BIO Names Whitaker President of BIO International Convention.
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BIO Chief Operating Officer Scott Whitaker will assume new duties as President of BIO International Convention. "With Scott’s help," said BIO Senior VP of Conventions and Conferences Robbi Lycett, "we will be able to implement exciting changes within the Convention that will better deliver the experience [our members, attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors] seek." BIO Chair Rachel King said combined skills of Scott's and Robbi's will enhance BIO International Convention experience for all.
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BIO Names Whitaker President of International Convention
2014 BIO International Convention
WASHINGTON –The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today announced changes designed to strengthen and improve the BIO International Convention as it prepares to return to San Diego in June 2014.
“We have conducted extensive opinion research and found that our members, attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors have new Convention wants and needs. With Scott’s help, we will be able to implement exciting changes within the Convention that will better deliver the experience they seek.”
“The BIO International Convention is the biotechnology community’s largest and most important annual event. To ensure its continuing status as the biotech event well into the future, I have made changes designed to enhance our Convention’s strategic value to our members, attendees, state and federal government officials, and international partners,” said Jim Greenwood, BIO’s President and CEO.
Effective immediately, BIO’s Chief Operating Officer, Scott Whitaker, will assume new duties as President of the BIO International Convention, with a focus on making the Convention as dynamic and valuable as the community it supports. “As the world’s premier biotech event, the BIO International Convention must evolve along with the growing and changing needs of this dynamic community of scientists and entrepreneurs. The Convention plays a key role in helping our industry grow and succeed in its mission of healing, fueling and feeding the world. As we begin preparations for our return to San Diego in June of next year, we will ensure that the Convention remains fresh and focused in support of this important mission,” said Whitaker.
Whitaker’s new title will be Chief Operating Officer, BIO, & President, BIO International Convention.
Robbi Lycett, BIO’s Senior Vice President of Conventions & Conferences, who will continue to manage the successful production of the Convention added, “We have conducted extensive opinion research and found that our members, attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors have new Convention wants and needs. With Scott’s help, we will be able to implement exciting changes within the Convention that will better deliver the experience they seek.”
Rachel King, Chair of BIO, said, “Bringing together the unique skills of both Scott and Robbi will enhance the BIO International Convention experience for all attendees, exhibitors and sponsors. This strategic partnership will add value to our industry’s most important annual event and ensure that the BIO International Convention remains strong for years into the future.”
About BIO
BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world. BIO produces BIOtechNOW, an online portal and monthly newsletter chronicling “innovations transforming our world.” Subscribe to BIOtechNOW.
Upcoming BIO Events
BIO Investor Forum
October 8-9, 2013
San Francisco, CA
BIO IPCC Conference
November 6-8, 2013
Washington, DC
BIO Convention in China
November 11-13, 2013
Beijing, China
Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioenergy
December 8-11, 2013
San Diego, CA
BIO CEO & Investor Conference
February 10 – 11, 2014
New York, NY
BIO International Convention
June 23-26, 2014
San Diego, CA
Contacts
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
Kenneth Lisaius
202-962-9200
Web: www.bio.org
Blog: www.biotech-now.org
Twitter: @IAmBiotech
