SEMDA Announces Date for 2013 Conference

July 24, 2012 - PRLog -- SEMDA Announces Date for 2013 Conference

Premier Regional Gathering for the Medical Device Industry

The Southeastern Medical Device Association's (SEMDA) 7th annual conference will take place on February 19-20, 2013. Recognized as the premier gathering for the Southeast medical device industry, the conference balances presentations by medical device companies to investors with educational programs, partnering and networking opportunities.

"The 2012 Conference was the most successful in the organization's history, and we are building on that success by incorporating lessons learned for the 2013 Conference," said Charlie Harrison, SEMDA's 2012-2013 president and Global COO of Medical Compression Systems, Inc.

Art Spalding, Founder of TAMM Net, Inc., has been named as Chairman of the 2013 Conference, and Angela Sinton, Senior Partner at Medical Device Marketing, will serve as Vice Chairman.

"I have benefitted greatly from participating in and sponsoring past SEMDA Conferences, so I am honored and pleased to lead this year's Conference committee," said Spalding.

The Conference will again be held at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center, a midtown Atlanta conference facility that offers a professional learning environment with room for presentations and meetings, complemented by state-of-the-art technology capabilities.

The SEMDA Conference is specifically designed to meet the needs of medical device industry professionals and brings together professionals from throughout the Southeast. Other highlights will include:

Keynote presentations from industry leaders
Presentations from some of the region's top existing and emerging medical device companies
Workshops on a variety of topics including critical industry issues
Panel discussions by investors and business development professionals, as well as a CEO Roundtable
Numerous industry networking opportunities
For more information about the conference, sponsorship opportunities, presenting company application or registration, contact admin@semda.net.

About SEMDA
The Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA) is a non-profit trade association that supports and promotes medical device companies in the Southeast. Created in 2004, the association provides a unique resource and networking opportunity for medical device companies, inventors, physicians, and investors interested in accelerating the growth of the medical device industry in the Southeast. Through quarterly and members-only meetings, as well as its highly regarded annual Conference, SEMDA meets the needs of members of the medical device community. Learn more at www.semda.net.