About
The CTSA Program Annual Spring Meeting provides an opportunity for the CTSA Steering Committee, Communicators Group, and Enterprise Committees to convene in person to support their goals, address priority or emerging public health issues, and share and/or define best practices across the consortium. Each group sets their own agenda for this meeting.
Spring Groups Meeting Registration
Registration is open via Cvent event registration database. You will be taken to a 3rd party website to register. There is no registration fee for this meeting. An email confirmation with your meeting registration details will be sent immediately following submittal. Registration will close on Monday, April 3, 2023.
UL1 PI Meeting Registration
Registration is open for the UL1 PI meeting on Thursday, April 20, 2023. You will be taken to a 3rd party website to register. There is no registration fee for this meeting. An email confirmation with your meeting registration details will be sent immediately following submittal. Registration will close on Monday, April 3, 2023.
This meeting is organized by CCOS.
Additional Information
Meeting Venues
Washington Hilton
The 2023 CTSA Program Spring Steering Committee will be held at the Washington Hilton hotel on Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 1:30-6pm. A beautiful historic hotel within blocks of Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan and is less than 2 miles from the White House and National Mall.
Capital Hilton
The 2023 CTSA Program Spring Group Meetings will be hosted at the Capital Hilton on Friday, April 21, 2023. This historic hotel is less than a mile from McPherson Square metro station and the National Mall, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum are within two miles.
The UL1 PI meeting will be held at the Capitol Hilton on Thursday, April 20th, 2023. This meeting will be from 11am-noon ET.
Hotel Reservations
To make a hotel reservation, please reach out directly to either hotel (links above) to reserve a room. (Please note: there is no room block for this meeting). Additional hotel opens are listed below.
Alternate Hotels Options:
The Normandy Hotel at Dupont Circle
2118 Wyoming Avenue NW (1.3 mi from Capital Hilton)
The Churchill Hotel near Embassy Row
1914 Connecticut Avenue NW (1.3 mi from Capital Hilton)
Courtyard by Marriott Dupont Circle
1733 N Street NW (.5 mi from the Capital Hilton)
Sojourn at DuPont Place
1905 19th Street NW (1.3 mi from the Capital Hilton)
Embassy Suites by Hilton Georgetown
1250 22nd Street NW (1.0 mi from the Capital Hilton)
Washington, DC Proof of Vaccine Mandate
Effective Monday, February 28, 2022 – public health order 2021-2 has been REPEALED. Proof of full vaccination and required wearing of masks during our meeting is no longer in effect. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is not required to attend the 2023 CTSA Program Spring Group Meetings; however, all attendees are encouraged to complete their COVID-19 vaccination series and boosters (if eligible) before attending the meeting.
Precautions according to the information below should be followed depending on community COVID-19 levels.
COMMUNITY LEVEL (NIH Main Campus) LOW MEDIUM HIGH Facial Coverings Recommended Recommended Required Physical Distancing Recommended Recommended Virtual meeting likely
Washington, DC Travel Advisory The most up-to-date community level information may be found within the County Check by selecting “District of Columbia” in the “State” and “County” fields within on this page: CDC COVID-19 by County.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Have questions about the 2023 CTSA Program In-Person Spring Group Meetings? Check the FAQs.
Who can attend?
Personnel from CTSA Program hubs that have active grants are encouraged to attend the CTSA Program Spring meetings. A CTSA Program hub is defined as a UL1 award with a linked KL2 award and an optional TL1 award. CTSA Program hubs can consist of a single institution, plus the possibility of one or more participating partner institutions. Hubs in no-cost extension are eligible to attend. Participation in the CTSA Program meetings by personnel from partnering institutions is encouraged. Refer to the NCATS CTSA Program Funding Table and/or the Notice of Grant Award to determine eligibility. Prior approval through NCATS is required for attendance of participants outside of an eligible CTSA Program hub. Virtual participation of meeting presentations will be facilitated by Zoom webinar; the interactive components of the meeting will not be available. UL1 PI Meeting: UL1 Principal Investigators with active grants may attend the networking meeting on Thursday, April 20, 2023.
Virtual Meeting Participation
Please note that presentations will be streamed via Zoom, and we will support questions in the chat during / after presentations. However, group discussion / breakout sessions will not be streamed.
Agenda
April 20, 2023 – 01:30 pm – 06:00 pm EST
Steering Committee
Georgetown Room at Washington Hilton
April 21, 2023 – 09:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Collaboration & Engagement Enterprise Committee
Federal A/B Room at Capital Hilton
April 21, 2023 – 09:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Integration Across the Lifespan Enterprise Committee
Senate Room at Capital Hilton
April 21, 2023 – 09:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Workforce Development EC, KL2 Directors & TL1 Directors Group
Congressional Room at Capital Hilton
April 21, 2023 – 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm EST
Informatics Enterprise Committee
Federal A/B Room at Capital Hilton
April 21, 2023 – 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm EST
Communicators Group
Senate Room at Capital Hilton
April 21, 2023 – 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm EST
DEIA Enterprise Committee
Congressional Room at Capital Hilton
This agenda is tentative and can change at any time