ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA), a non-profit trade organization that supports medical device innovation in the Southeast, today released the schedule for its 2009 conference. The event will feature sessions on such topics as innovative funding for start-ups, marketing initiatives and challenges related to bringing a product to market, and exit strategies in a depressed marketplace. The SEMDA 2009 conference will be held Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the Georgia Aquarium.