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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Scientific Meeting and Conference Services

Overview

For the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Synergy supports logistics for both in-person and virtual scientific meetings—from small workshops to large conferences—by supporting sponsored presenters, designing branding and advertisement, providing audiovisual and information technology resources and support, managing registration websites, and writing summaries and proceedings. Our work also includes supporting publication research and outreach programs for NIDA’s Office of Science Policy and Communications.

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Impact

Since the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, Synergy has supported more than 35 virtual, hybrid, and in-person meetings—reaching an audience of more than 15,000 attendees and allowing NIDA to continue to advance its mission and communicate its findings without disruption. Support resulted in 23 scientific meeting summaries (copyedited and made Section 508 compliant for web posting), 23 meeting graphics created to brand each event, and 35 meeting registration websites.

  • Beyond Statistical Significance: Finding Meaninsful Effects Virtual Meeting Summary
  • Virtual Meeting on The Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Structural Racism announcement
  • MOUDs Virtual Meeting announcement
  • 2022-NIDA-NIAAA Mini-Convention Frontiers in Addiction Research Virtual Meeting announcement
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Capabilities

  • Meeting and Facilitation Services
  • Materials Development
  • Section 508 Compliance
  • Website Design and Development
  • Scientific Writing
  • Virtual and Hybrid Meeting Facilitation 

Audiences

  • Addiction Science Researchers and Students
  • Clinicians
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)/NIDA Grantees
  • NIH Staff and Scientists
  • Neuroscientists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Substance Use Treatment Providers
  • General Public
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