2008 AMLI Annual Meeting
The Grand Hyatt
Seattle, Washington
August 9-12, 2008
EXHIBITOR SUPPORT CONTRACT
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Association of
Medical Laboratory Immunologists (AMLI)
Written Agreement for
Commercial Support
AMLI is committed to
presenting CME activities that promote improvements or
quality in healthcare and are independent of the control
of commercial interests. As part of this commitment,
AMLI has outlined in this written agreement the terms,
conditions, and purposes of commercial support for its
CME activities. Commercial Support is defined as
financial, or in-kind, contributions given by a
commercial interest, which is used to pay all or part of
the costs of a CME activity.
Title of CME
Activity: 2008 Annual Meeting of AMLI
Location:
Grand Hyatt Seattle
Date:
August 9-12, 2008
Commercial
Interest:
_____________________________________________________
(Name of Company providing support)
Grant will be used for:
¨
Unrestricted educational grant for support of the CME
activity in the amount of $_________________.
¨
Restricted grant to reimburse expenses for:
¨
Speaker expenses
¨
Speaker travel only
¨
Speaker honorariums
¨
Catering function
¨
Other
Terms,
Conditions and Purposes
Independence
1.
This activity is for scientific and educational
purposes only and will not promote any specific
proprietary business interest of the Commercial
interest.
2.
AMLI is responsible for all decisions regarding
the identification of educational needs, determination
of educational objectives, selection and presentation of
content, selection of all persons and organizations that
will be in a position to control the content of the CME,
selection of education methods, and the evaluation of
the activity.
Appropriate Use of Commercial
Support
3.
AMLI will make all decisions regarding the
disposition and disbursement of the funds from
__________________________________________________________
(company’s name), hereinafter known as “The
Company.”
4.
The Company will not require AMLI to accept
advice or services concerning teachers, authors, or
participants or other education matters, including
content, as conditions of receiving this grant. All
commercial support associated with this activity will be
given with the full knowledge and approval of AMLI. No
other payments shall be given to the director of the
activity, planning committee members, teachers or
authors, joint sponsor, or any others involved with the
supported activity.
5.
AMLI will upon request, furnish The Company with
documentation detailing the receipt and expenditure of
the commercial support.
Commercial Promotion
6.
Product-promotion material or product-specific
advertisement of any type is prohibited in or during the
CME activity. The juxtaposition of editorial and
advertising material on the same products or subjects is
not allowed. Live or enduring promotional activities
cannot be displayed or distributed in the education
space immediately before, during or after a CME
activity. The Company may not engage in sales or
promotional activities while in the space or place of
the CME activity.
7.
The Company may not be the agent providing the
CME activity to the learners.
Disclosure
8.
AMLI will ensure that the source of support from
the The Company, either direct or “in-kind,” is
disclosed to the participants, in program brochures,
syllabi, and other program materials, and at the time of
the activity. This disclosure will not include the use
of a trade name or a product-group message. The
acknowledgment of commercial support may state the name,
mission, and clinical involvement of the company or
institution and may include corporate logos and slogans,
if they are not product promotional in nature.
_____________________________________________(company’s
name) and AMLI agree to abide by all requirements of
the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) Standards for Commercial Support of
Continuing Medical Education.
Association of Medical
Laboratory Immunologists
Tax ID
Number:
Contact Person: Maggie Fogel
Email Address: maggie@maggiefogel.com
Phone Number:
212-873-2955 Fax
Number: 212-873-2344
__________________________________________________________
(company name)
Address:
City, State,
Zip
Contact
Person:
Email Address:
Phone
Number:
Fax Number:
Agreed by Authorized Representatives
_______________________________ Association of
Laboratory Immunologists
(name of company)
________________________________
____________________________________
Signature and
Date Signature
and Date
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