HIMSS welcomes members of the media to the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, Monday-Friday, Feb. 20-24, 2012, in Las Vegas at the Venetian-Palazzo-Sands Expo Center.  Registration is complimentary for professional journalists and bloggers attending the conference to provide editorial coverage and who meet the eligibility criteria.  More information can be found on qualifications and guidelines can be found here.

OK, so you’ve decided you’re going to be able to attend HIMSS12 in person, and you’re squared away on travel arrangements. What else? Do you still need to register? Are you a member of the media? Are you an exhibitor?
 
Not surprisingly, there are a number of questions to be answered in each of those categories, the answers to which can be found here.

It seems several unaffiliated wholesale hotel/travel groups have been soliciting HIMSS participants and offering hotel accommodations for 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas. Unofficial companies may be offering discounted or wholesale hotel pricing. Neither HIMSS nor onPeak, the HIMSS12 Official Hotel Partner, can verify the authenticity of such companies or their representations, and will not be able to provide a resolution to issues related to such reservations.
 
If you still need accommodations for the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, you can do so safely, here.

HIMSS is a global organization, so more than a few of the HIMSS12 attendees will be coming from outside the United States.  As an added incentive for our international guests, HIMSS offers group discount packages.  For more information on these options, as well as other considerations for international travelers, go to http://www.himssconference.org/for_travelers/default.aspx.

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