Waiting List Time

[The White Coat Investor]

We hit 300 registrants for the conference this morning, so anyone registering after now is being put on the waiting list. The good news is I expect we'll get 20-50 people off that waiting list due to duplicate registrations, people who registered but didn't pay, and rejiggering the set-up of the room. So if you (or someone else you want to come) haven't registered yet, do so ASAP.

If you registered prior to 11 am MST on 7/18, get your money in before we give your spot away. If you registered after 11 am MST on 7/18, DO NOT send us money until you get email confirmation from us that we have room for you.

More info here: https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/physician-wellness-and-financial-literacy-conference/

Register for the waiting list here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSE5vasx5REVt0Pz-VZ4FYCC8oPj3LoaiK9Dara9wJuImUNg/viewform?c=0&w=1

[VagabondMD]

Congrats! I knew it would be a hit.

[Hatton]

Are you going to tell us who is coming when you have the final list?

[RogueDadMD]

I've never heard of a CME conference releasing a list of who attended. Is that a thing?

I should be there, in case someone wants to to get dragged into an inane and volatile argument in person.

[The White Coat Investor]

hatton1 wrote:

Are you going to tell us who is coming when you have the final list?

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On a public forum? No.

[EJ at Dads Dollars and Debts]

Looking forward to it! Let's meet up and discuss the finer details of bitcoin! But seriously, let's grab some coffee or something.

[The White Coat Investor]

EJ at Dads, Dollars, and Debts wrote:

Looking forward to it! Let’s meet up and discuss the finer details of bitcoin! But seriously, let’s grab some coffee or something.

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There will be at least one doc there with serious interest (and a side gig) in cryptocurrencies.

[Miss Bonnie MD]

Rogue Dad, M.D. wrote:

I’ve never heard of a CME conference releasing a list of who attended. Is that a thing?

I should be there, in case someone wants to to get dragged into an inane and volatile argument in person.

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Yes but not online, generally the list is provided to those attending in their packet. At least for derm conferences it is.

[EJ at Dads Dollars and Debts]

I have heard. And good for him/her for navigating that world. Too complex for me.

[The White Coat Investor]

Well this is interesting. Sign-ups are going faster for the waiting list than the actual conference list.

[adventure]

The White Coat Investor wrote:

Well this is interesting. Sign-ups are going faster for the waiting list than the actual conference list.

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Less commitment! (also no cost...). Kind of a funny thing to observe though!

[TheAbacus]

The White Coat Investor wrote:

Well this is interesting. Sign-ups are going faster for the waiting list than the actual conference list.

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As an early phase career physician, I was hesitant to sign up early. I was worried about how my signing up for this conference would be perceived, as opposed to going for traditional specialty specific CME.

Until better sense prevailed, and I figured admin won't really care what I do with the CME funds, as long as it's truly for CME.

[VagabondMD]

TheAbacus wrote:

The White Coat Investor wrote:

Well this is interesting. Sign-ups are going faster for the waiting list than the actual conference list.

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As an early phase career physician, I was hesitant to sign up early. I was worried about how my signing up for this conference would be perceived, as opposed to going for traditional specialty specific CME.

Until better sense prevailed, and I figured admin won’t really care what I do with the CME funds, as long as it’s truly for CME.

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Understood, and some of us are too far gone to give a ************************. My next CME course is next month cruising the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon with the Wilderness Medical Society.

I am still searching for the existence of the Medici Medical Society for their annual conference in Florence.  

[RogueDadMD]

TheAbacus wrote:

As an early phase career physician, I was hesitant to sign up early. I was worried about how my signing up for this conference would be perceived, as opposed to going for traditional specialty specific CME. Until better sense prevailed, and I figured admin won’t really care what I do with the CME funds, as long as it’s truly for CME.

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I work at a fancy pants private university.  Not that many years ago a couple of the faculty in my division used to help teach a CME conference on a cruise ship.

I don't think administration gets to judge the nature of the CME.  As long as it's somehow relevant and giving CME then they should let you use your CME funds.

[PhysicianOnFIRE]

The White Coat Investor wrote:

Well this is interesting. Sign-ups are going faster for the waiting list than the actual conference list.

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Next year's conference site should host 1,000 people, minimum.

Crap. Does that mean I have to speak in front of a thousand people? And picture all one thousand of them in their underwear?

Nevermind.