With more than 300 educational sessions and over 1,300 exhibiting companies, the annual HIMSS conference presents an extreme challenge even for the most physically fit attendees. It pays to know your way around the Sands Expo Center before you get off the shuttle bus in the morning.
The HIMSS16 mobile app is the perfect solution for navigating the event. It provides a complete list of exhibitors with the locations of their booths, and provides a scalable version of the show floor map. You’ll find exhibitors listed with their booth numbers, a description of their services and contact information.
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To help you manage your schedule while you’re at the conference, the app provides a personal agenda feature. You can quickly scroll through the schedule of educational sessions and save any that look interesting. You’ll find locations, descriptions of the sessions and bios for the speakers.
The app can also help you network with other attendees. When you open the app, you’ll see an activity feed with updates posted by other attendees. Join in and participate or just scan the list to see what other people are doing now and planning to do later.
To use other features, like the Agenda and Exhibitor list, tap the menu in the upper left corner. You’ll find plenty of helpful housekeeping features, including a directory of food services in the conference center, the shuttle schedule, locations of recharge cafes and even locations to get a massage.
The app is free and available in Apple iOS and Andriod formats. You can download it directly from their app stores; just search for HIMSS16. Or follow links from the HIMSS16 Conference Mobile App page. When you open the app, you need to login with your HIMSS membership email and password. If you’ve forgotten your member or conference registration account credentials, just reset them.
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