Past Webinars
Browse recordings and presentation slides from previous AACR webinars for PIOs and communications professionals. Past sessions are available below.
Planning Ahead: PR Opportunities and Resources from the AACR
August 19, 2026
This session focused on upcoming AACR programs and priorities for the remainder of 2026 and early 2027, with an emphasis on ways cancer centers can engage and collaborate. The public relations team highlighted the AACR Cancer Progress Report, and attendees heard from Annie Deck-Miller, director of public relations at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. She shared insights into how PIOs can leverage their institutions’ work to promote AACR progress reports. Attendees also learned about the Rally for Medical Research on Capitol Hill, the AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities, and the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
Watch the Recording Review the SlidesMAKING THE MOST OF THE AACR ANNUAL MEETING
March 11, 2026
This session highlighted how communications professionals can promote researchers from their institutions who are attending and presenting at the AACR Annual Meeting 2026 in San Diego. It also featured insights from two public relations professionals, Madeline Brophy, marketing content specialist and producer at Siteman Cancer Center, and Kim Polacek, national media manager at Moffitt Cancer Center, who shared practical strategies for preparing for the meeting and what a typical day on-site is like.
Watch the Recording Review the SlidesStronger Together: Upcoming Opportunities for Collaboration with the AACR
September 3, 2025
This session provided an overview of key AACR initiatives planned for the remainder of the year, as well as opportunities for collaboration between the AACR and cancer centers. Initiatives discussed included the AACR Cancer Progress Report 2025, the inaugural AACR Pediatric Cancer Progress Report 2025, Rally for Medical Research Hill Day 2025, the AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities, and the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
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