2026 ACVS Surgery Summit
Exhibitor and Sponsorship Prospectus
Join us in Charlotte, NC, from October 8–9 for the 2026 ACVS Surgery Summit, the premier gathering for veterinary surgery professionals!
Contact Hannah Streetman-Cook, hcook@acvs.org, to book your exhibit hall booth or reserve your sponsorship.
Continuing Education Sponsorship Opportunities
Questions? Contact Hannah Streetman-Cook, industry relations specialist at hcook@acvs.org
What’s Included
Continuing education sponsorships include recognition in the following ways:
- The interactive online schedule
- The official Surgery Summit mobile app
- The onsite Program Guide
- Onsite signage
Plus, sponsors have the opportunity to scan attendee badges as they enter the seminar! The sponsor is responsible for the rental of the lead retrieval unit.
Mark W. Allam Lecture and Keynote Lectures
Mark W. Allam Lecture and Awards Ceremony
$20,000 | Available
Thursday, October 8 | 8–9:30 am
Presenter: Mel Thacker, MD
“One medicine” is the concept that the similarities between human and animal medicine are great and that these two fields can benefit considerably from the discoveries made in each field. Be a part of fostering this concept by sponsoring this prestigious, opening-day plenary lecture.
Package Includes:
- Onsite signage recognition
- Recognition on the Surgery Summit website, mobile ap, and in the Program Guide
- Sponsor branded entrance unit outside of the lecture
- Banner ad in Mark W. Allam Lecture-focused email blast
- Opportunity to share a few words with the audience prior to the lecture introduction
Large Animal Keynote Lectures
$5,000 | 2 Available
Title: Equine Humerus Fractures: Past, Present, and Future
Thursday, October 8 | 10:15–11:30 am
Presenter: Jeffrey Watkins, DVM, MS, DACVS
Title: Evolution of Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care: Colic and Beyond
Friday, October 9 | 8:30–9:30 am
Presenter: Louise Southwood, BVSc, PhD, DACVS
Package Includes:
- Onsite signage recognition
- Recognition on the Surgery Summit website, mobile app, and in the Program Guide
- A rotating slide featuring your advertisement prior to the keynote lecture (subject to review by ACVS)
Small Animal Keynote Lectures
$5,000 | 2 Available
Title: Reconstruction to Replacement of the Unstable Stifle: Adventures in Futility, Iteration, and Innovation
Thursday, October 8 | 10:15–11:30 am
Presenter: Steven Budsberg, DVM, MS, DACVS
Title: Renal Transplantation in Companion Animals: What We Have Learned and the Challenges We Face
Friday, October 9 | 8:30–9:30 am
Presenter: Lillian Aronson, VMD, DACVS
Package Includes:
- Onsite signage recognition
- Recognition on the Surgery Summit website, mobile app, and in the Program Guide
- A rotating slide featuring your advertisement prior to the keynote lecture (subject to review by ACVS)
Allied Medicine and Contemporary Topics
Balancing Quality Care with Financial Realities
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 8–9:30 am
Bridging the Gap: Strengthening the Referral Partnership
$2,500 | Available
Thursday, October 8 | 10:15 am–6 pm
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
$2,500 | Available
Friday, October 9 | 1:30–6 pm
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 10:15 am–noon
The Science of Surgical Performance
$2,500 | Available
Friday, October 9 | 8:30 am–noon
Thriving as a New Surgeon
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 1:30–6 pm
Collaborative Health
Current Advances in Large Animal Analgesia
$2,500 | Available
Friday, October 9 | 1:30–6 pm
Equine Fracture Complications and Trauma
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 8–9:30 am
Joints, Implants, and Infections: Responsible Antimicrobial Use in Livestock, Equine, and Small Animal Orthopedic Practice
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 1:30–6 pm
Large Animal/Equine
Challenges and Updates in Equine Arthroscopic Surgery
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 8 am–6 pm
Equine Fracture Repair
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 1:30–3:45 pm
Equine Urogenital and Reproductive Surgery to Improve Fertility
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 8–9:30 am
Gastrointestinal Surgery in Periparturient Mares and Foals: Techniques and Critical Care
$2,500 | Available
Friday, October 9 | 1:30–6 pm
Literature Year in Review
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 8–9:30 am
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 4:30–6 pm
Tendon and Ligament Injury
$2,500 | Available
Friday, October 9 | 1:30–6 pm
Updates in Equine Airway Surgery
$2,500 | Available
Friday, October 9 | 1:30–6 pm
Urogenital and Reproductive Emergencies in the Mare
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 4:30–6 pm
Urogenital and Reproductive: Farm Animal
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 1:30–3:45 pm
Primary Care
Assessing and Improving Orthopedic Outcomes
$2,500 | Available
Thursday, October 8 | 10:15 am–6 pm
Challenging Lameness: Is it Orthopedic or Neurologic?
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 8 am–noon
Emergent Soft Tissue Surgery in Practice
$2,500 | Available
Friday, October 9 | 8:30 am–3:45 pm
Small Ruminant Reproductive and Urogenital Surgery
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 8 am–noon
Residents
ACVS Foundation Outstanding Surgery Residents' Awards
$2,500 | Sold
Friday, October 9 | noon–12:30 pm
Large Animal Residents' Forum
$2,500 | Sold
Thursday, October 8 | 1–5:30 pm
Small Animal Residents' Forum
$2,500 | Sold
Thursday, October 8 | 1–5:30 pm
Small Animal
3D Printing
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 8–9:30 am
Cranial Cruciate Disease: TPLO Implants, Excessive Slope, and Patellar Luxation
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 1:30–6 pm
Diaphragmatic and Thoracic Body Wall Reconstruction and Hernias
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 8 am–3:45 pm
$2,500 | Available
Friday, October 9 | 4:30–6 pm
Juvenile Orthopedic Disease and Trauma
$2,500 | Available
Friday, October 9 | 1:30–6 pm
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship: Soft Tissue
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 8–9:30 am
Minimally Invasive Surgery: Total Joint
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 4:30–6 pm
Small Animal Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Orthopedic Surgery
$2,500 | Available
Friday, October 9 | 4:30–6 pm
Small Animal Fellowship: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
$2,500 | Available
Friday, October 9 | 1:30–3:45 pm
Small Animal Fellowship: Surgical Oncology
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 1:30–3:45 pm
Upper Airway Complications and Revisions
$2,500 | Available
Saturday, October 10 | 4:30–6 pm
Vascular Surgery: Caval Thrombus
$2,500 | Available
Friday, October 9| 1:30–3:45 pm
Technicians’ Program
Technician Program
$2,500 | Available
Thursday, October 8 | 10:15 am–6 pm
Technician Program
$2,500 | Available
Friday, October 9 | 8:30 am–6 pm
Technician Program
