Annual Meeting Logistics
Agenda: October 13-16
Sunday, October 13 | ||
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6:00 - 8:00 pm | Informal Welcome Reception Wood Fired Pizza | Juniper Room Hotel Vermont |
Monday, October 14 | ||
8:00 am Shuttle 8:20 am Shuttle | Transportation from CBH to Silver Pavilion, Alumni House | Courtyard Burlington Harbor Hotel |
8:15 - 9:00 am | Breakfast | Silver Pavilion Alumni House |
9:00 - 9:30 am | Welcome: Jon Porter & Cara Feldman-Hunt Mindfulness Opening, Anisha Durve Osher Collaborative Highlights, Lisa Howard | Alumni House |
9:30 - 10:30 am | Highlights & Updates - Individual Centers 9:30‐9:40 San Francisco 9:40‐9:50 Northwestern 9:50‐10:00 Miami 10:00‐10:10 Vermont 10:10‐10:20 Harvard 10:20‐10:30 Cincinnati | Alumni House |
10:30 - 11:00 am | Break, Optional Tai Chi with Peter Wayne (10:45 – 11:00 AM) | Alumni House |
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Highlights & Updates - Individual Centers 11:00‐11:10 Karolinska 11:10‐11:20 Vanderbilt 11:20‐11:30 Utah 11:30‐11:40 Wisconsin 11:40‐11:50 Washington | Alumni House |
12:00 - 1:00 pm | Lunch | Alumni House |
1:00 - 2:00 pm | Success and Challenge Breakouts | Alumni House |
2:00 – 4:15 PM | Strategic Area I: Value Received, Facilitated by Darin Harris | Alumni House |
4:30 pm Shuttle 4:50 pm Shuttle | Transportation from Alumni House to CBH/ Dinner on your own | Alumni House |
Tuesday, October 15 | ||
8:00 - 9:00 am | Directors' Breakfast (rides provided, please meet in the lobby at 7:45 am) | Boulder Dining Room Alumni House |
8:00 am Shuttle 8:20 am Shuttle | Transportation from Harbor Hotel to Alumni House | CBH |
8:15 - 9:00 am | Breakfast | Alumni House |
9:00 - 9:30 am | Remarks by Mary Bitterman | Alumni House |
9:30 - 11:00 am | Strategic Area II: Mission Alignment | Alumni House |
11:00 – 11:15 am | Break | Alumni House |
11:15 am – 12:00 pm | Strategic Area II: Mission Alignment | Alumni House |
12:00 - 1:00 pm | Lunch | Alumni House |
1:00 - 2:15 pm | Strategic Area III: Possibilities & Priorities | Alumni House |
2:15 - 2:30 pm | Closing | Alumni House |
2:45 pm Shuttle 3:05 pm Shuttle | Transportation from Alumni House to Harbor Hotel | Alumni House |
3:00 - 5:00 pm | Free Time | |
5:00 pm Shuttle | Transportation to Shelburne Museum | CBH |
5:30 – 7:30 pm | Dinner Reception | Shelburne Museum |
7:30 pm | First Shuttle depart to CBH | Shelburne Museum |
Wednesday, October 16 | ||
8:00 am Shuttle | Transportation to Comprehensive Pain Program (CPP) | Harbor Hotel |
8:30 - 9:00 am | Breakfast at CPP | CPP |
9:00 - 10:20 am | Clinic Tour (Please see Lisa Howard for your group number) | CPP |
10:30 am Shuttle | Shuttle 1 Transportation to Harbor Hotel for checkout | CPP |
10:30 am Shuttle | Shuttle 2 Transportation to All Souls Interfaith for Walk & Workshop w/Molly Kawahata | CPP |
11:00 am – 11:45 am | Arrive & Labyrinth walk | All Souls Interfaith Gathering |
11:45 - 12:30 pm | Lunch | All Souls |
12:30 - 2:30 pm | Workshop w/Molly Kawahata, please register if you plan to attend | All Souls |
2:30 pm Shuttle | Transportation to CBH | All Souls |
3:00 - 5:00 pm | Free Time | |
5:00 pm | Transportation to Hula Lakeside | CBH |
5:30 pm | Planetary Health Summit Kickoff | Hula Lakeside |
8:00 pm Shuttle | Transportation back to Harbor Hotel | Hula Lakeside |
*For those of you staying for the Planetary Health Summit, please note that we will have a shuttle service from the Courtyard Burlington Harbor Hotel to the Alumni House for the Summit at 7:45 am on October 17.
