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Our Classroom is Your Opportunity to
Meet Today’s Medical Decision MakersYou’re invited to meet hundreds
of Physician Assistants at the largest PA Conference in the US.
RESERVE YOUR SPACE TODAY – REGISTER ONLINE AT GAPA.NET
A GREAT OPPORTUNITYTO MEET MEDICAL DECISION MAKERS!
GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
2020 Exhibit & Sponsorship Invitation
• Meet a growing market responsible for writing more than 333 million prescriptions a year!
• If your company markets to Physicians, it should also be marketing to Physician Assistants.
• Choose from several Product Theater and Sponsorship Packages to showcase your products and services.
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✔ GAPA’s conference welcomes several hundred dedicated, enthusiastic Physician Assistants.
✔ PAs are eager to learn. Come ready to share your new ideas, treatment techniques, products and services.
✔ GAPAisoneoftheveryfeworganizationsthatoffer CME to both PAs and NPs.
Connect with the Medical
Professionals Who Make Decisions!
You should be marketing your products and services to the medical professionals who see and diagnose patients, order tests, and write prescriptions.
✔ PAs write more than 10% of all prescriptions
✔ The Department of Labor has rated the PA profession as the third fastest- growing occupation in the U.S.
✔ Forbes places Physician Assistants in the “Ten Most Promising Jobs” list
WHY MAKE GAPA’S ANNUAL CONFERENCE AN INTEGRAL PART
OF YOUR MARKETING PLAN?
GAPA hosts the largest PA conference in the US, putting you in touch with the key medical professionals you need to reach. In a survey of GAPA conference exhibitors:
✔ 100% rated the conference as good or excellent.
✔ 92%saidtrafficwasexcellentorverygood.
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PAs can prescribe in
all 50 states
4,200 Practicing PAs
“Significant changes are occurring in healthcare today. Fewer physicians practice in primary care,
while the aging patient population grows, and economics influence staffing decisions. This has
led to a demand for PAs, who are playing a greater role than ever in patient care.”
— Practicing Clinicians Exchange
Source: Practicing Clinicians Exchange; The Robert Graham Center, American Academy of Family Physicians; Bureau of Labor Statistics, Forbes
As fewer MDs practice primary care medicine, the numberofPAsisincreasingtofilltheprimarycareshortage. In 1997, there were more than 2300 graduates of US medical schools who entered family medicine. By 2003, that number had dropped by half. By 2024, the shortfall of general practice physicians is expected to reach 40,000. Conversely, PA employment opportunities are expected to grow 30% by 2020.
PAs ARE A SOLUTION TO TODAY’S HEALTHCARE TRENDS
AT THE LARGEST PA CONFERENCE IN THE U.S.!
Tap into New Opportunity
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20.3%
40.9%
19.6%
12.4%
6.7%
81.5%PAs are satisfied with their career choice.
PAs who would choose their career over again.
Age Ranges
SATISFACTION
Primary care includes family medicine/general practice, general internal medicine and general pediatrics.
TOP SPECIALTIES24.4%26.3%10.5%10.8%
Median: 7
Numbers may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
YEARS AS A PA
69%FEMALE
31%MALE
10.4% 25.8%
22.7% 15.0% 14.9%
11.3%
Compensation reflects clinically practicing PAs who work 32 hours or more a week.
An additional 13.4% of PAs work for another employer type.
$97,000$5,00048.7%
Profile of a PAProfile of a PAProfile of a PA
NUMBER OF PATIENTS PAs SEE
&16 per day60 per week
Source: 2016 AAPA Salary SurveyData reflect clinically practicing PAs.©American Academy of PAs
MEDIAN AGE: 36
PRIMARY EMPLOYER
47.9%
Government(Federal, State
or Local)
3.5%
32.0%
3.2%Federally Qualified
Health Center
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✔ PRODUCT THEATER PRESENTATION AT CONFERENCE: Interactive setting, opportunities for measurement and feedback, non-competitive with other educational programming
✔ CONFERENCE EXHIBITOR: Exhibit booth space includes table and chairs, ID sign, draped backdrop and dividers; exhibitors have access to educational seminars and refreshment breaks
✔ CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIPS: Registration bag, lanyards, 5K Fun Run/Walk, Blood Drive and more
SPONSORSHIP & EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES
RESERVE YOUR SPACE EARLY & SAVE 10%
Booth space and other sponsorship opportunities at GAPA’s conference often sell out well in advance because exhibitors know how important this event is to their organization’s success. ACT NOW to increase your visibility and demonstrate your commitment to GAPA and its annual conference. Reserve your space today!
RESERVE BY FEBRUARY 1, 2020*Cannotbecombinedwithotheroffersornon-profitdiscounts
Reserve Your Space Today!
Take Advantage of Great Sponsorship,
Act Now and SaveSell out Expected
99% of GAPA conference attendees surveyed learned about new
medical products and services in the Exhibition Hall.
“The conference was well attended and allowed us an excellent opportunity to meet new Physician Assistants as well
as a chance to reconnect with those we have not seen in recent years”
– Apollo MD
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ABOUT PRODUCT THEATERS
A LA CARTE PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIESExhibit Booth space only ..............................$1,750
Registration Bag ............................................$3,000
Lanyards .........................................................$2,000
5K Fun Run/Walk ...........................................$1,250
Email to Attendees .................................$1,000 (1x)
Blood Drive ....................................................$1,250
Annual Golf Tournament .............................$1,250
Set of Mailing Labels .....................................$1,000
Volleyball Tournament .................................$1,250
Registration Bag Flyer/Insert .......................$1,500
Eblast (Pre and Post Conference) ...............$3,500
Product Theaters are high-ROI live marketing opportunities, and are available at our 2020 eventonthetopicofyourchoosing.Offeredover breakfast, 55 minutes are allotted for the presentation inclusive of questions/answers. Product Theaters are unopposed presentations with an average attendance of 250 – 300. Product Theaters are promotional in nature (not accredited and don’t provide CME).
