5K Charity Run To Benefit Crohn's/Colitis Foundation Takes Place Tomorrow

The ISPE Annual Conference is announcing its 6th Annual ISPE 5K charity run on Las Vegas Blvd on October 13, 2014, the second day of its annual convention in Las Vegas. Runners will depart at 7am from Caesars Palace by the Forum shops and will head north up The Strip, passing the Mirage Volcano, Treasure Island and the Venetian/Palazzo. The running tour will then turn east past Wynn and Encore and to the new LINQ where they will run under the Highroller - the world's largest observation wheel - on the way to the Cromwell, one of the hottest new hotels on The Strip, which opened in May of 2014. Runners will ante up for the last stretch as they curve by the Bellagio Fountains and round back into Caesars toward the finish line. Five race day "dealers" will be scattered throughout the course to give runners a playing card, and the best poker hand at the finish line wins a prize. All of the runners will receive a race shirt and goodie bag.

100% of the proceeds for the race will be donated to The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to finding the cures for Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis. The event is the first of its kind, a major medical convention sponsoring a wellness fundraising activity on the Las Vegas Strip, benefitting a local charity.

2014 ISPE Annual Conference Facts:

Sunday, October 12 - Wednesday, October 15

Expected Attendance:  1200 (attendees, exhibitors, speakers, press)

Las Vegas, NV

Caesars Palace

About ISPE

ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, is the world’s largest not-for-profit association serving its Members through leading scientific, technical and regulatory advancement throughout the pharmaceutical lifecycle. The 20,000 Members of ISPE are building solutions in the development and manufacture of safe and effective pharmaceutical and biologic medicines and medical delivery devices in more than 90 countries around the world. Founded in 1980, ISPE has its worldwide headquarters in Tampa, Florida, USA. Visit www.ISPE.org for more information.