Events
Upcoming Events
AMWA NorCal Chapter Annual Meeting
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: Virtual
We will hold our Annual Membership Meeting virtually in early 2024. Members of the Board of Directors will be introduced, and a speaker will soon be announced.
Note: This event is open only to AMWA NorCal Chapter members.
Pacific Coast Conference
Dates: June 7-8, 2024
Location: Delta Hotel by Marriott, Santa Clara, CA
We will host our biannual Pacific Coast Conference in person in Santa Clara, CA. Members and non-members are welcome to attend.
Note: This event is open to AMWA members and non-members.
AMWA Medical Writing & Communication Conference
Dates: October 23-26, 2024
Location: New Orleans, LA
We look forward to seeing you at in New Orleans, LA!
Note: This event is open to AMWA members and non-members.
Previous Events
2024
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Date: February 29, 2024
Location: Virtual
Speaker: Brian Bass, MWC
Description: You’ve been freelancing for years. You charge as much as you can, you work as hard as you want to, and you earn more than you ever thought possible. Is that all there is? If retirement isn’t on your horizon, perhaps it’s time for you to consider subcontracting. In this webinar, a freelancer for more than 30 years who has been subcontracting for more than 20 years reprises his educational session presented at the AMWA 2023 Medical Writing & Communication Conference. He will explain why you should (and shouldn’t) subcontract, how to incorporate subcontracting into your business model, and how to make subcontracting work for you.
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Date: January 14, 2024
Location: Virtual
Title: Creating a Strategic Customer Journey: How to Attract, Convert, and Deliver a Better Customer Experience
Facilitator: Robin Walker
Description: The new year is a great time to refresh your freelance business. Get started on the right foot with a look at your customer experience in this 90-minute, online, interactive workshop.
Your customer journey is the path of interactions that your customer takes—from the time they first hear about you, through the sales process, while you deliver service, and, ultimately, to them being a raving fan referring you to their circles.
Many freelancers stitch these pieces together as they grow in business, without strategy or in isolation from the other pieces. This path can be intentionally realigned to make it easier to attract the right clients and deliver a smooth, stand-out experience.
2023
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Date: December 14, 2023
Location: Virtual
Description: AMWA NorCal hosted a social event at which members and non-members gathered to share their favorite holiday traditions and fond memories.
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Date: October 26, 2023
Location: Baltimore, MD
Description: AMWA NorCal members who attended the AMWA Conference gathered for dinner and networking.
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Date: June 30, 2023
Location: Livermore, CA
Description: AMWA NorCal hosted members for a live tour of Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. The tour was followed by a networking dinner.
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Date: June 15, 2023
Location: Virtual
Description: AMWA NorCal hosted a virtual Freelance Forum. Attendees gathered to learn how to optimize their LinkedIn and AMWA profiles.
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Date: April 26, 2023
Location: Virtual
Description: AMWA NorCal hosted a virtual Freelance Forum to network and plan topics to discuss in the upcoming freelance forum series. goes here
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Date: March 29, 2023
Location: Virtual
Description: AMWA NorCal held their Annual Membership Meeting virtually. Members of the Board of Directors were introduced and attendees learned about Zotero.
2022
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Date: November 3, 2022
Location: Denver, CO
Description: AMWA NorCal members who attended the AMWA Conference gathered for dinner and networking.
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Date: July 28, 2022
Location: Virtual
Description: AMWA NorCal hosted a virtual Aperitif Hour that included a virtual scavenger hunt. Attendees shared their scavenged treasures with other attendees and got to know each other a little more.
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Date: May 6-7, 2022
Location: Virtual
Description: The AMWA Pacific Coast Conference took place virtually. Members and non-members gathered for webinars and a special “leadershop.”
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Date: March 19, 2023
Location: Virtual
Description: The AMWA NorCal Annual Membership Meeting took place virtually. Members of the Board of Directors were introduced.
2021
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Date: August 14, 2021
Location: Virtual
Description: AMWA NorCal hosted a presentation by member Snehal Mohile on the role of pharmacology in patient care and clinical research.
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Date: June 17, 2021
Location: Virtual
Description: AMWA NorCal hosted an Aperitif Hour at which attendees enjoyed a poetry reading by Chapter member and accomplished Poet, Randall Mann.
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Date: May 15, 2021
Location: Virtual
Description: AMWA NorCal member Doris Davis, RN, BSN, presented a webinar on Document Quality Control.
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Date: April 15, 2021
Location: Virtual
Description: AMWA NorCal hosted a virtual Aperitif Hour at which attendees shared one little known fact about themselves, and two lies. We got to know each other a little better through these tall tales and truths.
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Date: February 18, 2021
Location: Virtual
Description: AMWA NorCal hosted a virtual Aperitif Hour at which attendees shared their travel fantasies through stories and photos of dream destinations.
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Date: February 27, 2021
Location: Virtual
Description: AMWA NorCal Annual Membership Meeting took place virtually. Members of the Board of Directors were introduced. AMWA NorCal member Crystal Herron, PhD, presented an education session entitled Rethink Readability: Why Plain Language Benefits All Readers.
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Date: January 23, 2021
Location: Virtual
Description: AMWA NorCal presented the webinar “Cybersecurity Essentials for Medical Writers” by Carola F. Berger, PhD.