We know that as an industry professional you depend on the registration data to make an informed decision. We are pleased to present you with the certified audit data from the ATS 2012 International Conference. This certified audit is part of our continued commitment to earning your confidence; a commitment to transparency, integrity, and value for our Exhibitors and Supporting Partners.

The Event Attendance Audit is reviewed by an independent and certified auditor to objectively confirm the number of Paid Conference and Exhibits Only Attendees who actually attended the conference. The Event Audit Report presents the audited data in summary form.

Click here to download the full report.

Not all shows are audited. The American Thoracic Society is proud to be the first healthcare conference to provide independent, third-party validated attendance and demographic data to their exhibitors. We believe it is important for you to see an audit from the ATS, for several reasons:

1. To provide you confidence and consistency in published registration data.
2. To help ensure your conference objectives are realistic and achievable
3. To help you budget and plan more effectively.

AUDIT RESULTS

ATS Conference Attendees (includes session speakers)	12,477
Exhibit Only Attendees	37
Total Professional Attendance:	12,514
Guests	379
Media	72
Exhibitors, Non-Exhibiting Supporters & support staff	1,696
Total overall attendance	14,661

 

PROFESSIONAL ATTENDANCE US (includes Puerto Rico, Guam and APO military bases) – 6,380 International – 6,104 Not identified by geographic breakout - 30

For specific breakdown by state or by country please see the full audit. Percentages shown are based on attendance as a whole.  

US Only
New England (MN, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT) 5.8%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) 9.1%
East North Central (OH, IN, IL, MI, WI) 7%
West North Central (MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS 2.7%
South Atlantic (DE, MD, DC, VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL) 8.3%
East South Central (KY, TN, AL, MS) 1.8%
West South Central (AK, LA, OK, TX) 2.5%
Mountain (MT, ID, CO, NM, AZ, UT, NV) 3.1%
Pacific (AK, WA, OR, CA, HI) 10.8%

International:
Asia 9.7%, Middle East .8%, Europe 23.9%, Africa 0.4%, Canada 5.6%, Mexico .7%, Caribbean 0.1%, Central America 0.3%, South America 4.7%, Asia Pacific 2.4%

Attendees by Specialty (attendees could select more than one response)

Administration/Management	733
Advocacy	67
Allergy/Immunology	1,499
Anesthesiology	168
Basic Microbiology	140
Behavioral Science	89
Biochemistry	379
Biomedical Engineering	215
Biophysics	113
Biostatistics	170
Business Management	117
Cardiology (Adult)	304
Cardiology (Pediatric)	67
Cardiology (Other)	65
Cell and Molecular Biology	1,356
Clinical Microbiology	74
Critical Care (Adult)	2,911
Critical Care (Pediatric)	168
Critical Care (Other)	128
Dentistry	11
Economics	62
Education	411
Emergency Medicine	146
Environmental Medicine	252
Epidemiology	542
Family Medicine	66
Genetics	380
Geriatrics	44
Health Policy	113
Healthcare Regulation	38
Hospitalist	209
Immunology	858
Infectious Disease	609
Informatics/Info Systems	68
Internal Medicine	1,048
Journalism	16
Law	7
Marketing	168
Neonatology	109
Neuroscience	95
Nursing	128
Occupational Medicine	158
Oncology	266
Palliative Care	92
Pathology	205
Pediatrics	619
Pharmacology	502
Pharmacy	129
Physical Therapy	105
Physiology, Cellular	345
Physiology, Integrative/Organ Systems	454
Preventive Medicine	66
Psychiatry	23
Psychology	36
Public Health	309
Pulmonary (Adult)	5,452
Pulmonary (Pediatric)	1,093
Quality Improvement	165
Radiology	116
Rehabilitation	234
Respiratory Therapy	800
Sleep Medicine	1,080
Social Sciences	22
Surgery, Thoracic	153
Surgery, Other	52
Technician/Technical Support	68
Veterinary Medicine	36
Other	381
Specialty Not Identified	1,335

Attendees by Worksetting (attendees could select more than one response)

Academic Institution, Private	2,371
Academic Institution, Public	3,482
Hospital, Community	1,027
Hospital, University	3,378
Hospital, Other	768
Group Practice	467
Individual Practice	432
Community Health Center	117
Industry/Device	155
Industry/Research	469
Industry/Pharma	891
Government, Federal	315
Government, Local	96
Government, State	161
Government, International	65
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)	70
Military	39
Veteran Affairs	261
Professional Society (employee)	45
Quality Assurance	24
Research Laboratory	984
Other	277
Worksetting Not Identified	1,322

Attendees by Degree

BA	219
BSN	28
BPharm	89
BS	508
DDS	2
DMD	6
DNSc	4
DO	117
D Phil	25
DrPH	232
DrPT	27
DVM	33
JD	11
MA	52
MBA	121
MBBS	335
MBChB	172
MD	7,160
MHS	9
MPH	48
MS	409
MSN	29
NP	40
PA	20
PharmD	165
PhD	1,925
RN	92
RRT	73
ScD	29
Not Identified by Degree	534

Topics of Interest (attendees could select more than one response)

Congenital, Genetic and Developmental Lung Disease	2,058
Cystic Fibrosis	1,668
Diseases of Airway Movement and Air Ways	5,534
Asthma	4,467
COPD	4,222
Bronchiectasis	2,318
Diseases of Pleura and Chest Wall	1,917
Mesothelioma	662
Pleural Effusion	1,205
Environmental, Exposure-Related and Occupational Lung Disease	2,064
Infectious Lung Diseases	3,726
Pneumonia	2,438
Pleural Infections	1,317
Fungal Lung Diseases	1,344
Tuberculosis	1,592
Interstitial Lung Diseases	3,733
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis	2,441
Lung Cancers	2,708
Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonitis	2,059
Sarcoidosis	1,369
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis	764
Pulmonary Vascular Disease	3,012
Pulmonary Hypertension	2,330
Respiratory Failure	3,669
Sepsis	2,197
Shock	1,876
ARDS	2,427
Sleep Related and / Neuromuscular Breathing Disorder	2,041
Obstructive Sleep Apnea	1,591
Myasthenia Gravis	481
Systemic Diseases Affecting the Respiratory System	1,273
HIV/AIDS	713
Not Identified by Topic of Interest	1,489