The Galvez Hotel in Galveston, Texas will be the site of our first GC-CPEH-wide retreat on May 5 and 6, 2022.  We invite all Center Members and Pilot Project awardees to participate. 

As both the 2020  and 2021 retreats were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s meeting will take place over a day and a half, and provide you with an introduction to leadership and activities of the Center, a progress report for our first 3 years, and an opportunity to provide input to shape the vision for our P30 renewal in 2023. This will also be an excellent opportunity for you to meet other Center members and enjoy hearing about some of the great science ongoing in our Center.

We will provide lodging at the Galvez Hotel for the night of May 5 for all Members and Pilot Project awardees who would like to stay the night, and who REGISTER FOR THE MEETING BY APRIL 12. 

Agenda

Day 1: Thursday, May 5, 2022

2:00 – 3:00 pm	Registration, Check-in, and Coffee
3:00 – 4:00 pm	Welcome and GC-CPEH Overview (Cheryl Walker, BCM)
4:00 – 4:30 pm	Member Presentation (Shelly Buffington, UTMB) – Presentation, 20 min; Q&A, 10 min
4:30 – 5:00 pm	Member Presentation (Kristi Whitworth, BCM) – Presentation, 20 min; Q&A, 10 min
5:00 – 6:00 pm	Reception (Poster set-up)
6:00 – 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:00 – 7:30 pm	Dessert and Keynote (Stephen Linder, UTHealth
7:30 – 7:45 pm	Wrap up (Cheryl Walker, BCM)

Day 2: Friday, May 6, 2022

8:00 – 9:00 am	Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 am	Welcome and Overview of the Day (Kees Elferink, UTMB)
9:15 – 9:45 am	PIPELINE Facility Core (Chris Amos, BCM) – Presentation, 20 min; Q&A, 10 min
9:45 – 10:15am	IHSFC (Elaine Symanski, BCM) – Presentation, 20 min; Q&A, 10 min
10:15 – 10:45 am	1st Breakout Session – FC Utilization (Core Directors and Navigators) – FC Subsidy Program (Heyreoun An Han, BCM) – Center Citation Table to get Raffle tickets (1 ticket/citation) – Poster viewing – Mobi-COACH Showing
10:45 – 11:00 am	Break
11:00 – 11:30 am	Community Engagement Core (Sharon Croisant, UTMB) – Presentation, 20 min; Q&A, 10 min
11:30 – 11:45 am	Thematic Focus Areas (Kees Elferink, UTMB)
11:45 am – 12:15 pm	2nd Breakout Session – CEC interaction with Thematic Focus Areas (Croisant, Linder and Helmer) – Strengthening Thematic Focus area interactions (Walker and Elferink) – Center Citation Table to get Raffle tickets – Poster viewing – Mobi-COACH Showing
12:15 – 1:15 pm	Lunch
1:15 – 1:30 pm	Pilot Project Program (Kees Elferink, UTMB) – Presentation,10 min; Q&A, 5 min
1:30 – 1:50 pm	Pilot Awardee Presentation #1 (Drew Helmer, BCM) – Presentation,15 min; Q&A, 5 min
1:50 – 2:10 pm	Pilot Awardee Presentation #2 (Fernanda Laezza, UTMB) – Presentation,15 min; Q&A, 5 min
2:10 – 2:30 pm	Pilot Awardee Presentation #3 (Huan Meng, BCM) – Presentation,15 min; Q&A, 5 min
2:30 – 2:45 pm	Break
2:45 – 3:00 pm	Career Development Program (Elaine Symanski, BCM)
3:00 – 3:30 pm	LDP Presentation (Zheng Sun, BCM) – Presentation, 20 min; Q&A, 10 min
3:30 – 4:00pm	3rd Breakout Session – Pilot Project Program (Elferink, Whitworth, and Wright) – Career Development Program (Symanski, and Walker) – Center Citation Table to get Raffle tickets – Poster viewing – Mobi-COACH Showing
4:00 – 4:30 pm	Large Group Discussion (Cheryl Walker, BCM) – Feedback from Breakout Sessions – Ideas for Center Future and Renewal
4:30 – 5:30 pm	Closing Reception / Raffle (Cheryl Walker, BCM)

Note: In accordance with BCM guidelines (updated effective March 29), all in-person attendees must be up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations (if eligible) to participate. Attendees who are unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated must wear a mask and also distance themselves from others.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact GC-CPEH Center Administrator Heyreoun An Han at Heyreoun.anhan@bcm.edu.