Reconnaissance International's 5th Global Forum on Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeiting is being held in Miami 24-26 February 2010. Details on the event, including submitting a paper and information on the sponsors, is available at:

http://www.regonline.co.uk/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=751954

One theme of this conference is in "addressing the role of the patient in fighting counterfeit medicines and related products".

Interestingly, the conference overlaps with Graphics of the Americas (February 25-27, 2010, in nearby SoBe district of Miami Beach), which also features an excellent Brand Protection Conference. See:

http://www.graphicsoftheamericas.com/media/news.html

for details. If one of these conferences isn't enough to get you down to Miami near the end of winter, why not the pair?

Cheers,

Steve