Thank you for a great 2023 VTAAC Annual Cancer Summit!
Who should attend the Summit?
How much does the Summit cost?
- Non-profit staff members
- Cancer survivors
- Public health professionals
- Researchers
- Community members
- Cancer center administrators
- Patient navigators
- Healthcare providers
- Students
- Industry representatives
This conference is FREE for all participants! If you would like to sponsor this event, please scroll down to Sponsorship Benefits.
Coffee, breakfast, light refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Ways to Participate
Virtual: If you cannot make the drive to Essex, we encourage you to attend virtually through Zoom. Virtual attendees can participate in sessions with the ability to ask questions and engage with the content being shared via chat. The Zoom link will be emailed to virtual participants as we get closer.
In-Person: The Summit will also be held in-person in The Atrium Room at The Essex Resort & Spa in Essex, VT. This is a great opportunity to meet with peers and grow a deeper community connection. Please find directions and parking information on The Essex Resort & Spa website HERE. Additionally, if you’re looking to book a room at the hotel, use this Corporate Club rate link: https://be.synxis.com/?chain=30609&hotel=34805&promo=CORCLB.
Keynote: Tim Kavanagh!
Tim is the owner of SAMSON Productions, an entertainment company that has produced numerous variety and comedy improv shows as well as award winning television, film, and stage productions. Tim is in a film ‘Sweetwater’ that was just released nationwide on April 14th. He also played a part in the upcoming Tim Burton film ‘Beetlejuice2’. He is also very active with speaking engagements with his one man show that is a self-deprecating look at his own cancer journey called “The Shit Show”. Speaking engagements have included local, regional and national appearances. Tim also is co-owner of GameshowsVT, which offers high-energy entertainment with team building game shows to businesses and organizations.
Tim has over three decades of experience in hospitality, marketing, relationship management, business engagement, and public speaking with an emphasis on project management and strategic planning. A native Vermonter, Tim enjoys family time with his wife, five children and grandchildren and their rescue dog Adora.
Exhibit at the Cancer Summit
Exhibiting at the VTAAC Annual Cancer Summit gives you the opportunity to showcase your organization and network with its attendees. It is a chance to connect with others in cancer control and highlight your organization.
Please see below for Exhibit Sponsor ($250) and Non-Profit Exhibitor (Free) for details on this year’s exhibiting options.
Sponsorship Levels
Presenting Sponsor ($1,500+)
- Recognition on tables
- One full-size (6′) exhibit table
- Name and logo on conference program
- Recognition as a host by the emcee
Community Sponsor ($750)
- One full-size (6′) exhibit table
- Name and logo on conference program
- Recognition as a host by the emcee
Exhibitor Sponsor ($250)
- One full-size (6′) exhibit table
- Name and logo on conference table
Non-Profit Exhibitor (Free!)
- One half-size (3′) exhibit table
To become a sponsor:
- Review the sponsorship levels and benefits below.
- Complete the Sponsorship Registration Form (coming soon!)
- Submit payment using the Online Payment Portal or by mailing a check.
- Please note: for all registrations EXCEPT non-profit organizations who select free attendance, your registration will not be complete until you make your payment.
- Online Payment Portal: The online payment portal is on the UVM Foundation’s website (also linked in your registration confirmation email). The link will redirect you to a UVM donation page, but the funds will be allocated for the VTAAC Annual Cancer Summit.
- Checks: If you would prefer to mail a check, please have checks written out to the UVM Foundation with “UVMCC – VTAAC Fund 400768” in the memo line and mail to: The University of Vermont Foundation 411 Main St. Burlington, VT 05401.
Impact Awards
The VTAAC Impact Award is to recognize excellence in reducing Vermont’s cancer burden. Awards will honor those who have made extraordinary contributions to addressing cancer prevention, detection, treatment and/or survivorship. Three awards will be presented, to support the efforts of individuals supporting (a) VTAAC-related activities and (b) Activities external to VTAAC.
We’ll be presenting the Impact Awards towards the end of lunch – be sure to tune in if joining virtually!
Agenda At-A-Glance
Virtual Participants: Virtual participants will be emailed a Zoom link and corresponding presentation materials. Participation will be possible during Q+A sessions via the Zoom chat. Recordings of the sessions will be made available to the public and posted on VTAAC’s website within two weeks of the event.
9 AM | Registration / Light Breakfast / Exhibitors Open
9:30 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks | Hanna Snyder, VTAAC Coalition Coordinator
9:40 AM | The Shit Show | Tim Kavanagh, Comedian & Actor
10:10 AM | Trends in Mammography Screening in Vermont and Beyond | Brian Sprague, PhD and Sarah Novak, PhD, UVM Cancer Center
10:40 AM | Break & Light Refreshments
11 AM | Cancer in Vermont: A Data Perspective | Lauren Ressue, PhD, Data Analyst, Vermont Department of Health
11:25 AM | Equity Focused Cancer Prevention and Control in Vermont | Panel Discussion
- Moderated by Nancy Kaplan, MS, NNE-CTR, Larner College of Medicine, UVM
- Panelists:
- Kerry Goulette, PA-C, MPH, Community Health Centers of Burlington
- kell arbor, Pride Center of Vermont
- Rebecca Hewson-Steller, BA, RN, CN, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
- Suzanne Kelley, MSW, Vermont Department of Health
12:25 PM | Buffet Lunch & Impact Award Presentations | Sharon Mallory, MPH, Comprehensive Cancer Control Director, VT Dept. of Health
1:15 PM | Navigating A Cancer Journey | Polly Macpherson, MS
1:55 PM | Closing Remarks | Justin Pentenrieder, You First Program Manager, VT Dept. of Health, VTAAC Co-Chair
2 PM | Summit Adjourns
Thank you to our Sponsors!
