On April 30-May 1, 2012, Florida's medical device industry will convene in St. Petersburg, Florida for the 2012 Florida Medical Device Symposium - Florida's premier event for medical device manufacturing firms, featuring nationally recognized speakers, expert panels on regulatory issues and industry trends, legislative updates and quality networking opportunities.

*Special room rate available. Call the Hilton Carillon Park @ (727) 540-0050 to secure the special FMMC room rate ($169)

Symposium Highlights:  (Symposium Agenda here)

The FMMC is honored to welcome Congressman Erik Paulsen, as a keynote speaker at this year's symposium.  Congressman Paulsen is a tireless and skilled champion of the medical device industry and is leading the charge in Washington to modernize the FDA and repeal the federal medical device tax.

In January 2011, Congressman Paulsen was sworn in to serve his second term representing Minnesota’s Third Congressional District; a district made up of the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Paulsen is a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, which has jurisdiction over health care, economic and trade policy and is the chief tax writing committee in the House. He supports pro-growth initiatives and believes that open markets are the key to a strong economy. He is also a member of the Free Trade Working Group and the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Working Group. The Free Trade Working Group was formed nearly 20 years ago to educate Members and promote policies that would open foreign markets to U.S. goods.

Congressman Paulsen serves as co-chair of the House Medical Technology Caucus and is a leader in advocating for the medical technology industry, the life-saving technologies it provides to patients, and the hundreds of thousands of jobs it supports.

Mark Leahey, President & CEO, Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) will present an extensive update on key issues and legislation before the 112th Congress impacting the medical device industry, including efforts to repeal the federal medical device tax.

Key officials from the FDA's District Office will participate on industry panel discussions.

Timely and relevant industry panel discussions on important business and regulatory topics, such as product development, innovation management and patent reform.

Networking, Networking, Networking:  Numerous opportunities to network and mingle with your industry colleagues and service providers, including the popular opening night cocktail reception.

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