Become a 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference Speaker:

  • Participate in the largest health IT conference and exhibition in the world.
  • Share your insights and expertise with your peers.
  • Enhance your professional growth by earning points for advancement to Senior or Fellow status or continuing education units towards the CPHIMS or other credentials.

Upon acceptance of your proposal:

Lecture Speakers and Roundtable Facilitators will receive:

  • A complimentary registration to the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition. This complimentary registration is non transferrable.
  • All speakers/facilitators who are HIMSS members will receive 10 HIMSS advancement points for speaking/facilitating at conference.


Workshop Speakers will receive:

  • A complimentary registration to the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition Workshop . This complimentary registration is non transferrable.
  • A complimentary registration to the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition. This complimentary registration is non transferrable.
  • A $250 honorarium for a 4-hour workshop.
  • A $500 honorarium for an 8-hour workshop.
  • All speakers who are HIMSS members will receive 15 HIMSS advancement points for a four hour workshop.
  • All speakers who are HIMSS members will receive 20 HIMSS advancement points for an eight hour workshop.


E-Session primary authors receive:

  • While attendance is not required at conference, the primary author of an e-session will receive a complimentary registration to the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition. This complimentary registration is non transferrable.
  • All e-session authors who are HIMSS members will receive 5 HIMSS advancement points.


Physician, Nursing Informatics and Emerging Professional (those with five years or less experience in health IT) Poster primary authors receive:

  • A complimentary registration to either the HIMSS12 Nursing Informatics Symposium or Physicians' IT Symposium, or the Emerging Professsionals Workshop. This complimentary registration is non transferrable.
  • A complimentary registration to the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition. This complimentary registration is non transferrable.
  • All primary poster session authors who are HIMSS members will receive 5 HIMSS advancement points.


PLEASE NOTE: All speakers accepted through the Call for Proposal will be responsible for their own hotel and travel arrangements and any expenses incurred.