62nd Annual Session Sets AAPD Attendance Record
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's (AAPD) 62nd Annual Session at the Hawaii Convention Center from May 21-24, 2009, broke the all time attendance record for a meeting in the AAPD's history.
The session was expected to draw an international attendance of 2,500 participants, but instead recorded final attendance numbers at 4,838.
AAPD officials attribute Hawaii as a reason for it.
"This year's AAPD session is one of our largest ever, most likely a result of Hawaii being the host state," explained Dr. Beverly A. Largent, immediate past president of the AAPD. "Many of the attendees brought in their families and dental staff with them taking advantage of what Hawaii has to offer."
"We are extremely pleased that the AAPD had such a successful meeting," said Joe Davis, SMG general manager of the Hawaii Convention Center. "They were a great group to work with and we look forward to possibly hosting them again in the near future."
Annual Session Speaker Handouts
Due to a shortage of our Scientific Proceedings Manuals on site at the Annual Session in Hawaii, we are offering members who attended the meeting a chance to download and print individual speaker handouts. Please scroll to the top of this page and click on the Schedule tab and click on the links on the left side of the page for daily schedule of events. Click on the session that you are interested in and download the attachment at the bottom of the page for the session handout. Please note that not all speakers provided handouts.
Please note that this is a limited time offering and handouts will be available for download until June 29th, 2009.
