HIMSS08 Health IT
Venture Fair
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Key Dates
Online Application Deadline:
Friday 1/18/08: Get your applications in soon – preference given to early applicants and HIMSS corporate members
Firms selected to participate will have 7-10 business days, from date of notification, to respond with confirmation and submit presentation fee of $350 USD.
Questions? Contact Lisa Spellman, director, Corporate Relations, HIMSS, at lspellman@himss.org or 703-678-5795
Selected Companies Notified:
No later than Friday January 25, 2008
Mandatory Coaching Webinars Scheduled:
Weeks of January 21 & January 28.
HIMSS08 Health IT Venture Fair Schedule
February 24, 2008:
7:30 to 8:45 a.m.
Networking breakfast
9:00 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m.
and 1:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Company presentations
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Networking Lunch
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Information for Exhibitors
Opportunity is knocking at HIMSS08 in Orlando. You've invested the time, creativity and money to build your HIT business — now is the time to connect with investors who can help take your organization to the next level.
The HIMSS08 Health IT Venture Fair in collaboration with Blank Rome will put growing companies together with investors to help build the next generation of healthcare IT products and services.
Gain a competitive edge by speaking directly with investors who want to be part of healthcare IT companies like yours. Venture capitalists, investment bankers, private equity firms and others — They have the money, you have the vision. Mark your calendar for Orlando, Sunday, February 24. This premier event is scheduled one day before the HIMSS08 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando.
This is your opportunity to develop relationships with key executives from the investment community who can help your company grow and achieve its potential. Simply complete the application and executive summary. Firms selected to participate will have 7-10 business days, from date of notification, to respond with confirmation and submit presentation fee of $350USD. Application deadline extended to 1/18/08 – so get started today – slots are filling!
View the online application and executive summary >>
Questions, please contact Lisa Spellman, director, Corporate Relations, HIMSS, at lspellman@himss.org or 703-678-5795
HIMSS and Blank Rome LLP are collaborating on this event to enable emerging companies to increase their visibility among the healthcare IT investment community. HIMSS and Blank Rome encourage companies that meet the following criteria to apply:
- Must be a HIMSS08 Exhibitor; HIMSS Corporate Members receive priority.
- Are in seed, early stage or expansion stage, seeking a $500,000 USD to $10 million USD investment.
- Able to demonstrate provisions for adequate return on investment or liquidity for the investors.
- Minimum two (2) years in business with current contracts yielding consistent revenue stream.
In addition to the criteria listed in the application, selection will be based on presenting a variety of companies representing a wide cross-section of market needs, product offerings, stage of development, company size, and total funding required to appeal to the wide range of investors expected to attend. Commitment of the Company's top executive to participate in the HIMSS08 Healthcare IT Venture Fair will also be considered.
What benefits will you get from participating in the HIMSS08 Health IT Venture Fair?
- An opportunity to share your message with the HIT investor community
- Expert coaching to help your firm prepare a compelling presentation
- Additional visibility at HIMSS08
Who will you meet from the investor community?
Venture capital firms, private equity players, investment bankers, Wall Street analysts and other investors specializing in the funding of emerging companies in the healthcare IT space, as well as representatives from investment divisions of large healthcare and IT corporations.
About HIMSS
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded in 1961 with offices in Chicago, Washington D.C., Brussels, and other locations across the United States and Europe, HIMSS represents more than 20,000 individual members and over 300 corporate members that collectively represent organizations employing millions of people. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry practices through its advocacy, educational and professional development initiatives designed to promote information and management systems' contributions to ensuring quality patient care.
About Blank Rome
Blank Rome LLP is a Diamond Level Corporate Sponsor of HIMSS. Our Health IT Team provides a wide array of services in connection with emerging business/venture capital, private equity, middle-market transactions for large-cap companies and troubled companies as well as the health regulatory, intellectual property and government contracting issues that impact Health IT companies. Blank Rome advised on and closed over 65 reportable corporate transactions with aggregate deal value in excess of $7 billion in 2005. Approximately $400 million of transaction value was dedicated to the health and information technology industries in 2005.
Our Health IT Team also provides advice in compliance, intellectual property protection and litigation, government contracting and government relations, through Blank Rome Government Relations LLC.