The IHTSDO arranges two conferences a year; one in April and one in October. The location and content the two conferences differs as outlined below.

The April conference is principally a business meeting. It is held in Denmark and includes:

• Formal meetings of IHTSDO Governance and Advisory bodies
  • These are meetings of groups with an appointed or elected membership;
  • Many of the meetings are open to observers, but some sessions are closed and may only be attended by members of the relevant bodies.
• Meetings of some IHTSDO Working Groups
  • These are working sessions of groups, completing a defined set of deliverables.
  • There are no tutorial or training sessions during this event.

The October conference is a larger event with a broader scope. It is held in a different IHTSDO Member country each year and includes:

• Formal meetings of IHTSDO Governance and Advisory bodies
  • Same as in April
• Working Group meetings
  • Functional Special Interest Groups
    • Education, Implementation, Mapping, Translation, etc.
  • Professional Special Interest Groups
    • Clinical discipline and specialty focused groups.
  • Project Groups
    • With specific work assignments.
• SNOMED CT Implementation Showcase including:
  • Conference presentations based around implementation experiences 
  • Tutorials and workshops
  • Exhibition of SNOMED CT enabled applications
  • Poster presentations related to implementation

October 7-11 in Washington DC, US at the Sheraton Crystal City.

Including SNOMED CT Implementation Showcase & Working Group Meetings

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