I've put together a listing of up-coming cold-chain conferences. They range from one day events, kicking-off multi-day supply chain summits, to four day extravaganzas. They vary in content, scope and cost. Some are more high-level supply chain oriented while others focus on current best practices. They include workshops, round table discussions, security issues, industry case studies, wholesaler perspectives and regulatory presentations. You can find more detail at their respective web site links below.
July 24-26 Seamless Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Distribution Conference, Philadelphia, PA www.marcusevansbb.com/coldchain
Change of venue. Originally slated for San Diego, this was recently moved to Philadelphia. A look at ways of maintaining unadulterated medicinal products through the supply chain.
August 7-9 Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Integrity, Tyson's Corner, McLean VA www.traxsummit.com
A one day cold-chain symposium, August 7Th. I will be chairing this event in McLean, VA. The focus will be on changing distribution models for cold-chain pharmaceuticals, the role of stability data in the shipping process, a look at risk management in shipping and distribution, working with 3PL's, and understanding key decision points in thermal package development. The day will wrap with a panel discussion on the evolving global challenges of cold-chain pharmaceutical distribution.
September 11-15 2006 PDA / FDA Joint Regulatory Conference: 10 FDA Speakers Confirmed Washington, D.C. www.pda.org/Connector
Not related to cold-chain specifically, but insight to the agency's current views on cGMP, ICH Q8, Q9, Q10, quality systems, regulatory inspections with individual plenary sessions focused on quality, manufacturing and regulatory.
September 18-21 LogiPharma 2006, Austin TX www.logipharma.com
The Cold-Chain Management Summit occurs the first day. Adopting best practices for the storage, packaging, and distribution of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products and communicating the most recent cold-chain regulations and guidelines for compliance.
September 25-28 4Th Annual Cold Chain Distribution for Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia, PA http://www.iqpc.com
Day one: a plethora of workshops. Day 2, morning: presentations on global cold-chain management, state of innovations in distribution and hospital requirements for distribution. Afternoon: Track A distribution, Track B packaging. Day 3 morning: the fun continues with regulatory updates. The afternoon: Track A quality, Track B global cold-chain. Evening: dinner workshops - seriously. Day 4: post conference workshops in RFID and contingency planning.
October 5-6 Inaugural PDA / PCCDG European Meeting and Working Session, Berlin, Germany
I heard from Dr. Rafik Bishara, Chair PDA / PCCDG, today who asked if I would post this to the blog. It will be the first European working meeting which will include the C3, the PLF and other countries interested in developing global cold-chain guidance. More on this in the weeks to come.
October 10-13 PDA / EMEA Joint Conference, London, England www.pda.org/Connector
A unique opportunity to meet and mingle directly with top European heath authorities and industry representatives in a neutral, science-based forum.
