ACR 2026 Annual Meeting

Registration Details

Date:

May 2–6, 2026

Location:

Washington, DC

Credits:

To Be Determined

Format:

In-Person

Cost:

$500 non-members. Complimentary for ACR members prior to April 3rd.

The ACR Annual Meeting provides an opportunity to take part in Council business meetings, Council elections, section-specific programming, the ACR Convocation, caucus meetings and more. Virtual Reference Committees for Practice Parameters & Technical Standards will take place in advance of the meeting in Washington, DC. These virtual meetings will be held April 7 & 9; separate registration is required.

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Important Dates

Volunteer for a Council Committee – Dec. 31, 2025
Volunteer as an Abstract Reviewer – Jan. 20, 2026
Call for Abstracts deadline – Jan. 26, 2026
Resolution Submission deadline – Feb. 2, 2026
Hotel reservation deadline – Apr. 2, 2026
ACR 2026 meeting registration deadline – Apr. 2, 2026
Virtual PP&TS Meetings – Apr. 7 & 9, 2026 (register by March 30, 2026)

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Volunteer Information

The success of the annual Council meeting relies on help from member volunteers. Volunteers can work on credentials, reference or tellers committees. Learn more and volunteer.

Preliminary Program

Time (ET)	Topic
7:30am - 5pm	RFS meeting
8am - 5pm	BOC meeting
10am - Noon	Medical Student session
1 - 5pm	YPS meeting
1:30 - 4pm	CSC meeting
3 - 5pm	Radiation Oncology session

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7 - 8am	Convocation orientation (for new ACR® Fellows)
7am - Noon	Caucus meetings
7:30am - Noon	RFS meeting
Noon - 1pm	Chapter Leaders’ Meet & Greet – this reception-style networking social is open to chapter leaders and staff; registration will be limited to eligible attendees.
1:30 - 4pm	Opening Session — ACR Council Leadership Reports Award Presentations Presidential Address
5:30 - 7pm	ACR Convocation Honorary and New Fellows Induction Ceremony Presentation of Gold Medals
7:15 - 8:15pm	President’s Reception for Honorary and New Fellows and Award Recipients

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6:30 - 8am	Breakfast for all attendees
7 - 8am	Chapter Leaders’ Breakfast – this session is open to chapter leaders and staff; registration is limited to eligible attendees.
8:15am - Noon	ACR Council Session College Nominating Committee Report Candidate Speeches Break – Coffee & Meet the Candidates Reference Committee Open Hearings
Noon - 1:15pm	Lunch for all attendees (Listen & Learn sessions)
1:30 - 5pm	ACR Council Session Moreton Lecture Reference Committee Open Hearings RADPAC session/presentation

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6:30 - 8am	Breakfast for all attendees Caucus meetings
8:15am - Noon	ACR Council Session In Memoriam Changing of the Guard Economics Forum Break Open Microphone Session
Noon - 1:15pm	Lunch for all attendees (Listen & Learn sessions)
1:30 - 5pm	ACR Council Session Consideration of Reference Committee Reports/Final Voting Capitol Hill Prep

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Capitol Hill Day	8am - 5pm

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In-Person Registration

Select session options for Saturday.
RSVP for Convocation and the President’s Reception.
Sign up for Capitol Hill Day.

Attendees must submit/update a Disclosure of Interests questionnaire in advance of the meeting and attest to the ACR Meeting and Social Event Code of Conduct during registration.

Registration Deadline — April 2, 2025. Registration after this date will be subject to a late fee as follows: Medical Student Members: $25; Resident or Fellow Members, Technologists and Allied Health Members: $50; Members and ACR Chapter Staff: $75; Nonmembers: $100.

Additional Information

The ACR encourages the participation of all people. Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ACR.

By attending this event, you are giving the ACR permission to use photographs taken during this event. You grant the American College of Radiology permission to use your name and image, separately or in combination with others, in perpetuity, in any and all marketing, media relations and public affairs materials including advertising, still photos, videos, and sound recordings. Further, you relinquish and give to the American College of Radiology all the rights, title, and interest you may have in the finished materials that contain your image, including advertising videos, still photos, and/or sound recordings, negatives, prints, reproductions, and copies of the originals, negatives, recordings, duplicates, and prints.

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Hotel & Travel Information

Hotel Reservations

Washington Hilton
1919 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20009

$369 (plus tax) single/double occupancy
Reservation deadline: April 2, 2026
1-800-HILTON (reference ACR 2026)

Reservations must be guaranteed by a major credit card or check for the first night's deposit. To cancel your reservation, notify the hotel at least 72 hours prior to arrival to avoid paying for one night's room and tax (be sure to request a cancellation number). Rooms may sell out.

Reservations made after Thursday, April 2, 2026, will be accepted on a space-available basis and may not be at the ACR group rate.

Getting Here

Three airports serve the Washington, DC, metro area. Distance from each airport is noted below.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport are served by DC’s Metro subway system, and the hotel is within walking distance of the Metro.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: 6 miles

Washington Dulles International Airport: 27 miles

Baltimore/Washington International Airport: 33 miles

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Future Dates

The ACR Annual Meetings will be held on the following dates each year at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC:

May 1-5, 2027
May 6-10, 2028
May 5-9, 2029
May 4-8, 2030

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