen@questex.com
212-400-6233

NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caribbean & Mexico Meeting and Incentive Travel Exchange (CMITE), organized by Questex, returned to beautiful Montego Bay, Jamaica this week for the first time since 2017 to host the only one-to-one MICE event in private rooms in the Caribbean. The last CMITE event took place in 2019 in Curacao, but had been put on temporary pause due to the pandemic. Held in partnership with the Jamaica Tourist Board, at the gorgeous Secrets Wild Orchid & St. James resorts, CMITE brought together North American meeting and incentive buyers from corporate direct, incentive houses, and meeting/event management companies with Caribbean & Mexico-based travel suppliers for two and a half days of unparalleled networking that included up to 20 one-to-one private appointments, incredible nightlife, cultural activities, educational opportunities, and meals.

“The Jamaica Tourist Board has been a delight to work alongside in bringing this year’s edition of CMITE to life,” said Jill Birkett, VP of Travel + Wellness, Questex. “The team members are knowledgeable about the MICE options across the island and worked relentlessly with the Jamaican community to create a remarkable program for our attending suppliers and meeting planners.” 

The event kicked off with an unforgettable cultural experience presented by the Jamaica Tourist Board, complete with a theatrical performance, music, dancing, and fireworks, followed by a warm welcome the next morning from the Jamaica Tourist Board’s Director of Tourism, Mr. Donovan White, before attendees headed into a full day of one-to-one appointments in private rooms.

“The list of buyers in attendance is second to none,” said Lylibeth Eaton, Hyatt Inclusive Resorts.

In between, attendees enjoyed incredible meals, presentations from SITE Global and Voyage Charters, and a panel presentation that consisted of their peers, which was moderated by Matt Turner, Editor, Questex Travel & Meetings Group. The presentation, “Countdown to 2024: Finding Success in the New Era of Business Meetings,” featured Stacey Liburd, Director of Tourism, Anguilla Tourist Board, Alexia Alfaro, Group & Incentive Sales Executive, Enjoy Hotels of Costa Rica, Danene Dustin, Senior Global Sales Executive, Morris Meetings & Incentives, and Julia Chen, Senior Director of Conferences, TechGC.

Additional evening receptions were held at the Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall and at Sandals Montego Bay. The Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall featured a pan-Caribbean experience, with entertainment, food and décor from across Caribbean islands. Sandals Montego Bay presented a “BoHo night” theme, resplendent with food, beverages and rocking entertainment which brought the group to the dance floor. Plus, on Day 2, after the one-to-one meetings concluded, a group went on a catamaran tour of Montego Bay courtesy of Amstar, which included encounters with dolphins and a snorkeling experience with local tropical fish.

“It wasn’t just meetings. We really got immersed in the local culture and flavors here,” added Corrine Statia, Absolute Events by Corrine.

“CMITE gives the ultimate VIP experience. Everything about it is well done,” said Debby Dubose, Conference Solutions International.

To learn more about CMITE visit www.cmiteevent.com. Stay connected on Facebook and LinkedIn. 2024 CMITE dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

Those interested in becoming a supplier for CMITE or GMITE (Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange) are encouraged to reach out to Walter Kupiec, Group Sales Director, Questex Travel + Wellness at wkupiec@questex.com and those interested in applying to be a fully hosted buyer can contact Andrea Hutchinson, Industry Relations Director, Questex at ahutchinson@questex.com.

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:
Jennifer Rosen
jrosen@questex.com
212-400-6233