Saturday | March 15, 2025

10:00am - 12:00pm Registration Desk Open for Workshop Attendees

10:30am - 12:00pm Shuttle Bus Pick-Up at Hyatt Regency Seattle to Fred Hutch 

11:00 - 12:00pm  Fred Hutch Tour (optional for PCW participants)

12:00 - 5:00pm Pre-Conference Workshops @ Fred Hutch

12:00 - 12:30pm Box Lunch for each Workshop

5:00 - 5:30pm Shuttle Bus Pick-Up at Fred Hutch to Hyatt Regency Seattle

6:00 - 7:00pm Principal's Only Reception @ Hyatt Regency Seattle

Sunday | March 16, 2025

9:00am - 4:45pm  Registration Desk Open

9:00 - 10:00am Affinity Group Meet-Up 

10:00 - 10:15am Welcome, Introductory Remarks Wendy Law, AD Administration, Fred Hutch/University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium

10:15 - 11:00am Opening Keynote Speaker TBC

11:00 - 11:45am Cultivating the next generation: Addressing the growing need for cancer clinical research professionals through innovative educational initiatives Camilla Frost-Brewer, Director, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Aspen Ward, Sr. Education and Training Program Manager Clinical Trials Support Office (CTSO), University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lauren Wall, Senior Director Cancer Clinical Trials Support Office, University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

11:45am - 12:30pm Developmental Funds Management & Return on Investment/Money Talks – A Panel Discussion on Opportunities, Best Practices, and Challenges in the Developmental Funds Program Kristin Scott, Gina Londino-Greenberg

12:30 - 1:30pm Networking Luncheon

1:30 - 2:15pm  Authority Amid Ambiguity: Strategies for Asserting Director's Authority in Complex Academic Environments Bob Gerlach, Dartmouth Cancer Center, Leona Flores, Salk Institute Cancer Center, Sharon Levy, Georgetown University, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, ADA Co Facilitator: Jaclyn Jansen, Weill Cornell Medicine Meyer Cancer Center

2:15 - 3:00pm Cancer Center Impact: Not just a CCSG score Lauren Hackett, Deputy Director, Einstein Montfiore Cancer Center, Dina Halme, AD for Administration, UVA Cancer Center, Kimberly Kerstann

3:00 - 3:30pm  Networking Break

3:30 - 4:15pm Real-World Strategies for CCSG in Restrictive Environments Melanie Funes, Chief Administrative Officer, AD for Administration & Finance, UC Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Melissa Fitzmaurice Neligan, Chief Administrative Officer, UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Kate Shumate, Chief of Staff,  Director of Administration & Planning, UCSF Helen Diller Family, Comprehensive Cancer Center

4:15 - 4:45pm ACCA Business Meeting

5:00 - 6:30pm  Welcoming Reception (All Attendees) at Hyatt Regency Seattle in EXPO Hall 

Monday | March 17, 2025

8:00 - 9:00am  EXPO Breakfast

9:00 - 9:45am  Addressing Burnout in Cancer Center Administration Kate Shumate, Chief of Staff and Director, Administration and Planning, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wendy Law, AD Administration, Fred Hutch/University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium

9:45 - 10:30am Adventures in AI in Admin Max Loveless/Jason Quinn

10:30 - 11:00am EXPO Break

11:00 - 11:45am Strategically Planning for Strategic Planning Gina Londino-Greenberg, Senior Director, Research Administration, Rutgers Cancer Institute, Additionals TBC

11:45 - 12:30pm Information Management Session Brian Springer, VP/ACD, Moffitt Cancer Center, Bill Morgenweck, Information Technology Manager, Hollings Cancer Center

12:30 - 1:45pm Networking Luncheon 

1:45 - 2:30pm  Patient Experience Speaker 

2:30 - 3:00pm  EXPO Break

3:00 - 4:00pm  Roundtable Discussions 

6:30 - 8:30pm Off-Site Event @ MoPop - Museum of Pop & Culture; join us for a reception and visit the galleries at MoPop

Tuesday | March 18, 2025

8:30 - 9:00am Breakfast 

9:00 - 9:45am CCSG Metrics - Nuts and Bolts Thom Fogg, Assistant Director for Research Administration, Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester, Additional Speakers TBC

9:45 - 10:30am CPDM and PRMS: Optimizing how clinical studies are described in the CCSG Speaker TBC

10:30 - 11:30am  NCI Closing Keynote Speaker Speaker TBC

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