Tuesday, April 8, 2014

APA Annual Meeting Mobile App Now Available


APA has just launched its mobile app for the 167th Annual Meeting to be held May 3 to 7 in New York, giving you 24-hour access to the meeting. Downloading is easy. The app can be used with all Web-enabled smartphones and tablets. You can use the app to plan your schedule and better navigate the meeting. There are several easy-to-use interactive capabilities designed to enhance your meeting experience.

These include:

· Use "My Schedule" to create your schedule with one click, adding sessions and exhibitors in which you are interested. You can create your schedule via your computer and save and access the schedule onsite via your mobile device.

· Search the scientific program sessions by day, format, and topic or by speaker.

· Use maps to view each floor of the meeting hotels and the Exhibit Hall in the Javits Convention Center. When searching on the scientific program, you can view the room location on the map.

· Receive important real-time alerts from APA regarding meeting reminders and program updates.

· Browse the exhibitors and locate who you want to visit on the Floor Plan Map.

· Connect with attendees and new colleagues using the “Friends” feature.

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