Who? Clinical department of Biotechnology company wanted to be make sure its staff of 25 was properly trained and updated (as required by the FDA) on Clinical procedures.

What? GCP Training consisting of 2 days of intensive training, and several break-out sessions.

Why? Train and update clinical staff on compliance and ethical guidelines and standards.

Our job? Create, plan and execute the details of the meeting goals and objectives. Our job included: Program development, Site visits, Hotel selection, Contract negotiation, Vendor selection, Attendee registration, Menu planning, Private dinner & wine tasting reservations, Creation and publication of meeting materials, Room block management, Shipping arrangements to and from site, Accounting and budget tracking, Liaison in between hotel staff, vendors and sponsoring organization staff.

Result? The result was a memorable meeting that not only provided an engaging, upbeat educational training, it also provide attendees with several fun teambuilding exercises and lessons.

Strategic Result? The meeting was a successful solution for a department which had limited staff resources able to dedicate itself entirely to the planning and development of this important meeting. POLARIS was able to come in and successfully become a viable partner to the staff members.

Memorable Moment: On the last day of the meeting, several events were planned. One of the events included a teambuilding session where a fierce competition of study-related Pictionary ensued. Upon checking in on the attendees, I was strongly encouraged to participate in the game, and a good two or three hours later, finally said goodbye to the last attendee.