The spring conference event for the Iowa Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations begins this afternoon, overflowing with marketing expertise from five outstanding experts in their field.

The Hilton Garden Inn in Johnston, IA is hosting the ISHMPR Spring Conference today and tomorrow.

Schedule

Monday, April 27

11:00 am to 12:45 pm – Registration

11:45 am to 12:45 pm – Lunch

12:45 pm to 4:45 pm – Program

Tuesday, April 28

7:30 am to 8:00 am – Continental Breakfast

7:30 am – ISHMPR Business Meeting

8:00 am to 12:15 pm – Program

This year’s ISHMPR conference is holding the line on cost; the registration fee is the same as 2008 and still includes lunch and breakfast. Participants will also be afforded time to share bright ideas and engage in roundtable discussions on current marketing and public relations issues and strategies.

For more information on ISHMPR, see the affiliate group information on IHA’s website.

Participate Using Twitter

If you aren’t able to attend the event, you can follow attendee notes from the conference using the microblogging service, Twitter.

Follow the Iowa Hospital Association on Twitter to see our notes or watch all updates that include the #ishmpr hashtag. Tagging updates posted to Twitter with this hashtag makes it easy for attendees and onlookers to see information related to the event.

You don’t need a Twitter account to watch or read the updates, but if you sign up for an account, you can also respond with your own input or questions. Send a message to @iowahospital and we’ll try to get your questions answered.