Food and beverage is included in fixed pricing (based on an average attendance of 250-300 participants)
Product Theater Benefits:
✔ Meals Included (Breakfast)
✔ Ballroom
✔ Audio Visual Techinicians & Equipment (screen, LCD projector, microphone)
✔ Electronicattendeefileincludingfullname, credentials, address, e-mail and NPI#
✔ Promotion on website, on-site event, and inclusion in several e-mails
Sponsor:
✔ Identify speaker and pay related expenses
✔ Design and print Product Theater invitations, flyers,signs,etc.(ifapplicable)
✔ Introduce speaker, distribute and collect program materials, sign in sheets, etc
See GAPA.net/product_theater for complete details.
Exhibit & Promotional Opportunities
500-600 Attendees
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PROGRAM COST
$31,250BREAKFAST
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SUNDAY; SEPTEMBER 6EXHIBIT HALL SET UP 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7EXHIBIT HALL OPEN 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8EXHIBIT HALL OPEN 9:00 AM – 1:00 PMEXHIBIT HALL DISMANTLE 1:00 PM
SANDESTIN GOLF & BEACH RESORT9300 EMERALD COAST PARKWAY
SANDESTIN, FL 32550(866) 668-1948 Sandestin.com
Preliminary 2020 Summer Exhibit
Schedule*
Be Where America’s PAs Learn & Play
SANDESTIN, FLORIDA SHIPPING INFORMATION
* Schedule is preliminary and can change. Check out GAPA.net often for conference updates.
* Subject to handling fee
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PLEASE NOTE: Call the property directly and identify yourself as a GAPA 2020 Summer Conference participant to receive special rates. Discounted rates are only guaranteed until June 5, 2020. GAPA’s Group code is 23H8VG. Make reservations early as sellouts are expected. If properties sellout, visit GAPA.net and click on the “Upcoming Conferences” tab for updates or call (770) 640-1920. Discounted rates are not available through travel agents or Internet Services.
Host Hotel SANDESTIN GOLF AND BEACH RESORT
9300 Emerald Coast Parkway Sandestin, FL 32550
Located on the northwest Florida Gulf Coast in Destin, Sandestin™ Golf and Beach Resort is a 2,400-acre premiere resort with 30 charming village neighborhoods featuring condos, townhomes and villas with luxury hotel accommodations that you would expect from a beach resort. To reserve your room, please call (866) 668-1948.
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Please print or type
Company Name_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Date___________________
Address _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ State__________ Zip______________
Phone _____________________________________________________ Ext____________ Toll Free___________________________________ Ext_____________
Email _______________________________________________ Company Website___________________________________Fax__________________________
Contact Name ___________________________________________________ Title________________________ Signature_______________________________
Exact Name on Booth Sign _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Companies Preferred in Close Proximity ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Companies to Avoid Placement by ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
2020 Exhibitor & Sponsorship Registration Form
You may register online at gapa.net or complete this form and return to the Georgia Association of Physician Assistants at the address listed below.
Complete & return form to:
GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANTS1905 Woodstock Road, Suite 2150
Roswell, Georgia 30075770.640.1920
Fax: 770.640.1095
GAPA’s Federal Tax ID # 58-1296375
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Sponsorship & Promotion Opportunities (see pages 4-5 for details)
NOTE: Exhibit booths, product theaters, and other exhibit and sponsorship opportunities are assigned on a first come, first paid basis. We advise you to submit payment with your contract as soon as possible. Payment is required before booth setup. GAPA agrees to hold space for the company signing this application and returning it to the GAPA office with full payment (no refunds are permitted). The authorized signature above makes this contract firm and binding and we understand and agree to abide by all rules, regulations, and conditions of this contract.
Please check boxes and total commitment
*See page 5 or contact GAPA for details
Act Now!Sell Out
Expected!
Payment Method: ENCLOSED IS A CHECK FOR $ ______________________ (PAYABLE TO GAPA) or
PLEASE CHARGE MY: o Mastercard o Visa o American Express o Discover
ACCOUNT # _____________________________________________________________________________EXP. DATE ____________
CARDHOLDER NAME ___________________________________________________________________________________________
SIGNATURE ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLING ZIP_____________
Promotional or Sponsorship Opportunity COST TOTAL
2 Product Theaters at CME Conference *
1 Product Theater at CME Conference *Exhibit Booth space only $1,750
Registration Bag sponsorship $3,000
Lanyards $2,000
5K Fun Run/Walk $1,250
Blood Drive $1,250
Annual Golf Tournament $1,250
Set of Mailing Labels $1,000
Volleyball Tournament $1,250
Email to Attendees $1,000 (1x)
Registration Bag Insert $1,500
Eblast (Post and Pre Event) $3,500
TOTAL COSTS OF SPONSORSHIP COMMITMENTS
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Georgia Association of Physician Assistants1905 Woodstock Road • Suite 2150 Roswell, GA 30075 770.640.1920gapa.net
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Join the Leaders of the Healthcare
Community at GAPA’s 2020 Conference!
100% OF GAPA’S EXHIBITORS RATED THE AMOUNT OF
BOOTH TRAFFIC EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD!
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2020 Exhibit & Sponsorship Invitation
RESERVE YOUR SPACE EARLY &
SAVE 10%RESERVE BY FEBRUARY 1, 2020
*Cannot be combined with other offersornon-profitdiscounts
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