IHE North American Connectathons

What is an IHE Connectathon?

An IHE Connectathon is a cross-vendor, live, supervised, structured testing event with over 150 participating vendors and 600+ engineers and IT architects. All these organizations and IT experts converge on-site in Chicago, IL. for one full week of interoperability testing and problem resolution. Participants test their products against multiple vendors using real-world clinical scenarios contained in IHE's Integration Profiles.

IHE USA is now accepting applications online for volunteer members of the Test Monitor Team for the NA Connectathon 2013. Learn more about the benefits of volunteering online.

Interesting Facts about the IHE N.A. Connectathon

• The first Connectathon was held in 1999 in Chicago, IL. in the basement of the Radiological Society of North America's (RSNA) parking garage.
• At the first Connectathon there were 23 vendors, 47 applications tested and 1 IHE Integration Profile tested.
• Connectathon are held globally in the North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Japan year-round. Visit IHE.net for information about other global Connectathons taking place.
• Today, the IHE N.A. Connectathon 2012 held over 150 organizations and has grown dramatically to include over 450 participants which is held annually at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Learn more.