Connection Central
Connection Central, conveniently located in the SHSMD registration area at the San Francisco Marriott, is a gathering place that promises to provide exceptional experiences, a vibrant community, and essential tools. To help you make the most of your time, we’ve centralized many conference activities. At Connection Central, you’ll find conference registration, the SHSMD Knowledge Community and New Member Welcome booth, the Cyber Café, the Connections Café Wireless Hot Spot, the Relaxation Station, and Concierge Services.

Connections Café Wireless Hot Spot 
While at the Annual Conference, connect to the people who matter most back home with the Connections Café Wireless Hot Spot. Fast, reliable wireless broadband service will be available to attendees in the SHSMD registration area. Use it for everything from checking your e-mail, to instant messaging, to enjoying streaming video or sound. Your laptop computer, handheld PDA, or even your wireless digital camera will keep you connected.

CPM’s Cyber Cafe
Computer stations are open every day during the conference in the SHSMD registration area and the exhibit hall. CPM’s Cyber Café gives you the opportunity to check or send e-mail, surf the net, or visit the SHSMD website.
Sponsored by CPM Marketing Group, Inc.

Mind & Body Connections
Step into the relaxation lounge and allow your mind and body to reenergize. The Relaxation Station, sponsored by Baldwin Publishing, offers a free seated massage to help you relax and unwind onsite from the excitement of the meeting.
Sponsored by Baldwin Publishing

Connections Concierge Service
EAT, SEE, SHOP & DO in the City by the Bay
Get connected to the best food, sights, shopping, and attractions San Francisco has to offer. Stop by the Franklin Street Concierge Desk in the SHSMD registration area, where you’ll find directions and information on having a great time in the City by the Bay.
Concierge services sponsored by Franklin Street Marketing

Ship Your Conference Materials Home Free!
Why stuff your handouts and exhibit hall materials into your suitcase when you can ship them directly to your office? Coffey Communications will be on hand to ship your conference materials home free. Visit Coffey Communications in the exhibit hall to find out more about this service.
Sponsored by Coffey Communications

Colleague Connections
Free Starbucks gift card! Just connect your colleagues to the Annual Conference and you can earn a $5 Starbucks card. After you register, send us names and contact information for three or four of your colleagues who you believe have never attended an Annual Conference, and you’ll automatically receive a $5 Starbucks gift card. If you send us the name of five colleagues, we’ll increase it to $10. To send in names, click here and look for the Starbucks logo. So, go ahead, connect your colleagues with the conference, then connect with some high-octane caffeine, on us!
 
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Conference attendees wishing continuing education credits may apply at the conference registration desk in San Francisco. There is a $10 processing fee. To obtain CEUs at the conference, complete the official form and obtain signatures from session instructors documenting your participation. Notification of CEUs awarded will be mailed after the conference.

ACHE Category II Credit
The Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development is authorized to award up to 19 (includes attendance at two workshops–13 hours for those not attending workshops) hours of preapproved Category II (non-ACHE) continuing education credit for this program toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants wishing to have their continuing education hours applied toward Category II credits should list their attendance when applying for advancement or recertification in ACHE.