Register now for ALK POSITIVE SUMMIT 2024 • Nashville, TN
FRI, JUL 19 4:00 PM CT - SUN, JUL 21 12:00 PM CT • STRONGER TOGETHER!
The location for our 2024 ALK Positive Summit is the lively and iconic Hutton Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.
For the 3rd year, this Summit will be both in-person and virtual (online). Limited to 325 in-person attendees. There is with no limit on virtual attendance. We will also provide videos of most sessions to be viewed post-Summit (registration required).
IN-PERSON TICKET: only $30 per person
VIRTUAL TICKET: Free
Note: If there is a financial need, please reach out to our Summit Chairs to have the registration fee waived. Summit@alkpositive.org
Once you register, please join our “ALK Positive Summit 2024” private facebook group. Search on Facebook and request to join!
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IN-PERSON ATTENDEES
Will be over three days, starting on Friday, July 19th, 2024, and ending on Sunday, July 21st, 2024.
An in-person ticket will include a swag bag (t-shirt included), a welcome reception, an amazing speaker lineup including ALK experts, info on all the latest research and clinical trials, patient panels, a Saturday offsite dinner event, and more!
Please only register for in-person "tickets" if you are certain (as certain as you can be) that you will be attending the conference in Tennessee.
If you register for in-person tickets, each person may register for themselves and 1 guest. Please purchase a ticket for your guest, if they plan to attend any part of the summit.
IMPORTANT: If you find out you won't be able to attend in person please let us know ASAP so we can redistribute tickets to anyone who might be on the waitlist.
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VIRTUAL ATTENDEES:
Will be over two days, starting on Saturday morning, July 20th, 2024, and ending on Sunday, July 21st, 2024.
Virtual attendees (as well as in-person attendees) will receive the Virtual meeting information before 8 am ET on Friday, July 19th, 2024.
If you are attending remotely (even if you plan to watch later vs participate live) please sign up for the "virtual" ticket choice. Please have other family members or care partners sign up for their own virtual tickets so that they each receive the virtual conference details individually.
Submit Questions? Email: Summit@alkpositive.org
The majority of your summit is funded by industry sponsorship specifically for this event and ZERO funds we have all raised for research are used. Additionally, if there is a financial need, please reach out to our summit chairs for assistance.
HOTEL INFORMATION:
Hotel group rate is $219/night at the Hutton Hotel
Hotel Block located at The Hutton Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee: Click Here for Hotel Booking Information MUST book by June 19th, 2024.
The Summit is a great reminder of all of the amazing work being done by our patient-driven organization which is dedicated to improving the life expectancy and quality of life for ALK+ patients worldwide.
If you feel moved to donate please click the "Donate" link. If you select ALK Summit Campaign in the drop-down (it's the third choice in the list) we will be able to track the success of fundraising during our Summit registration and event! Thank you for considering donating! More research = More life.
We will communicate more details and information over the coming months!
ALK Positive Summit 2024 Agenda
FRIDAY AFTERNOON - July 19 (All Times Central)
3:00pm - 6:00pm Event Check-in for ALK Summit 2024
5:00pm - 7:00pm Welcome Reception: Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres
Therapy Dogs attending
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SATURDAY AGENDA - July 20 (All Times Central)
EARLY MORNING
6:45am - 7:30am Early morning walk in downtown Nashville or nearby Vanderbilt Campus
Approx. 45 min. (Led by Kirk Smith) Meet in the Hotel lobby by 6:40am
8:00am - 8:50am Breakfast - Buffet Style (No charge)
SATURDAY SESSIONS (All Times Central)
9:00am - 9:30am Welcome & Summit Kick-0ff - Kirk Smith (president) & Nancee Pronsati (vice president)
9:30am - 10:15am. Keynote by Dr. Ross Camidge, University of Colorado Cancer Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
10:15am - 11:15am Key Opinion Leader (KOL) Panel w/ Case-based segments - Moderated by Dr. Ken Culver
• Dr. Jessica Lin, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Dr. Christine Lovly, Vanderbilt University Ingram Cancer Center
• Dr. Shirish Gadgeel, Henry Ford Cancer Institute
• Dr. Ross Camidge, University of Colorado Cancer Center -Anschutz Medical Campus
• Dr. Angel Qin, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
11:15am - 11:30am BREAK
11:30am - 12:25pm “The Work of ALK Positive Medical Committees to Advance the Creation of New ALK Therapies ALK Positive, Inc.” - ALK Positive Inc. Medical Committee Panel Representatives
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch Break - Buffett Style in Conference Facility (No charge)
1:30pm - 3:15pm “Ask the Experts” Breakout Sessions - 3 x 35 min. for each; 5 min. to change rooms
• Dr. Shirish Gadgeel & Dr. Jessica Lin
• Dr. Christine Lovly & Dr. Vincent Lam
• Dr. David Spigel & Dr. Angel Qin
• Dr. Ross Camidge & Dr. Carl Gay
Also a VIRTUAL ROOM for our online participants to ask questions)
3:15pm - 3:30pm BREAK
3:30pm - 4:30pm “Talking About the Tough Stuff:” Patient, Care Partner & Healthcare Professional panel
Moderator: Nicole Stevens (Takeda)
Panel: Dr. Narjez Florez, patient Stephen Huff, patient Ruby Blow, Care Partner Wade Chocheles
4:30pm - 5:15pm Break Through Cancer Presentation
Terry McGowan, Break Through Cancer , with Dr. Ross Camidge, Dr. Christine Lovly, Dr. Vincent Lam and Dr. Jessica Lin
5:15pm GROUP PHOTO at the Main Stage
6:30pm - 9:30pm Dinner: ALK-sponsored Dinner at Nash House - FREE for all in-person attendees
Two Charter Buses (75 seats each) will run in rotation starting at 6:15
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SUNDAY AGENDA - July 21 (All Times Central)
EARLY MORNING
6:45am - 7:30am Early morning walk in downtown Nashville or Vanderbilt Campus
Approx. 45 min. (Led by Kirk Smith) Meet in the Hotel lobby by 6:40
7:45am-8:30am BREAKFAST- Buffet-style (No charge)
SUNDAY SESSIONS
8:30am - 9:30am Key Opinion Leader (KOL) Panel #2 with case-based segments ; Moderated by Dr. Ken Culver
• Dr. David Spigel, Sarah Cannon Research Institute
• Dr. Vincent Lam, Johns Hopkins University Kimmel Cancer Center
• Dr. Carl Gay, MD Anderson Cancer Center
9:30am - 10:15am Palliative Care Panel discussion: Mohana Karlekar, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine Chief,
Section of Palliative Care Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
10:15am - 10:30am 23&Me Presentation - Caitlin Nichols & Dr. Ken Culver
10:30am - 10:45am BREAK
10:45am - 11:45am LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH! - Patient & Care Partner Panel - Moderator: Yvonne Diaz, patient
Panelists: Juli Posner, patient; Brandi Bryant, patient; Dr. Matt Quirk, patient; Jay Rosenbaum, Care Partner
11:45am Closing Remarks from Summit Committee
12:00pm Box Lunches available for all attendees (No cost)
