A few days ago, a few people asked me what conferences would be worth attending in the Med 2.0 space and so I thought it might be a good idea to post some of the upcoming conferences that I am hoping/planning to attend for the rest of this year:

New Media Expo (AUG 14–16, 2008) - Las Vegas, NV

This is the conference formerly know as Podcast and Portable Media Expo OR Podcast and New Media Expo. Organized by my two good friends, Tim and Emile Bourquin (a.k.a. The Podcast Brothers), this is the must-attend event for all podcasters! I’ve been attending this one since it’s inception in 2005 and this year is no different, except that they’ve moved it out of small town Ontario, CA, to the bright lights and big city of Las Vegas, NV. Can’t wait till next week

Web 2.0 Expo (SEP 16-19, 2008) – New York City, NY

The quintessential conference for all things 2.0 (not just pharma specific). It’ll be my first time attending this year, so I’m really excited to go.

Digital Pharma (OCT 14–16, 2008) – Princeton, NJ

I will be speaking at this conference – you can find more about my session here: http://exlpharma.com/eventAgenda.php?id=138 (Day 2 @ 4pm and Day 3 @ 2.15pm). If you’re interested in attending, the organizers have kindly extended a 15% discount to Med 2.0 readers/subscribers, using the following DISCOUNT CODE: P222VTX.

Health 2.0 (OCT 22–23, 2008) – San Francisco, CA

This is one that focuses more on consumer healthcare, rather than professional services (i.e. user generated healthcare). Not sure if I’ll make it out this time, but I am definitely interested in attending, particularly since one of the main organizes is Matthew Holt from The Health Care Blog – a blog I read regularly and attribute a lot of my info from.

eCommunication & Online Marketing Summit  (OCT 23–24, 2008) – Boston, MA

Another interesting conference with lots of Med 2.0 type content, particularly for marketers. This year, the meeting will be held right here in Boston, so I’m really hoping to attend (never made it in previous years).