Ready to reserve space? Scroll down!
The Connecticut Chapter of the ACS Professional Association, and the Connecticut Surgical Quality Collaborative are pleased to announce their 2024 Combined Annual Meeting which will be held on Friday, October 11th at the Trumbull Marriott.
We are proud to host one of the largest and most successful Chapter Annual Meetings across the entire American College of Surgeons. We welcome over 200 surgeons, program chairs, program directors, surgical residents, and medical students together for a full day of continuing education and fellowship.
We are honored the Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS, the Leon Goldman MD Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) will be one of our keynote speakers this year.
Our second keynote panel will feature our own, Alan Meinke, MD FACS, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk and Walter Longo, MD FACS, Yale School of Medicine will be presenting their paper, Revisiting Pearls That Epitomize the Principles of Surgery which will be published prior to the meeting in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Meinke is a Chapter past-president and currently serves as our ACS Governor-at-Large. Dr. Longo is a past Chapter Vice-President and officer.
Both lectures will be presented as a combination of formal comments followed by an extended Q&A session moderated by a panel comprised of an attending, a resident and a medical student. This is a new and exciting change for past years.. We feature a mid-morning break and a networking lunch in the exhibit room.
The day kicks off with our resident paper competitions on topics and cases that cover the full span of surgical specialties. The day winds down with a lecture for residents and medical students. and closes with the Surgical Skills Competition. Created in Connecticut, this 2-hour competition allows residents from Connecticut’s surgical residencies to compete against each other in a series of events designed to test their skills using new technology provided by our industry partners.
Exhibitors are encouraged to setup by 7:30am so they can interact with attendees during the continental breakfast, morning break and buffet lunch, all of which are held in the exhibit area. Standard exhibits close down at the end of lunch. Skills Competition exhibits are reconfigured for the event after lunch.
Please note that we have completely revised our online exhibitor and supporter registration this year. We encourage you to use this system (below) to register.
Thank you!
Commercial Promotion
Benefits of Exhibiting
- Exposure to the memberships of both Connecticut surgical societies
- Direct access to Connecticut surgeons and residents including many hard-to-reach program chairs
- Company listing in the on-site Exhibitor Directory.
- Special recognition throughout the day
- Online recognition of exhibit support at www.ctacs.org.
- Company listing in certain emails sent to Connecticut Chapter members.
What does your Standard Exhibit Package fee of $1,500 include?
- Admittance of two representatives per space
- One 8’ skirted table with two chairs
- Nametags, as requested/needed
- Two complimentary registrations to Annual Meeting sessions
- Regularly scheduled on-site meals and break service
- Participation in “Booth Bingo” where participants must visit at least 75% of the exhibit booths to be eligible to win an exciting gift.
Satellite Symposium: Resident Surgical Skill Competition – $1,500 + cost of Standard Exhibit
Our long-running Satellite Skills Competition is now being offered as a non-CME Satellite Symposium. This makes the competition much easier for us to deliver to you . No paperwork required, just check the box and you’re in! The fee for Skills is $1500. You need to purchase a Standard Exhibit Table to take part in the to be eligible to participate in Skills.
Skills Exhibitors receive the following:
- A station, developed in conjunction with the Program Committee, at the Skills Competition
- Interaction with surgical residents from all the programs in the state
- Four complimentary passes to the Surgical Skills Competition
- Special meeting signage
- As part of the fee, your firm agrees to provide equipment and supplies. These tables are limited in supply and offered at the sole discretion of the Chapter.
Additional Exhibitor Opportunities
- PLATINUM EXHIBITOR –$5,000
Platinum exhibitors receive a full-page ad in the conference program book (back cover or inside front cover), recognition on the Chapter’s website, acknowledgement at the Chapter Business Meeting and on all printed meeting materials. - GOLD EXHIBITOR –$2,500
Gold exhibitors receive a full-page ad in the conference program book, recognition on the Chapter’s website, acknowledgement at the Chapter Business Meeting and on all printed meeting materials. - SILVER EXHIBITORS – $1000
Silver exhibitors receive a half page ad in the conference program book, recognition on the Chapter’s website, acknowledgement at the Chapter Business Meeting and on all printed meeting materials. - CONFERENCE PROGRAM BOOKLET– $1,500
Recognition via a full-page ad in delegate program booklet, recognition on the Chapter’s website, acknowledgement at the Chapter Business Meeting and on all printed meeting materials.
All firms are encouraged to secure exhibit space for face-to-face access to participants. The Chapter invites our exhibitors and supporters to provide prizes for special drawings held in the exhibit area if they wish to add additional visibility to their support and exhibit package. Prize acceptance is subject to prior approval from the Chapter.
Additional Support Opportunities
There are further ways to support the Annual Meeting. Commercial support (see ACCME Standard 4 for more information) allows for the companies to defray or eliminate the cost of the activity for all learners. Supporters will be acknowledged by name and nature of support. prior to the learners engaging in the education. Disclosure will not include the ineligible companies’ corporate or product logos, trade names, or product group messages.
Based on new ACCME standards, these opportunities require the completion of a Commercial Support Letter of Agreement which can be downloaded here.
Breakfast and Refreshment Break – $2,000
Lunch Supporter – $3,500
Register and Pay by Check or Credit Card Online Below (Preferred)
– or –
Download the 2024 Exhibitor Info Kit to Register on Paper and Pay by Check
Once you hit submit on the forms below, registrations with check payments will automatically be sent an invoice when registering below and selecting check as your payment option. Credit card registrations will be taken to our payment processor, Stripe.
Tax-ID Information
The Chapter’s Tax ID is 04-3839991. Download a current W-9. The W-9 is also included in the Exhibitor Kit above.
Discount Hotel Reservations at the Marriott
Click here to book your room at the special meeting rate. Rate expires September 21, 2024.
Exhibitor and Sponsor Registration
Please select your payment option below and the appropriate form will display. Thank you.