Zoom Links
2024 Osher Collaborative Annual Meeting Attendees
First | Last | Institution | |
Bob | Schwartz | eschwartz@med.miami.edu | Miami |
Anisha | Durve | anishadurve@miami.edu | Miami |
Laura | Redwine | lss61@miami.edu | Miami |
Annette | Fornos | annettefornos@miami.edu | Miami |
Theresa | Glynn | TGlynn@med.miami.edu | Miami |
Melinda | Ring | melinda.ring@nm.org | Northwestern |
Isra | Hassan | isra.hassan@northwestern.edu | Northwestern |
Judy | Moskowitz | judith.moskowitz@northwestern.edu | Northwestern |
Anna | Shannahan | anna-balabanova@northwestern.edu | Northwestern |
Kalinda | Marshall | kalinda.marshall@nm.org | Northwestern |
Sian | Cotton | cottons@ucmail.uc.edu | Cincinnati |
Kelly | Lyle | woosleka@ucmail.uc.edu | Cincinnati |
Alyssa | Johnson | alyssa.johnson2@uchealth.com | Cincinnati |
Barbara | Walker | walkebr@ucmail.uc.edu | Cincinnati |
Jennifer | Molano | molanoje@ucmail.uc.edu | Cincinnati |
Donna | Cole | donna.cole@fammed.wisc.edu | Wisconsin |
Greta | Kuphal | greta.kuphal@fammed.wisc.edu | Wisconsin |
Vincent | Minichiello | vincent.minichiello@fammed.wisc.edu | Wisconsin |
Andrew | Quanbeck | andrew.quanbeck@fammed.wisc.edu | Wisconsin |
Lisa | Simpson | lsimpson@uwhealth.org | Wisconsin |
Cara | Feldman-Hunt | cara.feldman-hunt@med.uvm.edu | Vermont |
Jon | Porter | jon.porter@uvmhealth.org | Vermont |
Karen | Westervelt | Karen.Westervelt@med.uvm.edu | Vermont |
Patty | Prelock | Patricia.Prelock@uvm.edu | Vermont |
Jackie | Hayes | jacqueline.hayes@med.uvm.edu | Vermont |
Geeda | Searfoorce | geeda.searfoorce@uvm.edu | Vermont |
Christine | Vatovec | christine.vatovec@uvm.edu | Vermont |
Josh | Plavin | joshua.plavin@uvmhealth.org | Vermont |
Whitney | Werner | whitney.werner@utah.edu | Utah |
Selim | Sheikh | selim.sheikh@hsc.utah.edu | Utah |
Justin | Jackson | justin.jackson@hsc.utah.edu | Utah |
Traci | Thompson | traci.thompson@hsc.utah.edu | Utah |
Amy | Locke | Amy.Locke@hsc.utah.edu | Utah |
Iman | Majd | imanmajd@uw.edu | Washington |
Rachel | Kommini | rachkomm@uw.edu | Washington |
Debra | Bell | dgbell@uw.edu | Washington |
Dan | Cherkin | dcherkin@uw.edu | Washington |
Paul | James | jamespa@uw.edu | Washington |
Mary | Atkinson | maryat@uw.edu | Washington |
Lisa | Howard | lisa.howard@ucsf.edu | Coordinating Center |
Julia | Burns | julia.burns2@ucsf.edu | Coordinating Center |
Nicole | Henderson | nicole.henderson@ucsf.edu | Coordinating Center |
Peter | Wayne | pwayne@bwh.harvard.edu | Harvard |
Gloria | Yeh | gloria_yeh@hms.harvard.edu | Harvard |
Darshan | Mehta | DMEHTA@mgh.harvard.edu | Harvard |
Aterah | Nusrat | anusrat1@mgb.org | Harvard |
Andrew | Ahn | aahn1@mgh.harvard.edu | Harvard |
Susan | Carter | susan.d.carter@vumc.org; | Vanderbilt |
Kelly | Crawford | kelly.crawford@vumc.org | Vanderbilt |
Kathryn | Hansen | kathryn.a.hansen@vanderbilt.edu | Vanderbilt |
Gurjeet | Birdee | gurjeet.birdee@vumc.org; | Vanderbilt |
Cynthia | Allen | cynthia.allen.1@vumc.org | Vanderbilt |
Elizabeth | Walsh | elizabeth.g.walsh@vumc.org | Vanderbilt |
Shelley | Adler | shelley.adler@ucsf.edu | UCSF |
Maria | Chao | maria.chao@ucsf.edu | UCSF |
Angela | Sutkaitis | Angela.Sutkaitis@ucsf.edu | UCSF |
Kavita | Mishra | Kavita.Mishra@ucsf.edu | UCSF |
Jenifer | Matthews | jenifer.matthews@ucsf.edu | UCSF |
Mats | Lekander | Karolinska Institute | |
