Health and Sciences Communication Association Annual Conference, Bethlehem, 18–21 June 2003

Abstract

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – in the minds of some, it was an unlikely spot to hold a medical and health communications conference. For those who had heard stories about Bethlehem, mental images of a rusting industrial town with closed-down steel mills and brown fields came to mind. Fortunately though, those who attended HeSCA’s 2003 International Conference on Health and Science Communications found a warm and charming town with lots to see and do. They also found a conference rich with content and plenty of opportunities to learn and connect with leaders in the medical and science communications and technology fields. The conference was held at the Radisson Hotel in historic downtown Bethlehem. Dean Shaffer, Director of Instructional Technology at DeSales University in Center Valley, PA and Christopher Sarley, Technical Programmer Analyst at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA were cochairs for the event. Joining HeSCA Journal of Audiovisual Media in Medicine, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp.169–171