STRIVE LAB · OUT IN THE WORLD

Presentations & Events

Connecting with the surgical education community.

Meetings, demonstrations, and conversations that connect our work in simulation and immersive technology with colleagues around the world.

FALL 2026

ACS

Washington, DC

SURGICAL EDUCATION & INNOVATION

ACS Clinical Congress 2026

September 26–29, 2026 · Washington, DC

STRIVE Lab attended the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in Washington, DC, in fall 2026. The meeting brought together the surgical community for education, research, and innovation across specialties.

Our attendance reflects the lab’s ongoing interest in how new technologies and educational approaches can support surgical training.

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Attendees gathered around a virtual reality surgical training demonstration at ACS Clinical Congress 2026
Sharing virtual reality surgical training at ACS Clinical Congress 2026.
An attendee using a VR headset during a hands-on demonstration at ACS Clinical Congress 2026
Hands-on exploration of immersive simulation in Washington, DC.

SPRING 2026

ACS-AEI

Chicago, Illinois

ACS-AEI · SIMULATION-BASED EDUCATION

ACS Surgical Simulation Summit

March 12–13, 2026 · Chicago, Illinois

STRIVE Lab attended the 2026 ACS Surgical Simulation Summit in Chicago, joining the Accredited Education Institutes (ACS-AEI) community. The meeting focused on simulation-based surgical education, research, and the practical work of running simulation programs.

Program themes included skills assessment, artificial intelligence, and collaboration across surgical education and simulation technology.

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FALL 2025

WAMM

Florence, Italy

WAMM 2025 · IMMERSIVE TRAINING

World Airway Management Meeting

November 5–8, 2025 · Florence, Italy

STRIVE Lab attended the World Airway Management Meeting in Florence in fall 2025. The international meeting brought airway professionals together around education, clinical practice, and innovation.

Photos from the event capture hands-on virtual reality demonstrations and attendees exploring immersive training—an important area of the lab’s surgical education work.

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An attendee using a virtual reality headset at WAMM 2025
Exploring immersive training at WAMM 2025.
Attendees taking part in a virtual reality demonstration at WAMM 2025
Hands-on virtual reality demonstrations in Florence.