Julie | Lasselin | Karolinska Institute | |
Bernard | Osher | The Bernard Osher Foundation | |
John | Gallo | The Bernard Osher Foundation | |
Mary | Bitterman | The Bernard Osher Foundation |
FAQs
ATTIRE
Generally speaking, fashion follows function in Vermont. Comfort is key; layers are recommended. Dinner and Jazz on Tuesday Night at Shelburne Museum offers an opportunity to infuse our comfortable attire with a touch of easy elegance!
BYO...NAMETAG! (IF POSSIBLE)
In an effort to reduce waste, we encourage our event attendees to bring and wear their own nametags whenever possible. We will offer nametags for anyone who needs one at each of Osher Collaborative Annual Meeting events.
GERMS AND COMMUNITY
To ensure a safe environment for individuals with immunocompromised conditions, we kindly ask anyone experiencing COVID or flu-like symptoms to refrain from attending in person or to wear a mask. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!
ACCESSIBILITY
We strive to host inclusive and accessible events in which all individuals can fully engage. Venues are wheelchair accessible. Presentations will be live captioned for online and in-person audiences whenever possible. Please communicate any accessibility needs or accommodations by emailing oshercenter@uvm.edu.
TRANSPORTATION
The Courtyard Marriott is a short walk away from Burlington’s Waterfront Park, Church Street Marketplace, and restaurants, shops, and amenities. We have arranged for transportation to/from each of the Annual Meeting activities/venues whenever possible.
Accommodations
We have reserved blocks of rooms at the Courtyard Burlington Harbor Hotel, 25 Cherry Street, Burlington.

Located 1.1 miles from the Silver Pavilion, the Harbor Hotel is nestled on the shores of Lake Champlain in Downtown Burlington and just steps away from the Church St. Marketplace and all the allure of the vibrant City of Burlington. The Hotel offers stunning views of Lake Champlain and is a short distance to the Burlington Bike Path.
The last day to book a room at the Osher Center Collaborative group rate is Friday, September 6, 2024.
Travel
Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport in Burlington (BTV) is the nearest airport to the University, just 4 miles away. Other nearby airports include:
- Plattsburgh (PBG) (38.3 miles)
- Montreal (YUL) (103 miles)
- Albany (ALB) (144 miles)
- Boston Logan (BOS) (219 miles)
Explore Burlington and Beyond
Eat, drink, dine, shop, stroll on Church Street Marketplace or zip along Lake Champlain's waterfront bike path. Vermont is a special place and we can't wait to share it with you!
- Love Burlington
- Hello Burlington
- Top 20 College Cities - Burlington
- Fodor's Northern Vermont Travel
- On Monday evening, dinner will be on your own. We recommend reservations because finding restaurants open on Mondays in Burlington can be challenging! Here is a great list of restaurants that are open on Mondays: www.hotelvt.com/where-to-eat-on-monday-in-burlington/
Contact Us with Questions!
- Lisa Howard: lisa.howard@ucsf.edu, cell: (508) 395-2205
- Geeda Searfoorce: geeda.searfoorce@uvm.edu, cell: (802) 318-6223
- Jackie Hayes: jacqueline.hayes@med.uvm.edu
- Cara Feldman-Hunt: cara.feldman-hunt@med.uvm.edu, cell:(802) 578-7495
- Jon Porter: jon.porter@uvmhealth.org, (802) 343-5637