Special Events

From Speed Networking to Lunch & Learns and Keynotes to the JEMS Games, EMS Today offers a variety of special events to network with your colleagues from around the country!

See the full schedule of events for:

Thursday, March 4 | Friday, March 5 | Saturday, March 6

Thursday, March 4

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Opening Ceremonies & Keynote Address

The Street Medicine Society/ John Pryor Award
EMS10: Innovators in EMS Awards

Opening Keynote
James O. Page Leadership Lecture
Climbing Your Own Personal Mt. Everest
A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P

We all want to be the best we can be in this life: best EMS provider, best manager, best friend, best spouse, best parent. But most of us are kept from reaching our full potential by personal challenges. You can’t run that marathon you’ve always wanted to … until you lose 50 pounds. You can’t walk around the zoo with your daughter because of your asthma … which you know would get better if you stopped smoking. You know you’d make a great manager … if only you had that advanced degree after your name. In reality, you are the only one who can overcome these challenges and climb your own personal Mt. Everest, the one that exists in your mind. JEMS Editor-in-Chief A.J. Heightman will take a look at some of these challenges, share his own challenges and relate how he’s been able to make the climb of his own Mt. Everest. This will be a very motivating keynote and the perfect way to start the first day of EMS Today.

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Networking Lunch Buffet

Discuss hot topics, share your knowledge and network with your peers all while enjoying a delicious deli buffet. It’s the perfect opportunity to make friends or expand your LinkedIn/ JEMSConnect network, especially if you’re new to the conference or attending by yourself. You’ll learn from others’challenges & successes and get answers to your questions. Limited to 100 people at an additional cost of $37 per person.

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch & Learns

Enjoy a boxed lunch while you learn from your peers and our distinguished speakers. Discuss the issues, share success stories and get the experienced input of the speaker. Each Lunch & Learn is placed in a session track to indicate the level of discussion. Please select accordingly. Limited to 25 people per lunch slot, with an additional cost of $30 per person.

Thursday, Friday & Saturday: Ride-alongs, Tours & Observations

New this year: earn CEU!
EMS Today partners with many local agencies to offer conference participants the opportunity to participate in Ride-Alongs, Observations and Tours in the greater Baltimore Area. Learn how other agencies work and manage patients on the job. View details on each available opportunity here.

Friday, March 5

Free CEU Sessions in the Exhibit Hall

Need more CEU? Add ½ hour blocks of specialized CEU through the Exhibit Hall Learning Center. Add it to your itinerary and maximize your time at the conference. And it’s free!

10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Bagels & Breakthroughs

Stop by the Exhibit Hall Learning Center for a free bagel and experience the latest product launches from national manufacturers. Sponsoring companies will conduct product reviews & demonstrations and you’ll be the first to see them.

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM JEMS 30th Anniversary Celebration

Join us in the Exhibit Hall for cake, raffles & prizes.

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM JEMS Games Finals Competition

The JEMS Games provide you with an educational experience like no other. Earn CEU as you watch teams assess a live, fast-paced scenario and see how they handle multiple patients using their skills and teamwork. You can’t miss it! Learn more here.

Saturday, March 6

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Closing Ceremonies

Prehospital Care Research Forum Awards
8th Annual Nicholas Rosecrans Awards
James O. Page/JEMS Award
7th Annual JEMS Games MEDA LS Ceremony

Closing Keynote

Customer Service: A Key Ingredient for Success

Gordon Graham, JD

The public sector is being analyzed like never before.And, while customer service has always been important, the survival of many public sector organizations is dependent on the maximization of this concept on each and every contact made. Who, What, Why, When, Where, How and How Often is a symmetric approach to the delivery of quality customer service. Join Gordon Graham for a fun and fast-paced hour of important information you need to take back to your organization. Each attendee will receive a copy of GRECS, Graham’s Rules for Enhancing Customer Service.

10:00 AM Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

Join us for a free continental breakfast in the Exhibit Hall on Saturday morning. Power up with the energy you’ll need to explore the large exhibit hall and see all the booths you missed Thursday & Friday.